contempt
02-21-2004, 09:36 PM
After playing with my new TH for a day now, I've been comparing the color quality with ny previous NX. Here's what I've discovered, I would love to find out if it's just my TH or the entire line:
- Whites display almost perfectly on the TH. I always thought the NX was bright, but when side by side, the NX has a purplish tint to its white.
- The contrast on the TH is way too high. After viewing the hi-res+ graffiti area on an NX which distinctly shows it grey and dark grey, on the TH it's dark grey and almost black.
- When viewing the CNN web page, my computer's cinema displays shows the left hand nav as a bright blue (which we could assume is the true color). The NX shows it almost the same blue when held up against the display. The TH on the other hand, shows it as a really dark blue, not even close in a side by side comparison. Also, today's CNN main image had a photo of men in dark suits. On both the NX and computer display, you could make out details such as collars, wrinkles, etc. On the TH, it was just a dark patch.
So in conclusion, as much as the screen is brighter, there are still some flaws. Instead of just a brightness slider, I wish they would also have a contrast slider. There needs to be a better way to calibrate this screen because it's really there, just has too much contrast to it.
Anyway, other TH owners, please post your comments. I want to see if I should return this for another unit. (And I know to some, color accuracy isn't much a big deal, but it is to me, especially showing client's designs and images on the Clie, which is what I typically do).
- Whites display almost perfectly on the TH. I always thought the NX was bright, but when side by side, the NX has a purplish tint to its white.
- The contrast on the TH is way too high. After viewing the hi-res+ graffiti area on an NX which distinctly shows it grey and dark grey, on the TH it's dark grey and almost black.
- When viewing the CNN web page, my computer's cinema displays shows the left hand nav as a bright blue (which we could assume is the true color). The NX shows it almost the same blue when held up against the display. The TH on the other hand, shows it as a really dark blue, not even close in a side by side comparison. Also, today's CNN main image had a photo of men in dark suits. On both the NX and computer display, you could make out details such as collars, wrinkles, etc. On the TH, it was just a dark patch.
So in conclusion, as much as the screen is brighter, there are still some flaws. Instead of just a brightness slider, I wish they would also have a contrast slider. There needs to be a better way to calibrate this screen because it's really there, just has too much contrast to it.
Anyway, other TH owners, please post your comments. I want to see if I should return this for another unit. (And I know to some, color accuracy isn't much a big deal, but it is to me, especially showing client's designs and images on the Clie, which is what I typically do).