dv7tqe 1080p screen quality?

I'm about to make a purchase on the dv7t due to all of the promotions and coupons recently. One concern I have is about the 1080p screen that is offered on the dv7tqe: is the screen of high quality?

How does the screen compare to XPS 17 non-3D screen? Is there any site that does a comprehensive review of contrast/black levels/brightness on the dv7tqe?

 

I'm actually going to stop by best buy tomorrow (..today) and see if they have both screens and see what the real difference is, and (from a normal user POV) whether it's worth the extra 150. What works for some might not work for others.

 

Yeah, I think I'll drop by a Best Buy if I have the time too. Just wondering what other people think of the screen quality compared to other similar offerings.

 

Turns out my nearby Bestbuy (checked online) doesn't carry the 1920x1080 screen in the store. Sucks. I'll go anyway and see if the 1366x768 suits my needs.

 

People say the screen upgrade is the first and best upgrade to get. Apparently the "brightview" screens are at the bottom of the quality spectrum while the anti glare 1080p screens are among the best.

 

Actually I've heard very satisfied people taking the 1366x768 screen. It's the "people" who are are used to the higher end displays or do some work such as photo-editing and need the higher resolution who call it the best upgrade. I'll just take gander myself, and just look at the resolution upgrade since I can't see the exact screen itself.

 

well I can tell you with experience that the black levels in the 900p and 768p screen are awful and the viewing angles are not forgiving at all

it's bright and colorful though!

 

The 1366x768 display in the DV6tqe and the 1600x900 display in the DV7tqe both have sub-par image quality. Some people might be more satisfied than others, because I believe HP uses multiple LCD models in their laptops, and it's luck of the draw if you get a decent one or not - this is for the low-res screens.

The high-res screens options will generally come with the same LCD model across the line. The DV6tQE 1080p is an AUO B156HW01 V3, and the DV7tQE 1080p is an LG screen (forgot the model #)

Both are good quality screens, especially the DV7's.

Also I just went to Best Buy today for another purpose, but I went into the back to look at the laptops. They didn't have any current-gen DV6's or DV7s yet (shows how much they suck at keeping their stock up to date). I did look at the previous-gen DV6 and the screen had that "griddy" look to it just like basically every other screen in the store.

 

This is what I'm talking about. A lot (trying not to say "most") of consumers for laptops don't care about black levels or viewing angles. Tilting their lid that extra couple degrees doesn't matter to them and is second nature. I'm sure the 1080p is "better" than the 768 screen, but not a necessity like a lot of people says on this board. I swear some of the people on this board should work for hp marketing, they could sell the general public anything.

 

Well the dv7 was my first laptop and before that I've really only experienced old CRT and my Samsung LCD desktop monitor. All I do I'd browse and play some games, and granted I understand laptop screens are restricted compared to their desktop brothers, the quality bothered me and that's why I sent it back to get the screen upgraded to the 1080p screen. You can say what you want about "most" or "a lot" of consumers, the 1080p screen is just much nicer.

 

well, as someone who just got the dv6t with the 1080p screen, at the suggestion of people here, i must say, I am VERY satisfied with its quality. This isn't even from a person who loves high resolutions angle, because I'm actually still adjusting to having a laptop with such a high resolution, but...the colors are VERY crisp, rich, great contrasts, the viewing angles quite good, and I just love the fact that it is totally matte. Seriously, I could stare into this screen all day, its just so...NICE. Def worth the upgrade, IMO.

 

Sure 768p "works" for most consumers, but anyone who tries to convince someone that the screen upgrade is unimportant is misguided and isn't looking at the facts.

First of all, the screen upgrade provides significantly more overall benefit than any other upgrade could, because having a higher resolution will let you fit more onscreen at once. Multitasking is improved far more than it would if you were to up the RAM by a few gigs or get a slightly faster processor, and it improves user experience. The screen is a huge limiting factor because it's the only way information gets from inside the computer to your eyes.

Second of all, since the screen is what you stare at all the time, why would you cheap out on quality? The 1080p screen in the DV7tqe is an exceptionally quality display, and the one in the DV6tqe isn't too far off.

The only reason we're able to convince people of how important the screen upgrade is is because there are so many facts that justify how important it is. For example, I could try to convince someone that the i7-2820QM upgrade is worth it for "future-proofing" but the truth is that there are no facts available that will truly justify that. All the facts point to no for the processor upgrade, but all the facts point to yes for the screen upgrade.

 

Just to add that the poor black levels on the 900 res screen on the DV7 show up markedly when viewing dvds which is one reason I am going for an upgrade.

 

Some people try to justify taking the 1366x768 screen by telling themselves it doesn't make much of a difference. Then they take a processor upgrade that makes exactly no difference at all to most of what they're doing.

 

I'm going to get the 1080p and I like the fact that you can put 2 screen side by side. I can't tell you how many times I've needed to do that but it didn't work well on my current 1366 x 768 laptop.

But the main reason to get the screen IMO is that it's matte. Glossy reflective screens are the worst thing to ever happen to mankind after AIDS.

 

I tried to use LCD wipes to clean my glossy screen on my M1530. Spoiler alert: it doesn't work. There's no way to clean this thing.

My favorite thing about the glossy screen epidemic is that they created these screens to supposedly look better. Now they upcharge you to get rid of them.

 

bro, I just got my DV7TQE, I am so damn glad that I went with the upgrade on screen instead of processor. My bro has the glossy style screen and when we work on our laptop on our bar table together, I casually tell him to kill himself since hes sitting there craning his neck around to block all the sunlight