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I know most of you are gonna say HDR is da bomb, but I kind of feel it's too bright. I watch movies with the lights out on an OLED calibrated to ~135 nits. Even this can look bright sometimes, but with HDR on? Way too much. I played some PS4 last night with HDR on, and the white text on the menus is overly bright. Depending on the game, things looked good, but I find it very fatiguing on the eyes. #1 · Dec 29, 2017 I know most of you are gonna say HDR is da bomb, but I kind of feel it's too bright. I watch movies with the lights out on an OLED calibrated to ~135 nits. Even this can look bright sometimes, but with HDR on? Way too much. I played some PS4 last night with HDR on, and the white text on the menus is overly bright. Depending on the game, things looked good, but I find it very fatiguing on the eyes. Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions #2 · Dec 29, 2017 I just purchased my first 4K HDR display, a Sony 900E. I will primarly use it for gaming with a PS4 Pro. A agree that the HDR brightness is quite a surprise to me. I suppose it should not have been a surprise (high dynamic range pretty much says it all). But I feel much more eye fatigue and have experienced headaches after just an hour or two. I don’t want to turn down the backlight down too much, but I’d like to find a way to overcome the eye strain. What have other people expereinced? #3 · Dec 30, 2017 Best bet is probably a bias light behind the TV, or maybe just make the room lights brighter. My problem is, I like to watch movies with all the lights out, and I turn them down low even for gaming. So for the most part, I just leave HDR turned off. Show more replies 1 Reply #5 · Dec 30, 2017 Standard Video Industry Practice For Eye Strain/Fatigue This "sticky" thread is from the 'Display Calibration' section of the forum. Color-correct video display viewing environment ambient lighting best practices have been used internationally by video professionals for over half of a century. The techniques are thoroughly proven and not a "placebo." Curiously, these principles are largely ignored in the consumer market, and even by some on the professional side of the industry. 'D65 Video Bias Lighting- Fundamental Theory And Practice' http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1162578 Best regards and beautiful pictures, G. Alan Brown, President CinemaQuest, Inc. SMPTE, THX, ISF, Lion AV Consultants "Advancing the art and science of electronic imaging' #6 · Dec 30, 2017

GeorgeAB said: This "sticky" thread is from the 'Display Calibration' section of the forum. Color-correct video display viewing environment ambient lighting best practices have been used internationally by video professionals for over half of a century. The techniques are thoroughly proven and not a "placebo." Curiously, these principles are largely ignored in the consumer market, and even by some on the professional side of the industry. 'D65 Video Bias Lighting- Fundamental Theory And Practice' http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1162578 Best regards and beautiful pictures, G. Alan Brown, President CinemaQuest, Inc. SMPTE, THX, ISF, Lion AV Consultants "Advancing the art and science of electronic imaging' Click to expand...

I agree that bias lighting can be very helpful, but one big reason people seem to use it is to trick their eyes into thinking black levels are better. With OLED, there is no need to do this because blacks are perfect. The other reason is to combat eye fatigue, and in the case of OLED, bias lighting can still help. The thing is, I prefer to watch movies in darkness. I've also found that if I calibrate my screen to the recommended 30-40 ftL range, I don't get eye fatigue, even in darkness. Now HDR is a whole other thing. I don't see how anyone can watch in the dark; it's just too bright to me. I don't want the sky to look as bright as it does in real life. Also, some of my dislike for HDR could be due to how it's implemented. For example, with HDR on in my PS4, the white text and white outlines around the icons on the menu are extremely bright. Show more replies 0 Reply Insert Quotes Post Reply

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