What is the brightness of the screen?
There are several parameters in the specifications of TVs or monitors that describe the brightness of the TV or monitor. But what do these parameters mean for the viewer and whether to pay attention to these parmeters when choosing a monitor or TV. To describe the screen brightness, there are three brightness parameters applied, or rather one parameter, but under different measurement conditions. Peak brightness, just brightness or standard brightness, minimum brightness.
Brightness is a typical standard screen brightness.
Brightness (Typical) – is the standard brightness of the TV or monitor screen. And it means the brightness of the TV at normal settings, this is the usual settings for watching TV. In the numbers of settings is the brightness 50 and contrast 80-100. Brightness level of TV set and monitor at typical brightness is 350 cd/m2 (candela per square meter). Or, some manufacturers specify outdated nit brightness units. Nit brightness units are avoided because, in the English-speaking environment, this word is associated with an unpleasant comparison and means lice egg. Typical brightness, which is the brightness with which you will watch TV, is the basic parameter that shows the brightness of a TV.
Peak brightness is the maximum brightness of the screen.
Peak Brightness (Typical) – is the maximum brightness of the TV or monitor screen. It is measured at a set brightness level of 100 and contrast level of 100, when the monitor and TV screen displays a white image. In real life, you will never watch such an image on the screen. Manufacturers specify this parameter for marketing purposes, for example, indicate that the brightness of the TV is 2000 candelas, but modestly silent that this is a peak brightness parameter. Do you need to pay attention to this parameter, there is no special sense in it, just the bigger this parameter, the higher the brightness of the backlight LEDs. In OLED TVs, as a rule, such parameters are not set at all, in OLED you can make high brightness, but it significantly reduces the life of the TV and quickly leads to screen burnout.
The minimum brightness of the screen.
Brightness (Min) – is the brightness of the screen when displaying a white image and setting the brightness and contrast to 0, and will usually be about 300 cd/m2 Should you pay attention to the minimum brightness. Of course you shouldn’t, this information is for information only.
