Backlight control for display devices

A display device, comprising:

• a display panel;
• a backlight array configured to illuminate the display panel, the backlight array comprising a plurality of light sources;
• and
• backlight control circuitry configured to:
• determine first luminance for a first light source of the plurality of light sources based at least in part on first pixel data for a first set of pixels of the display panel,
• determine second luminance for a hypothetically-defined light source based at least in part on second pixel data for a second set of pixels of the display panel,
• determine compensated luminance for the first light source based at least in part on the first luminance and the second luminance, and
• control light emission of the first light source based at least in part on the compensated luminance.

A method, comprising:

• illuminating a display panel by a backlight array comprising a plurality of light sources;
• determining first base luminance for a first light source of the plurality of light sources based at least in part on first pixel data for a first set of pixels of the display panel, the first set of pixels being associated with the first light source;
• determining first compensated luminance for the first light source by modifying the first base luminance based at least in part on a position of the first light source in the backlight array;
• and
• controlling light emission of the first light source based at least in part on the first compensated luminance.