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+more accurate colors and no color shift with the viewing angle change. Pretty much the best type of LCD. Usually you find IPS in the best monitors, and I am no

+more accurate colors and no color shift with the viewing angle change. Pretty much the best type of LCD. Usually you find IPS in the best monitors, and I am not aware of any notebook with IPS screen.

bd 17y ago
Thinkpads used to have IPS displays (FlexView). Lenovo stopped offering them as they could not procure a reliable supply. http://lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=75 http://lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=75 They did look considerably better: http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/13263.jpg http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/13263.jpg http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/10884.jpg http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/10884.jpg
- samdk 17y ago
  The TN panels they're being compared against there are terrible, though. My Eee (which is otherwise fairly similar: a 10" display at 1024x600) looks fine at those angles. I have seen laptops with displays that are that bad, but it's not the norm, but it doesn't make sense to use them as the basis for IPS-TN comparisons.
dagw 17y ago
While I will never buy a screen that isn't IPS for my computer, I question the necessity of it in this device. IPS makes a great marketing point and will make it look really shiny during demos, but I think it is the wrong tech for this device for day to day use. If I had to choose between colour accuracy and battery life, I'd much rather have the battery life. It's not like I'm going to be editing photos for print on the iPad.
- rimantas 17y ago
  My guess is that the viewing angle was a deciding factor there. While on notebook you can adjust the screen so it is at useable angle this is not an option for a tablet with no support. IPS matrix gets rid of that problem.
  - dagw 17y ago
    I don't know what kind of screen my IBM x41 has, but viewing angle has never been any sort of problem when using it in tablet mode.
- csmeder 17y ago
  I'm sure color accuracy and marketing have very little to do with it. If they could have gone with the cheaper LCD they would have, but it would have meant limited viewing angle, which would not have been acceptable.

bd 17y ago

Thinkpads used to have IPS displays (FlexView). Lenovo stopped offering them as they could not procure a reliable supply. http://lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=75 http://lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=75 They did look considerably better: http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/13263.jpg http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/13263.jpg http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/10884.jpg http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/10884.jpg

samdk 17y ago
The TN panels they're being compared against there are terrible, though. My Eee (which is otherwise fairly similar: a 10" display at 1024x600) looks fine at those angles. I have seen laptops with displays that are that bad, but it's not the norm, but it doesn't make sense to use them as the basis for IPS-TN comparisons.

dagw 17y ago

While I will never buy a screen that isn't IPS for my computer, I question the necessity of it in this device. IPS makes a great marketing point and will make it look really shiny during demos, but I think it is the wrong tech for this device for day to day use. If I had to choose between colour accuracy and battery life, I'd much rather have the battery life. It's not like I'm going to be editing photos for print on the iPad.

rimantas 17y ago
My guess is that the viewing angle was a deciding factor there. While on notebook you can adjust the screen so it is at useable angle this is not an option for a tablet with no support. IPS matrix gets rid of that problem.
- dagw 17y ago
  I don't know what kind of screen my IBM x41 has, but viewing angle has never been any sort of problem when using it in tablet mode.
csmeder 17y ago
I'm sure color accuracy and marketing have very little to do with it. If they could have gone with the cheaper LCD they would have, but it would have meant limited viewing angle, which would not have been acceptable.