Hi all,
Forgive me if this information is out there, but I’m having trouble coming up with the right keywords to Google for the answer without bringing up results talking about a different (but much more commonly talked about) question.
I’d like to know whether the 14” & 16” MacBook Pro with the notch displays utilize local dimming zones when not playing back HDR content (e.g. just navigating around the desktop or writing a text document in dark mode).
I understand that when not playing back HDR content, the screen max screen brightness is capped at 500 nits (as opposed to the 1,600bit peak brightness of up to 39% of the screen), but when it is operating in SDR mode at 500 nits & below, does it still utilize local dimming zones?
I am mostly interested in the answer to this question because the geek in me is curious as to whether battery life would be effected in any way (whether trivially or meaningfully) by the use of dark mode on these new machines when not viewing HDR content (like with OLEDs).
Thanks!
Forgive me if this information is out there, but I’m having trouble coming up with the right keywords to Google for the answer without bringing up results talking about a different (but much more commonly talked about) question.
I’d like to know whether the 14” & 16” MacBook Pro with the notch displays utilize local dimming zones when not playing back HDR content (e.g. just navigating around the desktop or writing a text document in dark mode).
I understand that when not playing back HDR content, the screen max screen brightness is capped at 500 nits (as opposed to the 1,600bit peak brightness of up to 39% of the screen), but when it is operating in SDR mode at 500 nits & below, does it still utilize local dimming zones?
I am mostly interested in the answer to this question because the geek in me is curious as to whether battery life would be effected in any way (whether trivially or meaningfully) by the use of dark mode on these new machines when not viewing HDR content (like with OLEDs).
Thanks!