Mister Wolf
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Nobody is going to argue that LCDs aren't brighter but whether your screen needs to be as bright as 2000 nits or whatever is entirely subjective. The, what, 800 nits that the LG CX can hit in a small window is enough that it would hurt to look at it continuously, I'm not sure that I need to have my eyes assaulted by anything much more than that. Higher contrast also increases the perception of brightness.
Yeah it just negates one of the main benefits of HDR, it's no big deal! Who even needs these dimming zones? I mean, if we're talking about HDR quality the massive gimping of local dimming on those displays in game mode is a major deal.
Contrast is one of the most important factors for HDR though... what are you talking about.
I will say though that contrast is relative to viewing conditions. People talk about OLEDs having infinite contrast but there is no real situation in which the screen isn't reflecting some amount of light... in a bright room an LCD will probably appear to have greater contrast because black levels under a certain point aren't visible. In those situations an LCD is probably better. But I think (subjectively) the best case in terms of HDR image quality is an OLED in a very dark room... whether or not that's practical or usual is up to the individual though
I've posted a video that shows them side by side on HDR scenes. There is nothing to debate. Its no comparison. I've owned both. No one is going to enlighten me about what both TVs bring to the table.
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