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Comments on 16.1 inch screens/88XX series

post #1 of 69
6/5/03 at 9:21pm
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The 56XX series looks better to me, but I'd like the bigger screen, RAID, etc. of the new 8890.

How are the current 88XX screens? How heavy are these devils?

I want one with the RAID and M10, but I'd like to know how heavy they are, and if the screen is nice.
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post #2 of 69
6/6/03 at 1:44am
Screen: BIG. 8887: HEAVY. You should be able to find picture post comparisons here in the fourms. Depending on my laptop position, I sometimes find I have to tilt the screen way back to get proper viewing contrast. Those wide-angle screens (5670?) sound nice, but that's not a must-have for me.
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post #3 of 69
6/6/03 at 2:04am
The 5680 has a 16.1 inch screen as well. So you can get the big screen with the 5680.
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post #4 of 69
6/6/03 at 2:17am
Is there any noticable ghosting on the 88XX series screens? Cuz that may be the deciding factor in my perchace.
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post #5 of 69
6/6/03 at 4:33am
I can't imagine the screen really being that much worse, probably not noticeable, but it would be nice to know from someone whos compared both. The screen in my case will probably be a major factor. I hate ghosting.

Someone should post the pros and cons of the 5680 and 8890... would clear up a lot of questions. Detailed pros and cons would be nice.
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post #6 of 69
6/6/03 at 8:18am
The 8887 screen is very bright. Images are crisp and clear, however when scrolling you may notice some ghosting. It doesn't bother me. I don't see it during gaming, or DVD watching.

I'm very happy with the screen and the power.
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post #7 of 69
6/6/03 at 11:05am
Ditto to everything Babbabresaur said. Minimal to no ghosting on mine.
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post #8 of 69
6/6/03 at 11:46am
Plays DVDs and games perfectly. I get told all the time how nice and clear the screen is when watching DVDs.
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post #9 of 69
6/6/03 at 10:57pm
The wide-angle view 5670 screen is a thing of beauty. Higher resolution than the 8887, too, so it is a crisper image. I can see "more" on my 15 inch 5670 than I can on my 21" desktop monitor.

Just my 2 cents,
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post #10 of 69
6/7/03 at 2:47pm
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Originally posted by heath
The wide-angle view 5670 screen is a thing of beauty. Higher resolution than the 8887, too, so it is a crisper image. I can see "more" on my 15 inch 5670 than I can on my 21" desktop monitor.

Just my 2 cents,
HIgher than the 8887? I thought the 5670's 15" screen was 1600x1200 which is the same as the 16" 8887 screen. Though actually I would prefer something more like 1280x1024 which is what I use on my 18" flat panel for my desktop, but it distorts some when running that on my 8887.

My only complaint on the 8887 screen is that is seems to lack a little color richness to me. I can't seem to find any way to help adjust that
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post #11 of 69
6/7/03 at 3:09pm
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HIgher than the 8887? I thought the 5670's 15" screen was 1600x1200 which is the same as the 16" 8887 screen.
You are correct, they are the same... I thought the 8887 had lower rez. My error. As for lack of color richness in your 8887, all I can say is that the 5670's screen doesn't seem to have any problems in that area... it really is beautiful...
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post #12 of 69
6/7/03 at 4:08pm
yea this whole monitor thing has been bugging me a lot lately as its almost time to get a sager, but I was at comp usa the other day and I seen a toshiba that could at least somewhat represent a 8887 in size, the thing was one huge hunk of laptop I can tell ya, and had a 16" screen that was SXGA, and it didnt look to bad to me, there was some ghosting in the mouse but it didnt seem to bad, and the 8887 has a UXGA so I dont know how much better it is because all the lappies there had SXGA.

and I know ghosting would bother the crap out of me, but id really like a nice big screen and all the extra stuff you can fit in the 8887 compared to the 5670.

also how do you guys use them things with 1600x1200 or whatever, I use 1024x768 on my desktop and things seem small enough. it also seems like a rez like that would screw up websites.
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post #13 of 69
6/7/03 at 4:08pm
heh yea just set my desktop to that rez....crazy small
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post #14 of 69
6/7/03 at 4:47pm
No, you can see more because it is so crisp compared to a regular monitor. Think of it this way: you can usually read much smaller type comfortably on the printed page than you can on a monitor, right? It's because the printed page is so much clearer than your monitor. Well, think of the uxga as a printed page... it is crisp.

Another thing is that you tend to sit closer to the laptop screen than a regular screen.

I thought 1600x1200 would be tough, but I now much prefer it over my 21" 1280 x 1024 monitor... my monitor looks like mud in comparison.

And how do you think it would screw up websites? I don't undertsand that concern...
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post #15 of 69
6/7/03 at 5:27pm
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Originally posted by Berek Halfhand
The 5680 has a 16.1 inch screen as well. So you can get the big screen with the 5680.
Umm where did you get that?
In the news it lists the 5680 as having a 15 inch screen
news thread on pctorque about 8890 and 5680
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post #16 of 69
6/7/03 at 6:13pm
It doesn't but it should like the ones out now. If it doesn't have a 16.1, my moneys on the 8890 then.
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post #17 of 69
6/7/03 at 7:04pm
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Originally posted by kpk02
HIgher than the 8887? I thought the 5670's 15" screen was 1600x1200 which is the same as the 16" 8887 screen. Though actually I would prefer something more like 1280x1024 which is what I use on my 18" flat panel for my desktop, but it distorts some when running that on my 8887.

My only complaint on the 8887 screen is that is seems to lack a little color richness to me. I can't seem to find any way to help adjust that
For the lack of color richness try lower the brightness in the ATI control panel. That helped for me.
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post #18 of 69
6/8/03 at 6:50pm
It could screw up websites because some people may not code it to stretch accordingly to screen resolution. so if someone codes a website to be in 800x600 only, and not expand, when you view it on like 1600x1200 theres going to be huge gaps on the sides of the page, and possible errors with content.


so...I guess ill just be blunt here...anyone who has seen a 5670 screen and a 8887 screen, could you deal with the 8887 and recommend still getting it if you really need the extra capability of the 8887
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post #19 of 69
6/8/03 at 7:00pm
Well... bad web design is bad web design... any site will look bad if the designer doesn't keep in mind the fact that there is a huge range of resolutions out there. My own website was designed on a much smaller screen, but works fine on this one.

Actually, I've had no problems with viewing any websites on this 1600x1200 screen. No more so than I had on any other screen.
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post #20 of 69
6/9/03 at 12:54am
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so...I guess ill just be blunt here...anyone who has seen a 5670 screen and a 8887 screen, could you deal with the 8887 and recommend still getting it if you really need the extra capability of the 8887
I have seen both the 5670 and 8887 screens and I preferred the 5670 wide angle UXGA screen for two reasons: (1) the wide viewing angles of the 5670 are very nice and (2) on my 8887 the colors looked a little washed out - games, DVDs looked better to me on the 5670 -- that's just my opinion. Now, to your question of whether I could deal with the 8887 if I just needed the extra capability it had? --> for me, no, because those extras were not that important. For you the answer might be yes. This is a tough question because there are some things about the 8887 that in my opinion are better than the 5670 (keyboard, extra 1" on LCD, 2nd HD option). To me, the 8887 would be perfect if they just stuck the 5670 wide angle screen on it in a 16.1 inch size of course! The ghosting issue on the 8887 is overblown to me, its not really a problem in practical use.

My question is whether the 5680 is going to come with a regular UXGA or a wide angle UXGA? From what I've read so far on the forums, the assumption seems to be that the wide angle UXGA option will still be available on the 5680. I can't wait for that 5680 mb/video card upgrade....

GamingGal
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