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    HP ProBook 4710s confusing display options

    Discussion in 'HP' started by paule123, Apr 30, 2009.

  1. paule123

    paule123 Notebook Consultant

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    In the hp.com configuration options for the ProBook 4710s, they show 3 options:

    1. 17.3-inch diagonal LED-backlit HD+6 (1600 x 900) without camera
    2. 17.3-inch diagonal LED-backlit HD+6 (1600 x 900) with camera (must select NQ004AV)
    3. 17.3-inch diagonal LED-backlit HD+6 (1600 x 900) BrightView with camera (must select NQ004AV)

    I thought LED-backlit was good enough, but option #3 is LED-backlit BRIGHTVIEW... Is this a brighter, "better" screen than option #1 or #2? I'm afraid of ordering this and getting another lemon of a "Brightview" screen like my dv7t screen.

    What's "HD+6" ... what does "plus six" do for me ? :confused:

    I don't see an "NQ004AV" option on the order page, either...

    HP is just terrible at explaining these things.

    Regarding the keyboard ... it's hard to tell from the pictures at Engadget whether this new chiclet keyboard is backlit or not ... HP doesn't say it is backlit, would be awesome if it was.
     
    paule123, Apr 30, 2009
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    BrightView means "we left off the glare filter so the screen looks shiny and purty and is hard on your eyes". Odds are you don't want it.

    My next notebook is likely to be a ProBook. 1600x900 res on a 17.3" LED backlit screen sounds about right. I'm hoping that the AMD versions will have AMD's next-generation chipset and 45nm CPUs and that they'll offer decent ATI dedicated GPUs, but that's probably wishful thinking.
     
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    superduper1 Notebook Guru

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    I wish they would offer a higher-res matte on this. I'm not a fan of the keyboard (too similar to Sony/Apple) but its right on for everything else. I might chance the 16:9 in matte for a while, but would consider replacing the screen later to a full 1080p matte if possible.

    Too bad that configuring your own will jump the price so much. Only two pre-configured, and both are a little more than I'd like to pay. Oh well.
     
    superduper1, Jun 24, 2009
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