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What is HDR and should I use it?
HDR aims to be a visual treat, which it very much is. HDR preserves the gradation from dark to light in ways that SDR (standard dynamic range) cannot. That results in fidelity in the darkness, as well as that very bright point of light, with both being rendered with lots of detail and colour.
When would you use HDR on a TV?
By increasing the maximum amount of nits for a given image, HDR TVs are capable of a higher contrast ratio. LED TVs in particular benefit from this increased brightness, as they can’t show blacks as deep and dark as OLED TVs, so they need to get brighter to achieve the same or better contrast ratios.
What is HDR and why is it important?
HDR is an exciting breakthrough technology. It provides a vivid media watching experience that makes the image look true to life. Its deep blacks and bright whites make shadows, sun glare, and textures come to life, and there are already plenty of devices with some form of HDR technology.
How and when you should use HDR?
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What is HDR TV, and why does it matter?
High-dynamic range (HDR) is a specification that determines whether a display can render an image that has deeper contrast, a wider color gamut, and generally better representation of brightness than that of a standard-dynamic range (SDR) display.
What’s needed for HDR?
HDR requires two things at a minimum: A TV that is HDR-capable, and a source of HDR video, like a 4K HDR Blu-ray and compatible Blu-ray player, or an HDR movie on Netflix. Sometimes people think…