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The root cause could possibly be that not all displays are capable of proper contrast in dark mode at a comfortable brightness for also displaying expanses of w
by maven29 4y ago
The root cause could possibly be that not all displays are capable of proper contrast in dark mode at a comfortable brightness for also displaying expanses of white.
You would wear out the brightness controls in no time unless you go out of your way to mandate dark mode on everything.
Another factor might be the dark adaptation of the iris, which could be helped by desk lights.
- hedora 4y agoI have never owned a monitor or phone without a brightness control. I challenge you to find any screen capable of displaying a paragraph that does not have a brightness adjustment. Any form factor (other than backlight-free stuff like ePaper and cheap calculators) will do, as long as it had top 100 market share in its segment at some point in this century. (Brightness is the adjustment that decreases the max white level without also making blacks brighter. So, a display that only has a contrast knob would count as missing a brightness adjustment.)
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- maven29 4y agoIn my experience with cost-optimized low-end LCD displays, changing brightness settings will more or less alter absolute contrast at the lower end as well. Even if the ratio stays the same, the darker shades suddenly are a lot more distinct as they just aren't consumed by artifacts and color shifts or even just glare anymore.