https://lightillusion.com/what_is_hdr.html
This page points out something interesting:
you can have only *some* components of "HDR" in any particular display, so for example display can be Wide Gamut bt2020 BUT SDR! And/or smaller than 4k ;)
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Additionally, the individual aspects of the HDR specifications can, and
often are, used in isolation. For example, there is nothing to stop a
standard gamut display (Rec709), with standard HD or even SD resolution,
working with an HDR EOTF with high contrast range.
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It also points out that viewing environment even more important for both HDR schemas - PQ and HLG.
Interestingly it includes table where specific (integer!) signal levels correspond to specific luminance in nits.
I still can't fully wrap my mind around what exactly "nit" represent, but apparently in HDR you really grade relative to specific max/min luminance of your mastering display AND suitable HDR display/TV must do some tone mapping magic if your defined luminance (?) goes above level that monitor/tv can show.
There was equation on page about tonemapping
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Converting a linear RGB triple to a luminance value is easy:
L=0.2126R+0.7152G+0.0722B
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but I am not sure if it works for *any* useful RGB values?
Also, issue with viewing distance wil play differently for those VR setups?