Whatever PC monitor learns from this, it releases a few hundred «Candle»The easiest per square meter, and the fact that the Chandelas are to this day a unit of light measurement. When we talk about the brightness of a PC monitor, we often talk "Nits«, And when we talk about tutors,Lights»Frequently a selected unit.
But what defines each of these units? Let's see it.
Candles, Nits and Lumens 101 on your computer
Let's start with Candelas, which is in fact a bad translation of "Candle" from English, which we have to translate "candle". In either case, imagine that you have an area of one meter by one meter (one square meter), and one meter in height (one square meter) with a candle in the center. The amount of light emitting a candle at its source (wick), it could be Candela.
Obviously the candle in cubic meters emits very little light, but that's another topic we will see later.
We continue with the Nits. The amount of light hitting each wall of that imaginary cube equals Nit, which is technically described as "one candle per square meter." If we add an extra candle, then we will have another Candela light and, therefore, another Nit on the cube walls because they would have more light to hit on them. If you could have 400 candles in that one cubic meter cube, then we would have 400 Nits of light on the walls.
However, since Nits is the average square meter cannot be assigned a screen size of devices. For example, the cinema screen is large, but as it is intended for use in dark environments, it only has 50 Nits of light, and the smartphone screen, which was thought to be used anywhere, including the exterior, usually has 300- 400 Nits.
In other words, the movie projector actually emits more light (measured in lumens) than the smartphone screen, but since the smartphone has a much smaller screen, its brightness is much brighter.
In short:
- Candle: The same as lighting a candle.
- Nit: candle lamp per square meter.
- Many Nits: multiple candles per square meter = maximum precaution.
So how many Nits do you need to make the screen look good?
If you have ever tried using a low light device on a screen in the sun, you will understand why the monitor light is so important. Your screen needs to be brighter than the visible light so you can see it well, but on the other hand, if your line is in a bright room then you don't need it to glow to see it properly.
When we talk about television, and more than one HDR TVSo things can change because the high light level means that it is able to show the whites and the blacks. Currently there is a SONY signal capable of displaying 10,000 Nits, even though existing HDR levels are approximately 2,000.
After all the previous description, this will be the monitor values of the screen or screen needed to properly display its contents, but keep in mind what has been said: depending on the light source.
- Smartphone / tablet: from 200 to 1,000 Nits. Since its use is usually external, the ambient luminosity is usually high, and the device is often classified as "sun-readable" when its screen is capable of emitting over 1,000 Nits. However, as a general rule the screen between 400 and 500 Nits is already fully functional.
- Laptop screens and monitors: 200 to 600 Nits. Both laptops and PC monitors are often used indoors, so it doesn't have to be as bright. While 200 Nits are available on low-end monitors, their average is usually over 400 Nits, with high-end monitors consuming 600 Nits or more.
- Televisions: from 100 to 2000 Nits. Older televisions probably won't even reach 1000 Nits, but any modern TV will be in the 200 to 500 Nits range, while HDR models will be at least 500 and up to 2.0000 Nits on top models.
