iPad Pro M1 12.9” - do you max out the brightness when watching DV/HDR10 movies?

[aevan]

On my OLED TV, the OLED Light (equivalent to iPad’s brightness, despite its name) is set to maximum, because that is what is recommended. HDR10 and Dolby Vision content is tone mapped from darkest to brightest areas and the maximum brightness ensures highlights get bright while darks stay dark.

Setting the brightness to maximum on the latest 12.9” iPads now does the same - the blacks don’t get more gray and colors do pop more. Still, I find it a bit weird to set it at maximum when watching movies at night. Since Apple cranks up the brightness for DV and HDR10 content, the difference is not as dramatic - still, the highlights do pop a bit more on maximum.

So, how do you watch DV/HDR10 content?

 

[sparksd]

Same - max on 2021 12.9.

 

[rui no onna]

I find 100% too bright. In a dark room, 25-30% still gives me very bright highlights. Bright enough that I wince when there are lightning effects and stuff.

 

[aevan]

I find 100% too bright. In a dark room, 25-30% still gives me very bright highlights. Bright enough that I wince when there are lightning effects and stuff.

I get that, though I actually like when I need to wince because I think “technology is awesome!” every time I’m weird.

 

[sparksd]

I get that, though I actually like when I need to wince because I think “technology is awesome!” every time I’m weird.

Our personal preferences are weird. "How can you stand to eat that?!"

 

[HDFan]

On my OLED TV, the OLED Light (equivalent to iPad’s brightness, despite its name) is set to maximum,

Not sure what setting you are referring to. On my LG there are various picture modes. The most accurate reproduction is cinema mode, which is much darker than the brightest setting (vivid, I think?). Colors are quite different as you change modes. This assumes a calibrated display.

 

[pdoherty]

My Sony OLED TV automatically goes into brightest settings (I think) when HDR content is detected. From looking at HDR videos on the 2021 iPad Pro 12.9 it almost seems like it does, too.

 

[johntw]

On my OLED TV, the OLED Light (equivalent to iPad’s brightness, despite its name) is set to maximum, because that is what is recommended. HDR10 and Dolby Vision content is tone mapped from darkest to brightest areas and the maximum brightness ensures highlights get bright while darks stay dark.

Setting the brightness to maximum on the latest 12.9” iPads now does the same - the blacks don’t get more gray and colors do pop more. Still, I find it a bit weird to set it at maximum when watching movies at night. Since Apple cranks up the brightness for DV and HDR10 content, the difference is not as dramatic - still, the highlights do pop a bit more on maximum.

So, how do you watch DV/HDR10 content?

Max is blindingly bright. Usually at 50% or less for me with average ambient light. And since I usually watch films in dimly lit to dark rooms, I sometimes have the brightness as low as zero.