UL series: let down by rubbish screens?

Like many here I'm waiting on the UL30JT, but am concerned that although it looks perfect on paper it might be let down by a second rate screen.

Well, by most accounts that's the case with the current UL series. No-one seems greatly impressed with the contrast and horizontal viewing angles. Such a pity when part of its appeal is the GPU.

Does anyone know if this is likely to improve in the new series?

TT

 

I would say that it is unlikely there will be an improvement. It seems the quality of LCDs is not much of a priority in sub $1,000 notebooks. The recent U30JCs screen has had mixed reviews, but overall sounds to be the same as the UL series.

That said, I do not think the screens are terrible. I have had time to play with the UL30VT and that screen looked fine in normal use, especially after tweaking the color settings. The only noticeable limitations were the viewing angles.

 

i personally find their screens ok. I kinda like the fact someone sitting next to you has a hard time seeing what your doing . But yeh they should improve screen quality in newer series. I mean the screen will get better because of prices going to be dropping over time and upgrades of screens, but it is a downfall for some. Dont know how soon it is that the improvement will be made.

 

Even >15" screen are of 1366x768 resolution Display being the most interactive component of laptop it should have BEST quality, ie, Full HD.

 

I'm used to Sony notebooks, which have outstanding screens, albeit at a much higher price. Although interestingly, Sony don't make them. Toshiba does.

Resolution, in this case, is a red herring. The consensus complaint seems to be the horizontal viewing angle is so poor, contrast changes if you nod your head. I haven't had first hand experience with it, so I'm only repeating what I've read.

I'd like to hear I'm wrong.

 

Is there a way to properly tweak colors on the UL30vt when running on the integrated graphics? Any equivalent to changing vibrancy in Nvidia control panel?

I got the colors to look nice when working with Nvidia card but Intel version looks hideous.

 

You should think of the positive side of things... you don't need a 3M privacy filter because the viewing angles are that bad