They will also be able to determine the contrast ratio between light and dark areas.

However, in any given moment of time, the eye can only sense a contrast ratio of one thousand.

"I'll stick to paper with its vastly superior contrast ratio."

The screen has an especially high contrast ratio, bringing out the best in your pictures.

A high contrast ratio is a desired aspect of any display.

A clean print at a typical movie theater may have a contrast ratio of 500:1.

But vendor claims about contrast ratio may not be realistic.

The human eye can perceive scenes with a very high dynamic contrast ratio, around 1,000,000:1.

And so you get a somewhat lower contrast ratio.

But the lack of standards for determining contrast ratios leads to wild claims.