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    Which VAIO Models offer LED screens?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by acaurora, May 26, 2007.

  1. acaurora

    acaurora Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    As the topic says, anyone know which particular models / lines use LED screens now?
     
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    The Sony TX (and new TZ series) uses LED backlit screens.

    The premium Sony SZ's use them as well.... these are basically anything with a model number equal to or over x5x...... so the SZ370,SZ450,460,etc. have LED-backlit screens, but the SZ430 does not.

    I think that's pretty much it for now.

    -Zadillo
     
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    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    I'm not sure, maybe the UX?
     
    Rahul, May 26, 2007
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    acaurora Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Oh... bah... all that we sell @ Best Buy are the SZ430s lol... I have yet to see a VAIO with an LED screen... at least one that i *know* is a LED screen... the FE880s we used to carry... those screens were VERY bright ;) I really liked that model /sniff...
     
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    You don't carry the TX there? Most Best Buys I've been to not only carry them but have them out on display.

    Either way, if you have a SonyStyle store around you, they normally have the premium SZ's there.

    The LED-backlit SZ screen is amazing in my opinion compared to the non-premium SZ screen. Just very bright and crisp. You can see the same quality in the TX series.

    The FE and FZ screens are definitely very nice - not LED backlit, but still quite bright.

    -Zadillo
     
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    I was thinking that too, but at least from the specs I've read for it, it isn't LED-backlit. But it is still very bright, and also very crisp because of the high pixel density in such a small screen.
     
    zadillo, May 26, 2007
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