Which IPS: HP DreamColor vs Dell PremierColor ?

Hello All,

I have never seen side-by-side comparisons of IPS Dreamcolor vs PremierColor. Which display is better? Who is the manufacturer of IPS screens for Dell and HP?

Thanks

 

They're both made by LG. I believe they're very near identical in terms of specs, the key differences are how the software runs them (see http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...cision-m6700-owners-review-2.html#post8738297).

 

Thought I'd clarify that I was referring to the 17" models with regards to specs.. 15" seems different. Although, the 8560w has the most god-awful sparkly anti-glare coating I've ever seen, not sure if the Dell workstations have this and I hope that's changed in the 8570w.

 

The PremierColor wins due to the fact that Precisions have a proper 10-bit support while HP still struggles to make it work properly. As for the screen specs, both are nearly identical.

 

Where did you read/hear that? Any links or references?
Hard to believe since I think the Precisions have lower quality spec on their 10-bit screens. Unless maybe you're talking about the drivers in which case wouldn't make a difference.

 

First, one of the M6700 early adopters measured the specs of the screen :

sRGB : ~162%
AdobeRGB : ~120%
NTSC : ~115
Brightness : ~300

Here you go

Second,

Just check the 87x0w threads and see how much success is there with 10-bit - lots of issues with banding...

 

I searched but didn't find anything to support what you wrote. Can you maybe provide some links?

I did find some problems of people that can't get 10-bit to work but they were using the Nvidia Quadros. Doesn't apply to the ATI Firepro cards as fas as I'm aware of.

 

Dell PremierColor definitely over DreamColor, if not for the "grainy" HP screens, compared to the "clean" Dell screens.

I have a 8760w and a M6700 and just out of the box alone, the M6700 looks better than a calibrated 8760w.

Still, both are better screens than most anything else for the size, so if HP is your only option, you still won't have a bad screen

 

I thought the new Elitebooks, don't have one yet, don't look like the grainy previous ones. How is the anti-glare on the M6700 you got compared to the 8760w?

 

Not sure about the grain on the 8760w DC2 that Rukes is suggesting; there is absolutely none, even at the maximum brightness with your eyes a few cm from the screen on background colors where grain is most visible. I agree that's it a big issue on the 8560w though.

 

There is, you just don't have something to compare it to. I agree the 8760w has MUCH MUCH less grain than the 8560w, but once I got the M6700 it became a little more apparent on the 8760w. Still, it's a bit negligible, but it is there.

 

There are companies that will re-coat a screen for a fee. Online, I have come across two such companies over the years.

[Edit addition:] The idea presented by the companies was to change from matte to glossy or from glossy to matte. Maybe some companies have more than one type of matte coat available, or a matte coat that will not grain at any dot pitch.

 

Is the Dell IPS screen capable of the REC 709 standard and does it have enough adjustments for proper calibration?

 

Does Dell even offer their IPS (PremierColor) at this time??? I've looked on their website and it's not there any more, not in the M4700, although they do have it in their M6700, but that's a *load* to carry!!!

OOTM


EDIT: As of today, 2013 Feb 02, Dell is still not offering the IPS on the M4700. A pity, but life goes on!