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High Contrast Glossy Screens

post #1 of 15
12/2/03 at 12:00am
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I've been seeing Toshiba laptops with what look like glass panels over their displays. The clarity on these screens is phenomenal. Is this what High Contrast Glossy Screens on Sagers are like? Does anyone have any pictures of the Sager High Contrast Glossy Screens in use?
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post #2 of 15
12/2/03 at 10:45am
I've seen the same screens on some of the Fujitsu's. They call it MVA technology.

They are BEAUTIFUL. I can't wait to see the review of the 4080 and see how it's screen compares to some I've seen the on the Fujitsu's.

skuff
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post #3 of 15
12/2/03 at 11:27am
Adam posted some pictures of the 4080 screen a while ago and I have to say it looked pretty damn good
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post #4 of 15
12/2/03 at 1:53pm
It's basically the same principle as inkjet Photo Paper uses - that is, use gloss and shine (aka blur) to "smear" the dots to appear less "dotty" - I can't believe it's taken "them" this long to actually impliment this technology. But hey, it works!

-myrkat
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post #5 of 15
12/2/03 at 1:56pm
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Photos?

Does anyone know where I could see photos of the screens when they're in use?
Side-by-side comparison with another type of display would be great, but a photo of a display by itself would suffice.
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post #6 of 15
12/2/03 at 1:59pm
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Originally Posted by myrkat
It's basically the same principle as inkjet Photo Paper uses - that is, use gloss and shine (aka blur) to "smear" the dots to appear less "dotty" - I can't believe it's taken "them" this long to actually impliment this technology. But hey, it works!

-myrkat
Make no mistake, however. These screens appear as sharp as most of the other non-glossy lcd's I've seen.

The advantages the glossy ones have, in my opinion, (however they do it) is consistency of color across the entire screen surface and deepness and vibrance of colors. Black is BLACK! White appears very white. The view angle seems wider than your average lcd as well.

skuff
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post #7 of 15
12/2/03 at 2:03pm
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Originally Posted by clickster
Does anyone know where I could see photos of the screens when they're in use?
Side-by-side comparison with another type of display would be great, but a photo of a display by itself would suffice.
Head over to Best Buy, I've seen at least one model there... albeit, not in a laptop, but a stand-alone LCD.

-myrkat
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post #8 of 15
12/2/03 at 2:04pm
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Make no mistake, however. These screens appear as sharp as most of the other non-glossy lcd's I've seen...
No. No mistake, the "smear" term was for lack of a better one. The "glass" panel helps eliminate the jagginess of the pixels, is what I was getting at - so you have sharp, consistant colors and images. Or at least one should.

-myrkat
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post #9 of 15
12/2/03 at 2:06pm
Frye's has the Fujitsu's I mentioned in my earlier post on this thread. They are the N series laptops. Definitely worth a visit to at least check out the glossy screen technology, if there is a Frye's near you.

skuff
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post #10 of 15
12/2/03 at 3:07pm
Check it

http://www.sagerforums.net/showthrea...t=4080+picture
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post #11 of 15
12/2/03 at 3:35pm
No picture can describe how clear LCD screens can be, you really should see them in person.
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post #12 of 15
12/2/03 at 4:27pm
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Yes, but...

Where can I see one in person in Oklahoma City? Anyone know of any stores that build/sell them?
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post #13 of 15
1/1/04 at 6:58pm
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Originally Posted by myrkat
It's basically the same principle as inkjet Photo Paper uses - that is, use gloss and shine (aka blur) to "smear" the dots to appear less "dotty" - I can't believe it's taken "them" this long to actually impliment this technology. But hey, it works!

-myrkat
Sorry, but that's entirely incorrect. The glossy screen surface actually allows the underlying pixels to be seen more clearly - that's the whole point of the glossy surface. In other LCDs the surface is coated in a material which scatters light in order to reduce unwanted reflections. Unfortunately, it not onyl scatters light relfecting on the surface, it also scatters light passing through from the backlight. The downside is more surface reflectivity.

BTW I am onyl talking about notebooks screens, I'm not cliaming to know anything photo paper.
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post #14 of 15
1/2/04 at 4:41pm
My experience with the CASV screens shows a fairly major issue, at least for me, and that is dealing with glare from ambient lighting. The screens are gorgeous, but if your lighting sucks, you'll be staring at a reflection of yourself, or the lights above you, etc.
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post #15 of 15
1/2/04 at 5:32pm
I've had a glossy 17 lcd desktop monitor for a couple of years now (AG Neovo X-17) and while reflections can sometimes be annoying, despite the anti reflection coating, it does indeed look very sharp and very deep in a way my Tosh lappy cannot. The glossy screen in not new, just not widely implemented.
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