Toshiba DX735 All-in-One: Notebooks Without Batteries
by Dustin Sklavos on November 22, 2011 12:00 AM ESTScreen Quality
Unfortunately, another area where Toshiba's DX735 may fall short is screen quality. Toshiba opts to employ a glossy TN panel for the DX735, not too dissimilar from Dell's Inspiron One. HP's IPS panel is leaps and bounds superior just by virtue of using superior technology, but Dell's panel was abnormally dire even for TN desktop kit.
Okay, so it's a TN panel, but man does it mop the floor with the dismal panel in Dell's Inspiron One. Toshiba's DX735 was never going to beat the HP TouchSmart 610's screen, but it's not completely awful either. I'm still not a fan of this technology and hate how prevalent it is, but at least the screen here gets the job done and isn't a screaming eyesore. It's also bright enough that the glossy finish doesn't overwhelm the picture.
Viewing angles still leave a lot to be desired, but at least you can face the DX735 dead on with ease and indeed it seems to have been designed that way in mind. It also has decent tilt control and ergonomically just feels a lot better than the Inspiron One.
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piroroadkill - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - link
Someone I know was looking at iMacs, because they're tasty looking, and for many reasons I agree.Why won't a PC manufacturer make a good all-in-one? A decent graphics card and an IPS panel is all you need to match an iMac, but it would still not cost as much as an iMac..
With TN screens and integrated graphics (the guy would want to run AutoCAD and Inventor on it) it is absolutely useless.
Dustin Sklavos - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - link
Anyone who wants to run AutoCAD on an all-in-one is barking up the wrong tree.brybir - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - link
I agree with the author here, very much not the target market for these machines. Unless he has a really constrained space, he would be better off getting a nice HP Elitebook with freestanding monitor for the same price, and then getting the added benefit of portability when he needed it. Or, he could get the same PC + freestanding IPS monitor and save a considerable amount of money.piroroadkill - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - link
I agree. Guess it would be nice to be able to suggest an all in one that is at least as capable and has a nice screen like an iMac.Once people get it in their heads they want something that pretty, it becomes difficult to sway them.
ggathagan - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - link
If we look at the demographic that the AIO seems to be targeting, it's the casual-to-medium duty market.
While not always the case, the last several generations of iMAc have certainly been more than adequate to that task.
Aesthetics is certainly a valid reason to like the Apple in this market, especially since the screen on an iMac *is* far better.
In addition, if someone has the know-how, or knows someone who has the know-how, the boot camp option takes care of any platform-specific needs.
Ironically, I think that Apple shot themselves in the foot somewhat by going to a 21.5" screen for the smaller iMac.
When they decided to go from a 24" screen to a 27" model for the larger iMac, they should have moved to 23" for the smaller model.
That is one factor that may attract shoppers away from the iMac, even if other aspects of the PC AIO's don't match Apples's quality.
vozmem - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - link
I thought it was a Toshiba TV.Dribble - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - link
That gets a GT 555M, various processors, nvdia 3d vision. Would be more the sort thing I would be after as a replacement for my acer 8920G laptop for the family to use - for surfing, ms office work, kids gaming, watching stuff, viewing 3d photos (yes I own a 3d camera).JarredWalton - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - link
I'll tell Dustin to try asking for a review unit, but considering Lenovo hasn't been willing to ship us any laptops for about two years, I doubt it will happen.Roland00Address - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - link
Thankfully you can always plug in external speakersGolgatha - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - link
Needs a TV Tuner and VESA mounting holes so I can mount it on a wall in my kitchen. Would love to have a networked TV with a full fledged Windows PC capable of being the perfect HTPC in a highly integrated package. Would be nice to be able to plug in a portable Bluray drive or mount Bluray ISO rips into it for high definition movies in the kitchen too.