White leds... How bright is too bright?

[ShaolinDrunkard]

I'm in the market for some white leds for my screen, I was just wondering which brightness is good. Ive seen 5000 mcd, 10,000 mcd... I'm not sure if either of these would be too bright. Or should I just get standard brightness white leds?



Thanks ahead of time.

[*o*]

10,000 is a bit much look for 6,000-8,000

[gannon]

mcd rating is a rating of the light output related to the angle. Even a low mcd rating can be good if it has a wide angle output.

[daguuy]

if the mcd is too high but the viewing angle is too low, you can shave the top a bit (but not too far) to distribute the light better

[Gamelver]

that lowers the mcd rating, though, because the light becomes more dispersed ...