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So the RAW file and the JPEG file both had the same settings applied to them - and produced identical results.
If you are not going to make any changes to the RAW file than what the camera would have done, then of course they will look the same. :bang:
It is when you want to make changes that the RAW format comes into its own, and your ability to edit of course. If you don't like editing, and don't wish to learn how to edit a RAW file, then stick to Jpegs out of the camera if you're happy.
As an example, here is a pic I took at a friends gig (oh my god 5 years ago ). Now I'm not saying it's a great pic, but the subject was happy with it, and for that picture that's all that matters. But this is to show how much more information is in the RAW file which may be recoverable.
This is the Jpeg out of the camera.
And here is an edited Jpeg from the RAW file.
Now I was stunned when I saw how much detail was in the background which just isn't there in the Jpeg. And this was with CS1 and whatever version of ACR was about then. The technology has moved on and I may be able to get a better version if I tried now. :shrug: