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0 pointszzt1234y ago0 comments

Not the person you’re replying to, but better speed of thought at higher brightness levels. Sounds ridiculous, but it is so apparent in me that I even have a 20ms delta in simple response time between 300 nits and 200 nits in a moderately lit room - the same delta between me being fresh awake and being tired after being awake for 20 hours.

Additionally I’ve anecdotally observed that the dimmer the screen is relative to the background, the more disconnected I feel.

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washadjeffmad4y ago

That's funny, because I've found something similar to be true for me. I wonder if that's a function of some measurement of interactive visual information.

For instance, I have a green screen CRT that I can work on at any nit as long as the contrast is basically infinite (text dim or bright), but as soon as the rest of the screen becomes illuminated, it's like I'm peering through a literal fog.

Contrast that to a dimmed 4k 10-bit panel, and I find myself dropping out of focus or losing my place. I'm looking for a particular OLED panel right now on AliExpress to test with.

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0 pointszzt1234y ago0 comments

Additionally I’ve anecdotally observed that the dimmer the screen is relative to the background, the more disconnected I feel.

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washadjeffmad4y ago

That's funny, because I've found something similar to be true for me. I wonder if that's a function of some measurement of interactive visual information.

Contrast that to a dimmed 4k 10-bit panel, and I find myself dropping out of focus or losing my place. I'm looking for a particular OLED panel right now on AliExpress to test with.

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