Discovery could lead to brighter, more energy-efficient digital displays
https://news.mit.edu/2026/discovery-could-lead-brighter-more-energy-efficient-digital-displays-0710
https://news.mit.edu/2026/discovery-could-lead-brighter-more-energy-efficient-digital-displays-0710
17 Comments
DrBanjo@reddthat.com · 39 pts · 24d
Please not brighter...
MalReynolds@slrpnk.net · 18 pts · 24d
But marketers must have number go up! Moar Candles!
Seriously, more efficiency is always good, but does anyone actually test monitors for low brightness performance, how good is the color at 100 nits, 50 nits, 10 nits, how low can they go? It's like reviewers have totally forgotten that dark rooms exist.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 24d
I mean, bright sunlight is the worst case for contemporary displays, so you usually don't have that. And you don't want to stare in a lamp for most of the time.
I usually have to help with
xrandr --brightnessand--gamma, even in daylight, because the darn thing is still too bright on it's lowest setting. What's important for me is therefore contrast, not brightness.P00ptart@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 24d
I'm more concerned with outdoor signs and billboards at night. There's one near me that's so ridiculously bright that it's hard to drive by there at night.
village604@adultswim.fan · 10 pts · 24d
Brighter for less energy is the important bit. It doesn't mean that the lowest brightness has to be higher than it is now.
Venator@lemmy.nz · 8 pts · 24d
Could be useful if you want to watch TV outside in the sun š
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlFVPnGEb8o
HubertManne@piefed.social · 3 pts · 24d
you jest but doing work on a monitor outside even with non reflective screen is tough.
JigglySackles@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 24d
Seriously, I already have to put my monitors on nearly the lowest brightness as it is. So tired of extreme bright lighting. Especially offices.
partofthevoice@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 24d
Yeah, my finger can only fiddle the brightness toggle so much. Any more and Iām going to be playing Operation with the slider widget.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 23d
bright as the sun you say.
DisasterTransport@startrek.website · 6 pts · 23d
begging for meaningful action regarding how bright outdoor led displays can be at night. Forbskme of them its like they bottled the sun
monotremata@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 23d
Sounds like it could be really useful for VR displays. The best optics for VR right now use polarizers to fold the optical path repeatedly through the same lens, but a side effect is that only a small portion of the light makes it to the users' eyes.
Could also extend the battery life of phones; the display is the main power draw for most phones, and the higher brightness make that worse.
I understand why people are reacting badly to these being described as "brighter," but it does also mean "more energy efficient for the same brightness."
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 23d
Exactly, it's all relative. What "brighter" really means in this context is more energy converted to light, less energy wasted to heat - which is entirely a good thing.
LordCrom@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 23d
Fuck all. Of all the problems they could fix, brighter displays is not one of them.
These LED signs light up the night sky. No stars, affects wildlife, hope you don't live across from one, all caused by these blights.
These should be banned.
Darkskies are a right.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 23d
This thread is full of people completely missing the point. How in the world is an improvement to display technology so it uses less power a bad thing?
jdr@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 24d
Sounds like we should do more of this "discovery" then
altphoto@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 23d
How about text I can read without a lupe?