Timothy Lottes's attempt to rebrand black-level improvements as "contrast feel" while reducing HDR to a one-dimensional "peak white feel" reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of the technology and its perceptual basis. He splits HDR into two sides, when in reality, HDR is defined as the expansion of both ends of the spectrum simultaneously. Contrast vs. Black... Continue Reading →

Timothy Lottes claims that the HDR Mode of the ASUS PG27AQWP-W gaming monitor “has effectively no perceptual impact” owing to a peak luminance limited to a few percent window [1]. Lottes provides no perceptual rationale to support his claim.  FACTS: Real HDR highlights are tiny. LG Display found that 90% of peak highlights in real... Continue Reading →