Vaio FW displays

Is there a specific topic regarding the displays available on the FWs?

How good or bad is the basic Xbrite-ECO 1600x900 screen (especially compared with other basic CCFL screens from manufacturers like HP, Dell etc.)? Can you tell me everything about brightness, colors, viewing angles? Is the ECO any good?

I'm finally going to buy an FW this week. Unfortunately I have to get it from a bestbuy store so any options are completely out of question. I must know how the Xbrite-ECO display is before pulling the trigger.

I have to know if the standard Xbrite-ECO is acceptable enough, especially brightness and viewing angles wise. My last few laptops have had appaling screens, with the exception of my most recent Asus -I had an HP 6820s with a terrible Samsung screen, a Toshiba A200 with another appaling Samsung display and a good Asus M50 with a nice AUO lcd.

The display is extremely important for me. Unfortunatelly I can only get a laptop from bestbuy, so Xbrite-ECO only, and gotta know if I'd better give up or if I'll be able to live with it.

I need feedback regarding the ECO. Please help!

 

I need feedback regarding the Xbrite-ECO display quality today. Please help!

 

go to best buy and look for yourself??

 

lol that won't be possible as he does not live in the states

the_1, I've seeen the eco from the 290 at the store, it is quite a good display at par with many that I saw at the store.

 

Thanks, Ascariss. You're giving me hope.

I went to a few Sony Style shops in my city yesterday. They only had the older HiColour 1600x900 on display, no ECOs.

I've just noticed the FW270 has a blu-ray RW unit, not a read only one. That's good.

 

Going through the FW owner's thread I noticed a few disturbing posts. I'm especially worried by the poor vertical viewing angles and the narrow sweet spot. That's exactly what made me hate my old HP and Toshiba, both using a crappy Samsung screen. Is the sweetspot problem really this big on FW's Xbrite-ECO display?

Was it an early problem which appeared on the first FWs or is it still the same even today? Those posts are from July.

Was the Xbrite-ECO screen improved after the more recent FW refreshes or it's the same one used since day one?

I'm worried again. The sweetspot problem would be a dealbreaker for me.

 

Hi there,

What's the difference between Eco display and Hi-color display? I did a quick round of googling but couldn't find any helpful info.

Thanks.

 

Eco is a single lamp display, while the HiColour is a double lamp, brighter one.

Couldn't figure out if the new FullHD screen which replaced the old 1600x900 HiColour display is a double lamp lcd as well. Is it?