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0 pointsChuckNorris893y ago0 comments

Well most people live and work with dim screens and it's fine-ish if you also work in dim environments with shades on your windows or don't get much sun. I think 90% of PC displays sold don't go above 300 nits.

I also only had such displays growing up but now I need more since my current apartment is hella bright from all the sun exposure.

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steveBK1233y ago

I found that rtings.com was the only site with enough detail to completely nerd out and find the right monitor.

My Dell - https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/dell/ultrasharp-u2720... My Apple - https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/apple/studio-display

On the top level, the Dell is a better monitor overall, and even rated better for Office Use.

Then you scroll down to the brightness & reflections sub-scores and it's not even close. A+ Apple vs C to D- for Dell.

Every review you read will tell you how overpriced and mediocre the Apple monitor is. Then you go to a more detailed site like rtings & filter for high brightness & reflections ratings.. you don't end up with many other options. Pretty big gap in the market.

I encountered this when shopping for TVs - OLED can give you much better blacks while QLED can give you might brighter brights. So which tech you go with depends on if you have a bright sunny living room or a dark basement home theater. Do you watch TV during daylight all Saturday, or after dark weeknights night, etc?

steveBK1233y ago

I think a lot of people put up with it, but it isn't their preference.

On average, MacBook displays have been very bright for a long time. Arguably this is because people take laptops into more disparate lighting conditions outside a dark home office. Even the cheapest models, a 2020 Intel MB Air is 400nits and MB Air M2 is 500nits. You have to go back to 2017 to get a 300nit display on a MB Air. MB Pros have been 500nits+ as far back as 2017, if not further.

Probably one of the things people love about MacBooks and don't realize why.

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steveBK1233y ago

I found that rtings.com was the only site with enough detail to completely nerd out and find the right monitor.

My Dell - https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/dell/ultrasharp-u2720... My Apple - https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/apple/studio-display

On the top level, the Dell is a better monitor overall, and even rated better for Office Use.

Then you scroll down to the brightness & reflections sub-scores and it's not even close. A+ Apple vs C to D- for Dell.

steveBK1233y ago

I think a lot of people put up with it, but it isn't their preference.

Probably one of the things people love about MacBooks and don't realize why.

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