Have had the chance to own both now, and in my opinion.. the 1080p (FHD) version has a much better display (LG model: LP140WF3) in terms of wider viewing angles and considerably less color shifting. I compared them both to my MacBook Pro (notebook on the right of both photos), which to me has the best Samsung display, and the FHD version came closest to it as far as clarity.
On the FHD, I can turn my head at any angle, and the texts to the right of the Nintendo logo stay sharp and readable, where on the QHD+, it starts to blur out quicker. Also notice the red on the X to close out the window.. the FHD's color stays vivid, where the QHD+ below is washed out.
Now it's possible that I received a bad QHD+ panel, but from doing a bit of research, Razer only uses this Sharp model: LQ140Z1JW01, so I doubt that there are huge discrepancies between them. Notebookcheck has an explanation to the blurriness of the QHD+ panel on their review of another notebook that uses the exact same panel. You can see the links on my previous thread here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/disappointed-in-qhd-display.772553/
Now I know the angles and the lighting might not be 100% the same, as I took these at separate nights.. But from my own experiences and after hours of use, the photos below are pretty much on point as to how they really looked in person.
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I think Sharp definitely have some quality control/ yield issue with their screen. Personally I have to go through 4 machines before I got one without major issue. I think @acabal also have to exchange a few time before he got a screen that he satisfies.
While I think the viewing angle can certain be improved, I really don't see my machine has such horrible wash out at the top of display like in your picture. Also it looks like you have the pink tint problem that I had in one of my returned machine. If you look at the lower left hand corner of your QHD+ display, you see that it's bit more pink than the right hand side (which is a bit too yellow/green, maybe due to viewing angle?). I think @acabal also got 2 machines that have this problem.
Also, I think the brightness on the QHD+ version is way too bright even on the lowest setting. Can you comment on the brightness of the 1080p display? How low can you turn the brightness down. Currently, I have use a software to add a transparent tint to the display to lower the brightness even more when I use it at night. -
My phone is a bit crappy during low light condition, so the picture is a bit grainy.
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Have you used any other profiles for the screens? Other than built in windows icc
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The FHD can go just a bit lower in brightness than the QHD+. The lowest setting on the FHD is perfect at night I find. The thing with the QHD+ is that on about 50% to high brightness, I could see the "Anti-glare" coating they used.. which ironically made it looked hazy.Last edited: Mar 14, 2015 -
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Wow! What a difference indeed. I would definitely be going for the FHD if I was in the market for a RB2015. The lower price would be welcome and would allow me to invest that difference in additional storage. I just wish the additional RAM would be available with FHD. Annoying that it isn't.
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I can't thank you enough for your review on the Sharp IGZO panel, I too have set apple's retina screen as my standard and so far I can't find any notebook with a comparable display. I know that some people say that you won't be looking at the screen from off angles but I don't think it's true, for a screen that small you sometimes need to look at something upclose and when you do that the corners look ugly due to the color shift. And I agree that a $2700 notebook should have a better display than that.
I was extremely disappointed with my Samsung 4k screen and was thinking of buying another laptop (either blade or the batman) with a Sharp IGZO screen, thank goodness for your review I just saved myself at least a couple thousand dollars
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the Samsung 4K I have is not the same Samsung used in macbooks
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your review is the only one that compares it to a macbook something that I've always wanted to know
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I do.. I don't see a difference big enough to have a conversation about.
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let me know if you're selling your macbook, I'm in the market for a laptop with retina screen ......
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Notebook check review on Blade 2015 is up, http://www.notebookcheck.net/Razer-Blade-14-Early-2015-Notebook-Review.138997.0.html, screen image is http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_20150327_104834_e84bd6c8a6.jpg, just FYI
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http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_mbpr13_blickwinkel_05ca2c8324.png
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Apple-MacBook-Pro-Retina-13-Late-2013-Notebook.105035.0.html
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and this might be better picture of the retina screen
http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_BlickwinkelMac_22f5acf69a.jpg
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The color shift argument is overrated. It is true that the rMBP has no color shift but the color shift happens at very unrealistic angles. Nobody sits at 150 degrees from their screens. At realistic angles, both displays are equally good. But while I'm here, I want to know why you guys find color shift at these angles so important. Am I overlooking something?
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You also have to remember that Apple often pays for MUCH higher quality control that other makers or specify a quality level over the makers own, and as Apple is a huge buyer other companies are left having to either 1) wait a LONG time for more after Apple gets theirs, or 2) accept the next quality down so they can ship on time and not run out of stock.
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it's due to my grad school days when a few people need to look at the same screen and since most people used Apple there was no real issue looking from extreme angles so I'm more sensitive about this issue
and most importantly for me it's a $2000++ laptop, if Apple can do it right I feel others should too, I don't mind paying a couple hundred bucks extra for a great display because personally, the display is the one thing that I have direct experience on, the CPU/GPU/RAM give more of indirect effects
So in a sense you're right, it's subjective, when I'm at "realistic angles" it's perfectly fine but quite a significant portion of the time I'm actually at "unrealistic" anglesLast edited: Mar 28, 2015 -
) so I got used to the display quality of the retina screen. Since it's already 2015, I thought every laptop would have a comparable display to the retina (and also since the LED/AMOLED technology is quite common on TVs/phones nowadays). I didn't expect windows laptop to lag that far behind apple in terms of screen technology, GPU wise Apple is far behind of course.
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Just a comment on Apple retina, quoted straight from notebookcheck's new review http://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-MacBook-Pro-Retina-13-Early-2015-Notebook-Review.139621.0.html
"Not every IPS panel is similar: Displays with this technology are generally known for their good viewing-angle stability, but there are actually pretty big differences between the individual models. The panel in the MBP 13 is at the highest level in this respect and hardly shows any deviation in terms of contrast or the colors, even with very flat angles. You can clearly see a difference compared to the slightly less expensive rivals like the Asus Zenbook UX303LN."
viewing angle pic here http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_Blickwinkel_0c0a4f4de6.jpg
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FHD vs QHD+ Screen Quality (Photos)
Discussion in 'Razer' started by ledzepp14, Mar 14, 2015.