HP zd7000 17'' WSXGA + BRIGHTVIEW

Did someone saw this in real ???

Is it comparable to the effect of CrystalView Fujitsu's notebook ???

Is it different from a standard 17'' WSXGA (like the one of the P-25)


I really need to know before buying...

 

Crystal View/Bright View TRUBrite/Xbrite they are all the same with different names i have brightview on my Zx5000 it is great, Ive been playing games and watching movies on it for the past view weeks, and havent had a problem or a compaint. i think its some type of chemical coating they put on the LCD that makes them reflective, or a new manufactoring process.

 

I also saw the brightview screens on a 17" and 15.4" HP at Best Buy last weekend. From that experience, we came home and ordered a zx5000 with brightview The brightview is very clear, the regular screens looked so grainy. We compared two units side by side and there wasn't any comparison.

I can't wait to get my zx and start using it with the brightview.

Anyone know what the brightview is? I mean is it a special LCD? what makes it better then the other brand screens?

HP zx5000 - Ordered 8/15, est. delivery 24th - P4 3.0HT, XP Home - 15.4" Widescreen/Brightview WXGA - 128mb ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 - 512MB SDRAM (1x512) - 60GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive - DVD/CD-RW Drive - 54g Integ Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN & Bluetooth - 12 Cell Battery = $1577

 

I saw the machine with 17" brightview/5700 128MB at Best Buy. It is not a notebook but rather a desktop that can be, if needed THAT MUCH, used on the go... Very big, heavy and hot. Almost must permanently have the docking base for extra cooling.

Apart from these issues, it is an excellent machine. To my taste, HP's BrightView beats the Toshiba's and Sony's screens. Water-clear and very sharp. Toshiba's screens are inferior in appearance and Sony's in reliability. This was the best screen a have ever seen on any copmuter, be it laptop or desktop - period.

 

Cool, I think I'll get the zd7280us then.

I just came back from a trip to Japan and fell in love with Fujitsu
FMV serie (japan only). The screen of those laptop is just unbelievable. I hope so much that the BrightView will at least similar.

I sweared to myself that 'Screen Quality' would be my first priority when I would come back to Canada. But at 3800$ CAN (tx included), it's a big decision to take.

And still, there is one thing that I don't like of the zd7000 serie : You cannot click on the little touchpad... you have to use the 2 buttons. Why ????? I really don't know (But I like the numeric Keypad).

 

Actually, you can use the tapping on all HP/Compaq notebooks. You just have to enable it in the Control Panel or install the drivers/software for the touchpad. Many people posted messages about this problem, all were resolved by enabling the option. It's kind of stupid, but HP has this feature disabled by default, don't know why they would do this.

-Vb-

 

alekkh wrote:
"It is not a notebook but rather a desktop that can be, if needed THAT MUCH, used on the go... Very big, heavy and hot. Almost must permanently have the docking base for extra cooling."

I have a feeling you meant to say that the zd7000 series is a desktop *replacement*. I've been using one for the last three months or so (on loan from a generous family member until I decide which one I want). I don't find it heavy, but then I use it without the battery. I'd be nice if they made a model that simply omitted the battery, since I imagine most users are like me and mainly use this machine with the AC adaptor.

Since this has been my primary rig for the last few months, I've run it for hours on end -- up to 12 hours at a time -- under heavy load and never once had any heating problems. And I don't even use a notebook cooling pad.

I'm very demanding when it comes to PCs and was pleasantly surprised that this notebook has been so reliable.

-- Jerry

 

I purchased my zd7260us from Best Buy around 3 weeks ago. It has the brightview screen and i am very impressed with it. I use it alot on my lap on the couch. I had read in here that it put out alot of heat but I was pleasantly surprised. It puts out nowhere near the heat that my old gateway solo-1450 did, and it is much more quiet. I took it on vacation with me last week and used it to play anime dvd's for my boys all the way down and back. It has been a great machine for me so far. I just wish it had a slot for compact flash.

Travis

 

CanopicJar,

Just as an FYI, you can purchase a PCMCIA Compact Flash adapter. Since I'm gonna assume you don't use anything in your PCMCIA slot, this will be perfect. There won't be any additional devices to carry around (USB), it's all inside the notebook.

-Vb-

 

Thanks for the note. I wondered if there was such a device available. I will look into one of these.

Travis

 

Hi guys,

I have this laptop HP zd7000 17''. it works great. I just have a question with it. when I use it for 'normal' use, I never have overheat problem, but when I played game on this laptop (FFXI), it started become very heat and sometimes the laptop crash. I have been looking for cooler but it's hard to get a cooler for 17" widescreen laptop. (the fan in this laptop is on the left side where most of the cooler's fan are in the middle) The only cooler fit for widescreen laptop I found are koolsink and ilap.

koolsink => http://www.koolsink.com/
ilap => http://www.raindesigninc.com/ilap.html

both of them dont use any fan and only use aluminium steel, and they claim that using it will be better than cooler with fan.

I'm not sure about this beside the price is extremly expensive compare to fan cooler. if anyone have try out that product please let me know what you think and if any of you know what cooler is good for widesreen 17" laptop, please let me know as well. Thank a lot.

 

Rudy,

These devices are completely useless. They're generally pieces of metal that is supposed to draw the heat away from the system. But in order for these to work, it must make contact with the under side of your notebook. I'm not talking about the rubber feet, the metal must touch the plastic on the under side before it can draw any heat away. From the pictures on the links you provided, it looks like the units just sit on the metal plates. The bottom of the unit doesn't even make contact, just the rubber feet on the notebook. This is just like placing your notebook on your desk. Therefore it's completely useless. Try to see if you can get one with a fan on it, or even make your own.

Piece of metal/plexiglass the size of your notebook, cut a couple holes on the bottom, mount a couple fans on it, provide a power source and viola, your very own cooling pad.

-Vb-

 

Thanks for your instant reply Venombite, yea.. that's what I was thinking about... there is a rubber on the bottom of my laptop, I dont think it will work for this HP laptop, besides the only hot side I can feel is where the fan at(on the left side), not the whole bottom side.

has anyone tried this cooler yet?

http://www.hardwarecooling.com/product_info.php/cPath/33/products_id/370

I was thinking of that product since it has 4 fans(on the side), and the dimension size: 325x263x18mm. it's not wide enough to hold 17" widescreen, but 325mm is the longest fan cooler I found so far.

may be your suggestion isn't bad.. make my own cooling device since it's hard to get a fan cooler where the fan position can match the fan of my laptop.