What is Peak brightness?

Peak brightness (nits) and local dimming zones

How bright highlights get, and how finely the backlight can dim.

Short answer

'HDR10 support' only means it accepts the signal — not that it can display it.

Peak brightness when buying a television

How bright highlights get, and how finely the backlight can dim.

Why it matters: Under ~500 nits, HDR content just looks dim and washed out.

Look for: 'HDR10 support' only means it accepts the signal — not that it can display it.

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