Is the HDR screen on the macbook pro really worth it?

[SilasPal]

i was doing some reseach on TVs and they have really come a long way, i haven't watched Tv in like 10 years, i see that tehre is a new screen type called HDR and that MBPs have them, is it worth teh $1000+ premium for a 16" macbook pro compared to a 15" macbook air?

 

[bzgnyc2]

i was doing some reseach on TVs and they have really come a long way, i haven't watched Tv in like 10 years, i see that tehre is a new screen type called HDR and that MBPs have them, is it worth teh $1000+ premium for a 16" macbook pro compared to a 15" macbook air?

It depends -- are you doing HDR photo/video editing? If so, sure but then I guess you wouldn't be asking this question. If you are doing home/office/productivity type work (e-mails, reading articles, buying airlines tickets, Excel, etc), I would say no.

Also I wouldn't call High Dynamic Range (HDR) a new type of screen as much as a new capability. In the way that 4K is better than 1080p is better than 480i, HDR is better than what is now called Standard Dynamic Range (SDR). However, many different screen technologies can offer HDR. The most common are based on OLED and Mini-LED. These are all basically self-illuminating flat-panel technologies (as compared to projection and reflective displays, etc).

 

[racerhomie]

If you watch good quality HDR(properly calibrated)content a lot. It’s worth it.
But if you watch normal content from random sources, and like a longer battery life non HDR screen is More than enough.

 

[chrono1081]

As someone who has had both machines honestly as other said, unless you’re video editing HDR stuff or REALLY into super high end displays chances are you’re not really going to notice anything unless you have them side by side, and even then it’s not a huge difference.

If I didn’t need the extra graphics beef of the pro I’d go right back to the Air, they’re wonderful machines.