>> GP: I prefer the larger colorspace and to get it choose HDR, even if it's not really HDR; the reason is not HDR itself.
> P: But that larger colorspace doesn't require HDR, HDR sucks. I prefer UHD and to get it also choose HDR, even though that's not really HDR; the reason is not HDR itself.
I should have worded it like this: I prefer to watch movies in UHD, even though they're usually also HDR.
I don't think anyone is saying HDR isn't really HDR. It obviously does support higher dynamic range, but it's kind of like giving someone directions in a language they don't speak. Technically, the spec does what it claims to do, but it adds unnecessary requirements on the display side that undermine a lot of the benefit. As a result, you have filmmakers forced to pick an arbitrary level of "scene white", which in turn means that displays aren't using their full range of brightness as effectively as they could. It also means that most TVs and projectors have to implement their own version of "tone mapping", some of which are pretty terrible to be honest. Not just terrible for HDR, but worse than SDR.
> P: But that larger colorspace doesn't require HDR, HDR sucks. I prefer UHD and to get it also choose HDR, even though that's not really HDR; the reason is not HDR itself.
To each their own, indeed.