1. A method for displaying a viewed image, comprising: generating a source image having a first brightness bitmap; modifying a first input to a first backlight and a second input to a second backlight based on the first brightness bitmap to illuminate a display surface of a display device, wherein the first backlight and the second backlight are part of a backlight array within the display device; and generating a second brightness bitmap associated with the viewed image based on the first brightness bitmap and the illumination produced by the backlight array.