johnnycamp5 Messages: 354 Registered: June 2015 Location: NJ
Grand Master
Yes most new panels come in energy saving mode, and are very dark and disappointing when you first power them on.
Also, as far as I know led and then oled are the brightest display screens around (also lcd).
The darker where the plasma, which are no longer produced.
I own all plasma and wish they still were available. If in a room with all windows they were a bit dark but not towards their final production years. Also their motion blur was non existent.. but so are the better oled's.