Do people really have issues with HDR? I calibrated my TV once when I bought it and it's been incredible since.
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Don't ever mention HDR to a Linux user.
hdr on steam deck works better than on windows lmao
I mean, KDE 6 now has a basic implementation
Don't ever mention Wimndows to me or my son again
I use Linux daily but honestly I don't game on it and I watch movies on my proper hdr10+ dolby display so HDR on Linux was never even a thought in my head.
There are people who have problems with HDR, mostly people with TVs that have no business trying to display HDR content but the manufacturer added the feature anyway because sales.
Nothing quite like seeing a "HDR 400" badge on a TV spec sheet
That shit ain't even HDR lol
Meanwhile I use a monitor with a max brightness of 250nits, and I still have it set to its absolute minimum.
I can't even imagine how just a short flash of 400 would feel to me
If you have the right TV, the right streaming box, and the right receiver (if you use one), HDR looks fine, but a lot of TVs either don't support HDR or have a really terrible HDR implementation. And then a lot of streaming services either have bad non-HDR video streams or just take the TV claiming HDR at face value and don't give you a way to turn it off.
I don't think it's fair to expect everyone to extensively research and buy high-end TVs just so they can (literally) see a movie or show.
Plex plus plex_debrid gang common w. I have it scrape for 1080p, 4k, and 4k hdr versions of content. Me n all my good time boys have options.
My monitor states it does HDR but the nits are like only the bare minimum for it to be labelled as having HDR that it's not worth using. My tv on the other hand supports hdr10+ and Dolby vision so actually does look worthwhile.
None of my displays support this kind of HDR so some games (mostly those with no way of turning it off) end up darker than they would if I had a display that supported it. Haven't had other media do this though.
phones need a setting to disable hdr media globally and preferably per-app
never have i been scrolling my feed with my screen brightness set to minimum and felt “huh! i wish this one specific picture abused the OLED capabilities of my screen to make itself blindingly bright for no reason”
im sure the standard/format is fine in theory but all the mobile implementations i have seen are below useful
Also, La La Land was one of the worst lit movies I've ever seen.
You gotta admit tho, La La Land being announced as the winner of the Oscar for best picture for like 10 seconds before the announcer corrected himself and said Moonlight won was absolutely the funniest shit.
was that when that happened? hahahhaha, omg that is great.
I have mixed feelings as someone who understands the industry. I didn't care for La La Land, but it still represents the hard work and artistry of hundreds of people, many of whom cared deeply about doing fantastic work. That mistake probably felt terrible for those people on a different level compared to simply not winning.
If it were for most other categories, it wouldn't be as big of a deal. Best picture categories honor the whole team rather than just specific departments or roles. Even those of us who hate the Oscars would feel bad if that happened to us. It's a shitty show, but being recognized for your work still feels good.
It was funny in how bad it made the Academy look, but it was also cruel of the Academy to allow the fuck up to happen. It reminds us how little the workers matter compared to them making money. Owners who minimize the awards and in place of gags to keep people from getting bored.
My spouse works in the industry, so I definitely get that it would be upsetting to think your work won but then didn’t. At the same time everyone there also kind of knows these awards aren’t and can’t be objective judges of quality, and mostly function as resume padding/bragging rights. Even being nominated gives you a leg up, so it’s not as if they have nothing to show for it. Side note: I think people also underestimate how many people working on projects think the project is hot trash, but that might be personal bias in the kind of people my spouse and I hang out with, lol.
For clarity I’m mostly remembering the chuds at the time who were being homophobic/racist about Moonlight getting nominated and then winning, those are the people who it cracked me up to see flip out.
That was hilarious, especially because Moonlight was so good. I've watched it at varying points on my journey of self discovery, and it's only connected with me deeper each time. It's funny that it's always someone else who puts it on. I wouldn't have chosen to rewatch it, but I'm happy I did.