Originally Posted by
rubiksoval
It doesn't. They're both equally important.
A powermeter that consistently tells you you're putting out 500 watts is just as rubbish as one telling you you're consistently putting out 50 watts.
Why does the actual number matter if the reading is consistent? The only thing I could thing would be if I had more than one and was swapping back and forth. Unfortunately, that isn't the case for me...