MYTHLOGIC Pollux 1400: Clevo's W150HR Tested
by Jarred Walton on August 23, 2011 12:00 AM ESTThe Best TN Laptop Panel We’ve Tested
Back when we reviewed the Eurocom Racer (Clevo P150HM), I heaped quite a bit of praise on the AUO B156HW01 v1 LCD panel. The Clevo W150HRQ uses the AUO B156HW01 v4, which takes all of the good features of the v1 panel and adds a high gamut backlight. I could still wish for increased luminance (at least 300 nits at max brightness would be great, and 400 nits would be ideal), but otherwise this panel is about as good as I’ve seen from TN notebook displays. Check out the results.
Besides the higher color gamut, the v4 panel also offers better color accuracy. Something you don’t quite get from the pictures is the improved viewing angles. The v1 panel did pretty well, but on vertical angles the v4 panel improves the experience. We’re still nowhere near the level of IPS and *VA panels for vertical viewing angles, but everything else is great. Really, this should be the bare minimum level of LCD panel quality we should accept in 2011. Sadly, manufactures are all too happy to cut costs on LCD quality, and thus we’re stuck with charts like the above where most laptops struggle to hit 250:1 contrast and colors are okay at best.
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METALMORPHASIS - Thursday, August 25, 2011 - link
Just keep pumping out all those higher end laptops!Looking forward to buying a lower end model for cheap one day!
justben314 - Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - link
Late to the party, but was wondering why iBUYPOWER wasn't included in the breakdown of vendors offering Clevo laptops? At least at current pricing they're at least $100 cheaper for the same setup, sometimes up to $500 for the current comparison of P151HM1 setup I'm doing. Mostly concerned if there are serious quality issues that would make saving the cash a concern.