The entire European Union is engulfed in an energy crisis and agencies, save as much as possible on our electricity billespecially for this winter.

At the technological level, this week has been busyand after announcing the obligation to use USB-C ports on all electronic devices (we’re looking at you, Redmi A1), now our smart TVs have HDR (High Dynamic Range for English acronym) perspective.

All Xiaomi smart TVs have it, it’s time to limit

HDR is a remarkable technology. increase brightness and contrast from our televisions. When it comes to Xiaomi televisions, we can find it by different names: Dolby Vision, HDR10 or HDR10+.

When the content supports HDR, a big difference in colorscontrast between darker and lighter areas that are much more vibrant more distinct and better distinguishableespecially on QLED panels like the Xiaomi TV Q1.

The EU has conducted studies on the energy impact of our televisions and HDR has a huge impact on the consumption of any television..

For this reason and for 2023 apply a limit to this HDR consumptionand that manufacturers like Xiaomi will have to put their batteries in to optimize, and it’s not one of the reasons smart TVs have. Energy labels as low as F or even Ghigh energy consumption, although its categories are not one of the most consuming appliances in a home.

Although Xiaomi TVs allow configure a set of parameters Like brightness or contrast, there are no specific options for HDR, so we’ll have to wait for the company to optimize the system and let it be disabled, or resort to slightly less orthodox methods like Avoid using HDR compatible HDMI cables.