Guys,

I’ve reinstalled a couple of TXes last month and one of my coworkers gave me back his laptop so I can confirm if the color temperature is somewhat weird, compared to my T and the RED is more brownish than usual.

I’ve tried couple of calibration tools, although the red is always semi-shot brownish.

By default the TX seems to be set at 9300K, while the T is 5800K and the colors feel warmer on the T and colder on the TX.

I suspect that the LEDs don’t emit the same light compared to a lamp, although it would be interesting to know if these settings can be changed to match a warmer profile using a 3rd party software.

The intel drivers do not allow changing the color temperature

Anyone?

anyone?

Try PowerStrip:

http://entechtaiwan.net/util/ps.shtm

I have no problems with the reds on my TX610P. Oct. build date. I love the TX.

JMR

What a strange post about “color problems”. I have no problem with red either.

[quote author=“whozurdaddyo”]Try PowerStrip:

http://entechtaiwan.net/util/ps.shtm

At any setting I cannot get a bright RED. It is always has brownish hue.

[quote author=“JMR2”]I have no problems with the reds on my TX610P. Oct. build date. I love the TX.

JMR

I believe that the TX610P use a different batch of LCDs compared to the TX650s.

I saw one of those 610Ps and it was alright. The 2 TX650Ps I’ve reinstalled are both screwed up.

The spyder Pro refuses to configure it ...

I also have three DELL 2405FPW at my office, all of them calibrated and none of the colors match these on the TX650…

If I go to CNN.COM and look at the CNN logo on the top left portion of the screen, it looks bright red on any of the 2405s, bright red with a tad more gamma (whitish) on the T350P and like dark blood red on the TX650. If I scroll up/down it gets brighter while the screen is moving and cools off when you are not scrolling.

When I use powerstrip, it gets brighter to a point when it is light brownish red, although that’s not the right color.

Another disturbing factor is that amazon.com sells the 650Ps for $1850 after MIR.

I wonder why ...

Guest,

Even though I’ve slept through this topic in school, I’ve suspected that the light coming out of the LEDs will be the reason for the colors to look odd.

The reason to say that is that when I move (scroll the screen) up/down fast enough, the brownish fonts turn into red for a fraction of the second and they cool off. I believe the LEDs are getting more juice for a short period of time until they settle to the proper voltage causing this effect.

I will explain your theory to my coworkers on Monday and will see what they’ll do with their lappies

Meanwhile I am sticking to my T350P… better built, cooler, right colors, same functionality…

Gilbert, you and your other Daywalker-Fake, “tacosalad”, could you please stop posting strange stuff?

I’m gonna puke if you write the terms “LED” or “LCD” once more, because virtually every notebook since… I don’t know, a decade or something… is not using LCDs (which means liquid crystal displays) anymore.

They are using TFT displays. TFT stands for “thin film transistors”. Which aren’t liquid, and aren’t even crystal, but light emitting transistors. And, thus, totally different. Like: not even the same sport.

And then that “LED voltage” stuff… if you scroll the screen up and down the voltage of the backlight LEDs drop? WHY would they do that? Like, magic?

We know you don’t like the TX. No, we don’t care if you like the TX or want the TX or skip the TX or eat the TX with juicy salad sauce or take it with you to a football game to watch those chesty cheerleaders with it. We just don’t care.

FrodoID, don’t mean any disrespect, but frankly, you don’t know what you’re talking about.

[quote author=“FrodoID”]I’m gonna puke if you write the terms “LED” or “LCD” once more, because virtually every notebook since… I don’t know, a decade or something… is not using LCDs (which means liquid crystal displays) anymore.

They are using TFT displays. TFT stands for “thin film transistors”. Which aren’t liquid, and aren’t even crystal, but light emitting transistors. And, thus, totally different. Like: not even the same sport.

Here are couple of links for you to study what is LCD and what is TFT:
 
 

Just a little quotation from webopedia:

Color LCD displays use two basic techniques for producing color: Passive matrix is the less expensive of the two technologies. The other technology, called thin film transistor (TFT) or active-matrix, produces color images that are as sharp as traditional CRT displays, but the technology is expensive.

I hope that you’re clear now about LCDs and their SUBcategory - Thin-Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Displays - TFT LCDs. 

[quote author=“FrodoID”]We know you don’t like the TX. No, we don’t care if you like the TX or want the TX or skip the TX or eat the TX with juicy salad sauce or take it with you to a football game to watch those chesty cheerleaders with it. We just don’t care.

I really don’t understand your attitude here. If you don’t like this thread or you don’t like its author, then don’t read it, end of story. If you know some other facts that negates Gilbert’s claims then you should post it and contest it (highly unlikely, judging by your knowledge).
Your way is offensive, to say the least…

Frodo,

I am stunned by your mental incapacity. I am wondering how you survive with such attitude. Are you French?

TX LCD Update:

Since we had nothing to do today, we took the laptop to a photolab and they’ve measured it using 3 different screen calibrators.

All of them failed.

All my posts on this topic have been provided as a matter of information and discussion. Any outbursts likes Frodo’s are plain example of bad taste and behavioral problems. If you don’t like others’ opionion on a specific topic, please let them know by sending them a private message or just disregard the entire topic.

Actually, I find this an interesting discussion. There are lots of times I want to see the color - before selecting the colors for my new gizmo, for example. More than once I have cross-checked against my desktop, which has a CRT.

I have often noticed that on ALL LCDs, colors look much richer when the text or picture is moving. I don’t understand why, but it’s not just true for the Sonys.