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    What's the difference? Studio 1555 v sxps 16

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by wolfer91, Jun 16, 2009.

  1. wolfer91

    wolfer91 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What's the difference between the Studio 1555's 1080p screen and the SXPS 16's 1080p RGB screen? Is the rgb really worth the extra $250?
     
    wolfer91, Jun 16, 2009
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    wolfer91 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone? Plz?
     
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    hotfusion Notebook Consultant

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    The Studio 1555 uses regular white LED. It works fine in most cases (it is already much better than the old-fashioned CCFL). The only problem is, the white LED does not produce perfect white, there are gaps within the color spectrum. RGB-LED solves that problems by allowing the screen to control each color (red, green and blue) independently to cover the entire spectrum. RGB-LED screens definitely produce wider color gamut and more accurate color representation. Some sources also claim RGB-LED screens offer better contrast (not sure if it's true).

    Of course, RGB-LED backlit screen is not without disadvantages, in addition to being more expensive, since each LED ages at a different rate, the white point of each pixel may become noticeably different (with regular white LED, the brightness of each pixel may change as the screen ages, but the temperatures of white should remain uniform). This is just a theory as no one has owned a RGB-LED screen for that long.

    Whether it's worth the extra cost is a personal choice. If you are into designing, image/video editing, then I would say yes. For web-surfing and document editing, then perhaps no. I would say though, the Studio XPS 16 is one of the few laptops on the market with the RGB-LED screen, so it's a shame not to at least give it a try.
     
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    wolfer91 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks a lot for the response, it was very informative. I just need to figure out if it is worth it for me to spend the extra money.
     
    wolfer91, Jun 16, 2009
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    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    Typical lifetimes quoted are 25000 to 100000 hours for LEDs, so I expect we may never know whether this happens. That number of hours equates to between 2.8 and 11.4 years of constant use. Has anyone here ever had their laptop screen turned on for that long?

    If you are into design etc, then you'd probably have a large external monitor attached anyway. Me personally, I don't see the benefit over WLED, but each to their own.
     
    Fragilexx, Jun 17, 2009
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