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Uncalibrated – Maximum Backlight Level
The AW2725D doesn’t include a variable brightness option for SDR mode, so window and full screen patterns will measure the same. I recorded 265 nits peak in the Standard mode, which is on par with other screens in the genre. The LG and Asus panels can top out at over 400 nits, which would be handy in a very sunny environment like a location video shoot. Black levels cannot be measured by currently available instrumentation, so contrast is undetermined.
After Calibration to 200 nits
Calibration and the setting of 200 nits peak don’t affect black levels or contrast. They are still unmeasurable. ANSI, or intra-image contrast, is the same way, with no reading coming from the black squares in my checkerboard pattern. This is typical OLED performance.
Test Takeaway: The AW2725D has about the same peak brightness as its competition save the LG and Asus monitors, which can go over 400 nits in SDR mode. If you need those higher peaks for your environment, they are a good choice. For a typical office, media or game room though, the AW2725D is more than bright enough.
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