What does Dell's PC HDR mean?

[saras]

So, dell has been calling its new iteration of the S2418HN an FHD "HDR" monitor, with the hdr having a nasty little "¹" beside it that once pressed states that "Dell’s HDR feature has been designed with a PC user in mind and supports specifications that are different from existing TV standards for HDR. Please review the specs carefully for further details."

 

So, what does this actually mean in practical terms? What is the different between it and other just high end displays?

[Mira Yurizaki]

It doesn't really mean anything. The monitor has a wide color gamut which is required, but it's not the one required for any of the mainstream HDR standards.

 

Color gamut is only half the story though. For an HDR display to really flex its HDRness, it needs a high static contrast ratio (or at least higher maximum brightness)

[saras]

So basically marketing speak and it's in no way different from the same models of yesteryear?

[stealth80]

4 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

It doesn't really mean anything. The monitor has a wide color gamut which is required, but it's not the one required for any of the mainstream HDR standards.

 

Color gamut is only half the story though. For an HDR display to really flex its HDRness, it needs a high static contrast ratio (or at least higher maximum brightness)

it has the contrast and nit, 1000:1 is the HDR standard - If Andromeda on my 4k HDR is anything to go by, i'd this is quite a big deal

 

edit - actually I just seen the extra text in the op's comment I didn't notice before due to night theme

[Mira Yurizaki]

4 minutes ago, saras said:

So basically marketing speak and it's in no way different from the same models of yesteryear?

It's marketing speak yes, but the older models may not have supported the wider color gamuts. That is, higher end monitors are starting tout their color accuracy credentials by using the DCI-P3 color standard as the minimum instead sRGB. Because I guess 99% sRGB is easy to do now for lower-end monitors