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Powerbook Display not as crisp as others...
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<blockquote data-quote="MichaelSullivan" data-source="post: 79527"><p>So I'm standing on the edge of purchasing a new 15" powerbook, and one last caveat is in my way: the display. Will Apple ever introduce display technology better than conventional LCD?</p><p> </p><p>Apple features conventional LCD</p><p>Sony models feature LCD with x-brite technology</p><p>HP/ Compac feature LCD with Brightview </p><p>Toshiba models feature TruBrite</p><p> </p><p>This flash file demonstrates Sony's x-brite technology pretty well, but in short its two sources for lighting plus a display filter that looks like a sheet of glass in front of the LCD display. Conventional LCD has one source for output, and no filters between the LCD screen and your eyes. <a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/lc/flash/demos/cpu/xbrite/XBRITE_V51.swf" target="_blank">http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/lc/flash/demos/cpu/xbrite/XBRITE_V51.swf</a></p><p> </p><p>What the difference is: Sharper contrast, brighter colors, whiter whites, blacker blacks. Sure, the powerbook display is good compared to any laptop with a conventional lcd screen, but compare it to a monitor/ x-brite/ briteview screen and you'll see the difference immediately. Play a DVD on each system for even more proof. </p><p> </p><p>I sat in the computer store and ajusted the brighness/ contrast settings of a 15" G4 to no avail. I used the advanced calibration, but still couldn't get it even close to x-brite/briteview. I've been working on a Sony Vaio for the last five years and I'd hate to purchase a superior laptop (mac g4) with an inferior display (conventional LCD). </p><p> </p><p>Any word on Apple upgrading the display technology to match its competitors? </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">(Yes, I know I'm going to get comments like: "conventional LCD looks fine", "It doesn't bother me", "it looks good enough" etc. But, for the price that Apple puts on its laptops, you'd expect more than conventional LCD.)</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MichaelSullivan, post: 79527"] So I'm standing on the edge of purchasing a new 15" powerbook, and one last caveat is in my way: the display. Will Apple ever introduce display technology better than conventional LCD? Apple features conventional LCD Sony models feature LCD with x-brite technology HP/ Compac feature LCD with Brightview Toshiba models feature TruBrite This flash file demonstrates Sony's x-brite technology pretty well, but in short its two sources for lighting plus a display filter that looks like a sheet of glass in front of the LCD display. Conventional LCD has one source for output, and no filters between the LCD screen and your eyes. [url="http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/lc/flash/demos/cpu/xbrite/XBRITE_V51.swf"]http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/lc/flash/demos/cpu/xbrite/XBRITE_V51.swf[/url] What the difference is: Sharper contrast, brighter colors, whiter whites, blacker blacks. Sure, the powerbook display is good compared to any laptop with a conventional lcd screen, but compare it to a monitor/ x-brite/ briteview screen and you'll see the difference immediately. Play a DVD on each system for even more proof. I sat in the computer store and ajusted the brighness/ contrast settings of a 15" G4 to no avail. I used the advanced calibration, but still couldn't get it even close to x-brite/briteview. I've been working on a Sony Vaio for the last five years and I'd hate to purchase a superior laptop (mac g4) with an inferior display (conventional LCD). Any word on Apple upgrading the display technology to match its competitors? [size=1](Yes, I know I'm going to get comments like: "conventional LCD looks fine", "It doesn't bother me", "it looks good enough" etc. But, for the price that Apple puts on its laptops, you'd expect more than conventional LCD.)[/size] [size=1][/size] [/QUOTE]
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