is this what people are talking about? How some of the colours have no edge and blend into each other.
Or something else?
Or something else?
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Talking about washed out colours on screens
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Interesting, thanks.
I ask because if you go to /system/library/Desktop pictures and view the actual picture it's the same. It's blurry at certain points.
It's a screenshot
Then what you’re seeing is the desktop and wallpaper captured from the video memory. It doesn’t tell us anything about your display’s quality.
That shows what I'm asking about.
A photo introduces all kinds of variables, but if you want one, here
I am confused, those blended shapes have nothing to do with the screen, it's how the design was meant to be.
It is.
That's why I'm asking if this is what people are talking about when they complain of washed out colours on their screen.
Are they complaining about this or something else?
HDR mode on macOS and Windows should only be enabled for content encoded with ST 2084 gamma otherwise yes the picture will look incorrect. Most HDR movies are not necessarily encoded with ST 2084 gamma because it’s ‘mostly’ fine to show HDR images within the BT 1886 gamma profile.
There's definitely a big difference I see between watching HDR on my M1 MBA and my old 2016 MBP. Thought it was maybe just contrast ratio but considering they both look fine with everything else perhaps that's the issue? Apple TV+ content definitely looks more light, specially the black bar areas...and idk how to describe it but feels like the brightness works in an odd way. Feels like I move it to where I want it to be and then it takes a few seconds to adjust to it or something.