July 20, 2015

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Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet’s display offers high maximum brightness, but we’ve detected screen flickering

Just a little tease before the actual review comes out – the initial tests of Xperia Z4 Tablet’s screen are in and we have mixed feelings about them. While the maximum brightness is more than…

July 09, 2015

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What is PWM, why is it important and why did we add this test to our reviews?

Perhaps you’ve noticed that the Laptop Media team has started testing every laptop for pulse-width modulation. PWM is used to regulate the brightness of LCD and LED displays. How does that concern us? The pulsations…

July 08, 2015

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Dell Inspiron 5758 is equipped with one of the best TN panels we’ve tested so far

It is common to see a budget notebook with TN panel instead of pricey IPS display, but we rarely come across a laptop with a quality TN panel. The Inspiron 5758 is one of those…

July 08, 2015

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PWM results for Dell Inspiron 5558 – screen flickering is missing only at max setting

As some of you may know PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is a technique used by screen vendors to regulate brightness. It is quite cheap and effective, but the downside of this method is the so-called…

June 26, 2015

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Acer Aspire V15’s (V3-574G) BluelightShield display technology might come in handy, but fails to deliver some other important features

During the next@acer event a few months back in New York, the company unveiled a big range of notebooks, convertibles, and tablets with the so-called BluelightShield technology that aims to protect your vision. Basically, the…

June 08, 2015

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Initial tests show that LG G4’s display does offer a lot of improvement over LG G3

When LG G3 was released last years it got all eyes on the screen, but, to be honest, this was the last feature that comes to our mind. It was somehow lackluster – the maximum…

May 29, 2015

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Toshiba KIRA’s display is just marvelous, despite the presence of PWM

Even though Toshiba isn’t vocal about the technology used in its latest ultrabook flagship and only stressing on the pixel packing WQHD (2560×1440) resolution, we took a closer look at what the 13.3-inch panel has…

May 21, 2015

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ASUS finally replaces its Samsung IPS panels on ROG G551 notebooks with LG

ASUS has been using the very same panels for its ROG machines for more than 3 years now. They had really good properties like large color gamut coverage, high maximum brightness and etc. ASUS has…

May 21, 2015

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Toshiba Portege Z30 (A-1E1, 2015) has harmless screen that can even be used for professional purposes

Toshiba is well renown for its high-quality displays in its products. Our recently reviewed budget Toshiba Satellite Click Mini tablet surprised us with a cool IPS panel, despite the low price tag. However, the subject…

May 19, 2015

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Lenovo proves that LCD panels are not yet obsolete and the new Vibe Shot smartphone is here to verify it

We always give credit to the vendors which perfect the displays on their devices and it’s the logical thing to do, especially with smartphones. We are looking at the screen all the time and sometimes…

May 19, 2015

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Toshiba Satellite Click Mini has a bright and harmless screen, but lacks the needed colors

Convertibles these days are becoming more and more popular and it looks like Toshiba wants to take a piece of that pie too. Usually, the Japanese company puts some quality IPS panels on their notebooks,…

May 12, 2015

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MEIZU m1 note features one of the best displays on the market

The Chinese company MEIZU offers its smartphones at quite affordable prices and yet manages to offer some really good specs under the hood. We are currently testing the MEIZU m1 note that has an amazing…

April 28, 2015

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GSmart Guru GX does well in our screen tests, especially for a mid-ranger

Gigabyte is relatively new on the smartphone market but ever since, the company has been trying to improve the quality of its devices and the Guru GX is another handset to prove that. The initial…

April 27, 2015

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Acer Aspire R13 uses the same IGZO screen technology as the Aspire S7 and thus, inherits great screen properties

We were very pleased with the screen quality presented in the Aspire S7 and it turns out that the Aspire R13 uses the very same panel manufactured by Sharp with a model number of LQ133T1JW02.…

April 16, 2015

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Dell Inspiron 17 (5749)’s screen isn’t doing well in our tests – it has PWM across all brightness levels

That’s one heavyweight workstation with 17-inch touchscreen that might not be ideal for travelers, but it will surely fit in your office as a replacement of a big, power-hungry desktop machine. However, its display properties…

March 24, 2015

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Lenovo has finally updated its Y50 display with IPS along with GTX 960M

We were quite satisfied with last year’s result of the Y50’s performance, despite the fact that the hardware was crammed inside incredibly thin chassis. However, this year Lenovo has updated its famous Y50 series gaming…

January 13, 2015

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The PWM test results from ASUS ZenBook UX303 are ready

As some of you may know the PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is a technique used by screen vendors in order to regulate brightness. It is quite cheap and effective, but the downside of this method…