Apple calls it EDR, and it could become the standard for displays in the future.

If you watch HDR-enabled movies, then you get to see this extended range.

Thats where EDR comes in.

Apple Mac Pro Display

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“Its like strolling through an art gallery and stumbling onto a painting with its own backlight.”

It even works on older Macs that were never sold with HDR displays.

The Mac then boosts parts of the screen to show brighter pixels, while dimming the surrounding interface slightly.

HDR video on an iPhone 12 to illustrate the difference between HDR and EDR.

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Is EDR any more than a neat trick?

Or that high-resolution, “Retina” displays were a gimmick.

Its like strolling through an art gallery and stumbling onto a painting with its own backlight.

The thing is, these gimmicks quickly get normalized, and become essential.

Thats whats happening here.