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> Light outside is supposed to reach up to tens of thousands of nits, yet even 1000 nits is searing on a display.

That’s a consequence of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation_(eye). If you look at 1000 nits on a display in bright sunlight, with your eyes adapted to the bright surroundings, the display would look rather dim.



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