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Maybe the difference for monitors for computer work doesn’t make so much difference (unless you work in photo or video), but for TVs I think going from SDR to H

Maybe the difference for monitors for computer work doesn’t make so much difference (unless you work in photo or video), but for TVs I think going from SDR to HDR can make a bigger difference than, say, going from 1080p to 4K (although HDR TVs will also tend to be 4K). To appreciate the benefit of 4K, you would need a TV big enough and be sitting close enough. Whereas with HDR, the human eye is sensitive to a wider dynamic range. This is dependent on the format and type of content, of course. The vast majority of content out there is going to be SDR. For indoor dialogue scenes, HDR is probably not going to be so pronounced. I recently binge-watched six seasons of The Expanse in HDR with the lights down, and loved the space scenes. Anything bright enough makes you squint as you would in the cinema.

red75prime 3y ago
> the human eye is sensitive to a wider dynamic range But our brains are also good at adapting for lower dynamic range images. We have no trouble recognizing a smudge of white with the same luminosity as a white wall as a sun glint, despite the real sun glint being thousand times more luminous. I had trouble noticing that an HDR video is playing as SDR (due to player or browser limitations). Yes, something feels a bit off, but it's not that pronounced until you play the same video in HDR. Then the contrast (hehe) makes you see the difference clearly.
- timrichard 3y ago
  > I had trouble noticing that an HDR video is playing as SDR (due to player or browser limitations). Not my experience at all. Maybe it depends on the content (as I previously said), but I discovered my Raspberry Pi firmware didn't support HDR yet because the reds were washed out. It looked plain wrong.