Contrast Ratio - static v dynamic - Blu-ray Forum

garlad · 05-14-2009, 01:33 PM

Whats the difference between static contrast ratio and dynamic contrast ratio? I saw a tv advertised at 20,000:1 contrast ratio, but when I looked in to it its static contrast ratio was only 1000:1.

What should one look out for? I know the higher the ratio the better the picture quality, but is the above example, what is the ratio that REALLY matters?!

RiseDarthVader · 05-14-2009, 02:03 PM

Dynamic is basically useless. What dynamic does is raise or reduce your contrast level during different brightness in scenes. For example during a dark scene say The Dark Knight the contrast would be dropped to make the image appear to be darker and have more inkier blacks but actually crushes detail. And during a birhgt scene such as the opening bank robbery the contrast would go up to make the image brighter.

05-14-2009, 01:33 PM	#1
garlad AVFC Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Ireland Blu-ray collection:226 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	Contrast Ratio - static v dynamic Whats the difference between static contrast ratio and dynamic contrast ratio? I saw a tv advertised at 20,000:1 contrast ratio, but when I looked in to it its static contrast ratio was only 1000:1. What should one look out for? I know the higher the ratio the better the picture quality, but is the above example, what is the ratio that REALLY matters?!

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05-14-2009, 02:03 PM	#2
RiseDarthVader Power Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:136	Dynamic is basically useless. What dynamic does is raise or reduce your contrast level during different brightness in scenes. For example during a dark scene say The Dark Knight the contrast would be dropped to make the image appear to be darker and have more inkier blacks but actually crushes detail. And during a birhgt scene such as the opening bank robbery the contrast would go up to make the image brighter.

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