100% vs 110% luminance for DVD

I know I need to keep max luminance under 100 for Broadcast. But I am only producing DVDs (or Blu ray) to be played on home DVD players
Should I still limit luminance to 100 or use 110 for slightly less quantization noise?
thanks
Rick

It's good practice to observe those rules, regardless. Remember, there are inherent mechanical limitations of the various displays to be considered as well.

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