Brightest Screen on a Notebook?

Hi, I'm kinda surprised I haven't seen a thread regarding this topic yet. But ever since I got my Vaio FE which has the brightest and most gorgeous screen I've ever seen, I've been a little interested in screen brightness. According to http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Sony-Vaio-VGN-FE41Z-Notebook.2909.0.html, the screen has an amazing brightness of almost 450 nits. Most notebooks have 200 or below! I thought this was the brightest display available but then I heard of a Qosmio (G15) laptop outputting up to 600 nits!! That's freaking amazing! Other Qosmio laptops also output 450-500 nits. Are these the brightest displays or are there better displays on the market and can anyone subjectively rate particularly good displays on the market? So far it seems that Vaios and Qosmios have the best displays. Can anyone attest to that?

 

Actually the Dell Latitude ATG has a special high-visibility screen. They designed it to be viewable in direct sunlight.

 

Most laptop screens have one lamp, the bright ones have 2. You'll have to read/check the specs for the laptops with dual lamps. The spec sheet brightness measurement usually isn't accurate at all.

 

you are correct with youre observations of the Vaio screens.
If you liked your FE ( i owned a FE for a short while too) then you should look at the new FZ with XBRITE-HiColor. wow!!!
Look at my siggy for a link to a few screen comparisons.

Also, dont get too hung up of nit(cd/m2) comparisons.
Nit is a measurement of direct light from the lcd's backlights aka the brightness control.
A high nit control does not necessarily mean that particular screen is better than a screen with a lower nit rating.
Extreme high nits usually will show some color shifting within the screen. You need a good balance of all specs (kelvin temp, cd/m2, lumens, color accuracy etc) to produce superb dynamic range. The Sony AR's screen is the best ive seen in a laptop.