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    OMG OMG OMG 2880X1800 IPS 15.4 dsiplay

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Kyle, Jun 18, 2012.

  1. Kyle

    Kyle JVC SZ2000 Dual-Driver Headphones

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    Drool drool drool

    Any reviews on this dream screen?
     
    Kyle, Jun 18, 2012
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  2. awakeN

    awakeN Notebook Deity

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    i can only imagine that it will tear apart my eyes even more
     
    awakeN, Jun 18, 2012
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  3. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Wont work in any current machine.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 18, 2012
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  4. Kyle

    Kyle JVC SZ2000 Dual-Driver Headphones

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    ? MBP has it.
     
    Kyle, Jun 18, 2012
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  5. Althernai

    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, there are reviews -- here's one. That said, the only way to get this display is to buy the new MBP -- even if you somehow got your hands on one (borderline impossible given that Apple has completely monopolized the supply), there is no way to get it to work with anything.
     
    Althernai, Jun 18, 2012
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  6. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Well of course the MBP has one but I thought that was as obvious as stating the sky was blue.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 18, 2012
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  7. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    It seems that the screen is average in terms of color depth, which means the DreamColor IPS RGBLED is still miles ahead of the retina. The only real advantage is the higher res but it requires software support.
     
    Aikimox, Jun 18, 2012
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  8. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    Nothing to see here...
     
    Cloudfire, Jun 18, 2012
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  9. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    HopelesslyFaithful, Jun 18, 2012
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  10. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    I wonder how long it takes before the industry yet again follow Apple...
     
    Cloudfire, Jun 18, 2012
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  11. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    no 17'', no care. :mad:
     
    whitrzac, Jun 18, 2012
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  12. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    I mean, atleast make a gaming notebook with IPS display for once in history.

    Dear God?
     
    Cloudfire, Jun 18, 2012
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  13. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    it doesnt need software support, some programs might not work OK on all OSes, specially when you higher the scaling.

    and the sky is black right now, and was grey today :p
     
    Karamazovmm, Jun 18, 2012
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  14. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    i bet it wont be long. Samsung was supposed to have a tablet in developement that has a 2560x1600 display
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Jun 18, 2012
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  15. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    IPS is bad for gaming due to the poor response times.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 18, 2012
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  16. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    There are newer IPS displays that doesn`t have much lag and response times nowadays. You wouldn`t notice it from what I`ve read.
     
    Cloudfire, Jun 18, 2012
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  17. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    Why?

    :confused:
     
    whitrzac, Jun 18, 2012
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  18. KCETech1

    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    just because its IPS does not mean colors are great, look at the x220's and their reds as well as a samsung with horrid colors, IPS is the display tech it means diddly about the colors in it. look at the ipad 2, on a good day its 60% srgb or 40%aRGB

    some members that have seen the retina display and are used to high gamut screens such as darklitch and myself can noticeably see its gamut is about the same as the old tn MBP 15" and that greens are certantly off.
    and in your review see how bad the white levels are? its a good indication of bad gamut range in many cases
    http://www.anandtech.com/show/5998/macbook-pro-retina-display-analysis

    black levels tend to mean better contrast as the review shows is correct.



    here is some data from a girl in DPreview.com who braved backlash

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/app...ts-pics-ifixit-56k-warning-2.html#post8614911
     
    KCETech1, Jun 18, 2012
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  19. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    interesting. Also IPS response time is about as good as a low end TN. my U2412m is about as fast as my G51j-A1 TN screen...sucks looks better but sucks. I heard AMOLED has super fast response time but color gamut is too high to the blue. I wonder if it can be calibrated to be more accurate. If so maybe that is the way to some good color gaming screens
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Jun 18, 2012
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  20. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    IPS response time IS high, but it's not that bad. IPS isn't meant for gaming. It's a professional display tech, meant for more accurate color representation and deeper contrast.

    AMOLED does have super fast response times at higher brightness levels but AMOLED isn't comparable to any other display tech out right now other than the fact that some of them have RGB stripe. They have radically different controllers, radically different calibration techniques and different limitations. AMOLED has gamma adjustments for every brightness step in addition to color calibration. The thing that's holding back AMOLED is manufacturing. AMOLED OEM's like Samsung can produce working AMOLED panels easily, but it's producing them to match one another in every aspect that's difficult. Some will have a warm yellow tint. Some will have a cool blue tint. The quality varies wildly.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Jun 19, 2012
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  21. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    IPS panels have a 12ms response time that is not horribly slow. TN are not much faster. they claim 2ms but that is GTG their actual response time is much slower.
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Jun 19, 2012
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  22. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    The point is, IPS = for viewing angles, color reproduction, it isn't exactly meant for gaming. Plus gaming, you are sitting right in front of laptop, so why does IPS matter? My R2's RGBLED WUXGA panel has a pretty wide viewing angle, but it's not like I carry it around everywhere.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jun 19, 2012
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