What is the difference between native contrast and dynamic contrast?

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What does native contrast mean? Contrast is involved in devices with display functions. Contrast affects the layering of the picture, so high-contrast products are required when selecting equipment.

However, the current electronic equipment market's labeling of contrast is not the same. In order to make the value look good, most manufacturers will choose to mark the dynamic contrast. Only a small part of the label is the native contrast, and the native contrast tends to be lower. So what is the difference between native contrast and dynamic contrast?

1. What is the native contrast?


Native contrast can also be called intra-frame contrast. The measurement method is to measure the ratio between the average brightness of 8 white areas and the average brightness of 8 black areas in 16 black and white color blocks. During the test, due to some physical effects, such as glare, the color blocks of two adjacent displays will react with each other, causing crosstalk. Therefore, the value of the native contrast will be lower, but the corresponding contrast is closer to the actual situation, which can more clearly show the quality of the displayed image.

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2. What is dynamic contrast?


Dynamic contrast is also called inter-frame contrast, also called FOFO contrast. The measurement method is to test the brightness ratio of the display screen when the screen is completely white and black. It can be found that the level of dynamic contrast can only ensure the brightness of bright scenes, and the dark scenes are sufficiently dark. Therefore, dynamic contrast is only for the change of light and dark scenes, allowing users to see the changes in light and dark transitions more clearly, but it does not indicate the contrast in a picture.

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3. What is the difference between native contrast and dynamic contrast?


The concepts of native contrast and dynamic contrast are different. In other words, the level of native contrast can intuitively indicate the quality of the displayed picture, while the level of dynamic contrast hardly contributes to the picture quality, and it is mainly used to solve the light leakage phenomenon that is likely to occur when the picture is completely black.

The measurement methods of native contrast and dynamic contrast are different, which results in the value of native contrast being much smaller than that of dynamic contrast. In order to highlight their products, some businesses often choose dynamic contrast of tens of thousands of dollars, because the contrast of native contrast may not be dominant or even have disadvantages.

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4. Summarize


Now you understand what native contrast means, and what is the difference between native contrast and dynamic contrast. It is the native contrast that determines the quality of the picture, and the dynamic contrast with a very high value is of little help to the improvement of the picture quality.

Therefore, when buying projectors, mobile phones, and TV products, you must understand the actual situation of the contrast, and don't be fooled by the high dynamic contrast.
 
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