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Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights by dvdkon on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @07:02AM (#45195951)
Not really, since it's not just about the light intensity, but also its spectral power distribution. This especially matters when using the display in a darker environment with low-temperature illumination, e.g. when reading before bed.

Quick experiment to show the effect: Go into a room with low 2700K or lower-temp lighting. Take an LCD, set its colour temperature same as the external lighting, then display an all-black screen. Since the screen is displaying #000, the software colour temp adjustment can't do anything, and you'll see the screen as emitting blue light, the colour of its backlight.

OLEDs don't have this issue, which makes them great for night-time use when configured properly, but they also generally use low-frequency PWM dimming on low brightness.

Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights by bmicraft on Thursday September 11, 2025 @07:39AM (#45210371)
If you've got that much backlight bleed, turn down your backlight.
Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights by dvdkon on Friday September 12, 2025 @01:49PM (#45224681)
Each LCD has a minimum backlight brightness, and I don't know any LCD that could be turned down enough to appear truly dark in a dimly-lit room.