My wife has got annoyed with my continual disappearance into the back room to process my pics and as such I have been 'persuaded' to buy a laptop.
I am a bit concerned about the quality of the screen for processing pics, can anyone point me in the direction of a good make as far as screen quality is concerned (or ones to avoid)? Also are the glossy finish screens now available on most makes worth having or avoiding?
I am sticking with a pc based system.
Thanks!
Posted by Tim Munsey on October 2, 2007 at 4:06 AM
Hi Chas,
I appreciate you're sticking with a pc system please bare with me, have a look at the macbook pro screens they are extremely good:
ref: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8741-9027
Macbook pro can run windows, so all your PC software is usable, see bootcamp, parallels, vmware fusion etc.
I got one because of the screen, also the fact that the macbook will run a 30inch display!
Have a look and see.
Tim
If you get a MacBook DONT get the glossy screen - its a pig for reflections, otherwise superb.
Posted by Tim Munsey on October 2, 2007 at 6:25 AM
yep I went for matt
Posted by Rene de Heer on October 2, 2007 at 6:41 AM
I recently took delivery of the new Sony Vaio TZ, fantastic screen but at a price. Also worth looking at the Samsung Q35 or Q40.
Rene de Heer
Posted by Elliott Neep on October 2, 2007 at 6:58 AM
I'm shopping for a laptop too. So far I've narrowed it down to a Sony SZ or Toshiba Qosmio. Both have superb high definition screens and there are different specs to suit performance and budget.
NOTE: Make sure you get a laptop with a separate graphics accelerator card. Most laptops have embedded graphics chipsets with software accelerators made my Intel. As good as they are, they are not quite up to spec for imaging. The Sony comes with a hardware switch so you can flip between embedded graphics and low power consumption (for day-to-day computing) to accelerator card when you want to do some imaging.
Rene. Thought you'd like to know... the laptop I bought off you all those moons ago is now the admin computer for a new Masai run conservancy in the Masai Mara
Another vote for MacBook Pro, had mine 10 months now and am very happy with it.
John
Posted by Paul Gibbs on October 2, 2007 at 8:06 AM
I use an Asus A6KM, sadly with a gloss screen, but in its defence it is rather good.
I also use Dell's at work and to be honest i cant recommend any of their laptops for good screens, they are all far to dim and have poor view angles on the newer models.
i run a dell M1210, which i use for video editing as well, it's nice and fast but nice and small too, i've been running a laptop only system for ages due to travel needs, the only thing i find is that it depends on what angle you look at the screen at as to how your image looks, which you dont get on a monitor so if you are printing your own images, this might be an issue with (i think) any laptop screen.
Just to finish the tale... I took your advice and rob G's review and have just ordered the macbook pro. Thanks to all for your help it completely changed my mind about what to go for!
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13 repliesI am a bit concerned about the quality of the screen for processing pics, can anyone point me in the direction of a good make as far as screen quality is concerned (or ones to avoid)? Also are the glossy finish screens now available on most makes worth having or avoiding?
I am sticking with a pc based system.
Thanks!
I appreciate you're sticking with a pc system please bare with me, have a look at the macbook pro screens they are extremely good:
ref: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8741-9027
Macbook pro can run windows, so all your PC software is usable, see bootcamp, parallels, vmware fusion etc.
I got one because of the screen, also the fact that the macbook will run a 30inch display!
Have a look and see.
Tim
Rene de Heer
NOTE: Make sure you get a laptop with a separate graphics accelerator card. Most laptops have embedded graphics chipsets with software accelerators made my Intel. As good as they are, they are not quite up to spec for imaging. The Sony comes with a hardware switch so you can flip between embedded graphics and low power consumption (for day-to-day computing) to accelerator card when you want to do some imaging.
Rene. Thought you'd like to know... the laptop I bought off you all those moons ago is now the admin computer for a new Masai run conservancy in the Masai Mara
John
I also use Dell's at work and to be honest i cant recommend any of their laptops for good screens, they are all far to dim and have poor view angles on the newer models.
You may find this interesting
http://www.anandtech.com/displays/showdoc.aspx?i=2994
i run a dell M1210, which i use for video editing as well, it's nice and fast but nice and small too, i've been running a laptop only system for ages due to travel needs, the only thing i find is that it depends on what angle you look at the screen at as to how your image looks, which you dont get on a monitor so if you are printing your own images, this might be an issue with (i think) any laptop screen.
mark
Thanks for all your help. I will look into getting a powerbook.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/28/bofh_episode_33/
Enjoy the MPB Chas.