7 things I'd like to know about the Chi Mei and Toshiba-Matsu****a m1330 LED displays...

What are the primary differences between these? Which has

* Best clarity (not grainy)?
* Least light leakage?
* Best viewing angle?
* Best contrast?
* Best colors?
* Highest brightness?
* Best response time?

 

For light leakage and clarity it really depends on the one you get. For viewing angles they are probably alike as i dont really feel the m1330 led display has a good viewing angles. (As in looking from the top or the sides) The best one I have seen is the flexview screens on the older thinkpads. Can't answer your other questions they are way to specific and it really depends on your personal preference. Contrast and colours are adjustable, response time depends on your graphics card and other hardwares.

 

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Acorn ... I guess I wasn't clear about a few things ... clarification below (in bold). Contrast ratio and color gamut reproduction are not adjustable, but are properties of an LCD panel.

* Best clarity (not grainy)?
* Least light leakage?
* Best viewing angle?
* Best contrast ratio?
* Best color gamut?
* Highest brightness?
* Best response LCD response time (not frame rate/graphics card stuff... worried about ghosting, motion blur, etc)?

Can any m1330 owners who have had both panels comment on this?

 

I haven't had both panels but I will say the CMO 1330 LED panel has a surprisingly poor color gamut. Pure blues, greens, or reds look washed out whereas when I connect the m1330 to my desktop display they look saturated.

 

From previous postings and websites I believe the CMO display is brighter than Toshiba (which presumably means higher contrast) and has wider viewing angles. This may come at the expense of higher power consumption.
I can only speak of the Toshiba - which I have.

I like the Toshiba LED display and would buy it again.
It looks blueish compared to my CCFL D610 (which looks yellowish compared to the M1330 - it is all relative). I suppose the white balance I perceive actually depends on the lighting in the room I am using the computer in so in the end it may be very much a personal preference.

Potentially some websites etc. may have been designed on CCFL lit screens and I suppose you could argue that then viewing them on a LED one could give inferior colours.

 

You will also get variation between different panels from the same manufacturer. In my original m1330 and the replacement I had toshiba LED LCD's in both. Side by side, the 2nd m1330's display was more blueish than the first.

 

You guys do realize that you can adjust the color on most LCD's with their software right? I know with the 8400GS, you get the NVidia program that allows you to adjust color (red/green/blue) independently to give you as natural looking of a picture as possible. In fact, most of the time you should do this as from the factory the panels vary greatly.

 

Forgot to mention, you can also adjust the brightness/contrast as well. Makes a huge difference in whites/blacks.

 

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