Gamut availability on laptop cptrs

[dleroyj]

I must replace an old laptop, and would like to purchase a new one with a display that's capable of the AdobeRGB gamut. Can anyone guide me on which models / brands can reproduce this gamut?

(Motivation: I calibrated my Lenovo LS410 and my Dell desktop LCD monitor -- the Dell's gamut is almost exactly the AdobeRGB space, and the Lenovo laptop doesn't even fill the sRGB, lacking most significantly in green.)

I am having trouble identifying which brands / models might be able.

Thanks!

[Schewe]

I must replace an old laptop, and would like to purchase a new one with a display that's capable of the AdobeRGB gamut. Can anyone guide me on which models / brands can reproduce this gamut?

I don't recall ever hearing about any expanded gamut displays built into laptops of any kind. About all you could do is hook up one as a 2nd external display...

[Paul Sumi]

I thought I remembered hearing a while back that some IBM (sorry; Lenovo) Thinkpad W series notebooks had near-aRGB gamut?

Paul

[Steve Weldon]

Nothing on a laptop is 100% Adobe98.. but the W series Lenovo's and Dell Studio XPS 16 came closest.

Personally I'm not sure a high-gamut laptop display makes a lot of sense all considering.  A standalone monitor you could use externally would be best.

[mediumcool]

Rob Galbraith had a story about laptops with good gamut for field use (is that what you want it for?). Couple of years ago I think.

I think having an IPS panel is vital, as colour, brightness and contrast change with small movements away from axis, rendering any calibration moot. But I haven’t found anything other than TN mentioned online.

Here is a link comparing a MacBook Pro with various PC laptops from last year that may be helpful.

A graphic from the article:



Picked the one that made the MBP look good! 

[tived]

what about this one http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c02057761&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Henrik

[mediumcool]

what about this one http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c02057761&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Henrik

That’s really a portable workstation (up to 32GB RAM) and it has an IPS screen.

But on colour accuracy and gamut, it’s beaten by the Dell M6500.

Since I’m a Mac user, I will have to look on from the sidelines. 

[Steve Weldon]

I have a Dell M6500 and have used their Precision Workstations for close to a decade now.

They are a really nice screen.  1920x1200, matte, high gamut (to a point), and a superb video card.

Whenever possible I take along an external monitor.

[NikoJorj]

But on colour accuracy and gamut, it’s beaten by the Dell M6500.

Mmmm... It's always a bit hard to talk about color accuracy with a TN panel, I'd say.
Nice to hear the HP has an IPS one, it may be almost unique?

[mediumcool]

Mmmm... It's always a bit hard to talk about color accuracy with a TN panel, I'd say.
Nice to hear the HP has an IPS one, it may be almost unique?

Granted. Move your head, you’re cactus.

[BFoto]

I don't recall ever hearing about any expanded gamut displays built into laptops of any kind. About all you could do is hook up one as a 2nd external display...

Dell M6400 Covert Precision 17" RGB LED comes close to 100% adobe RGB.

I have one and while it's nice, it is difficult to calibrate luminance to the desired 120 due to the high luminance of the LED (250 on average), no matter how one tries to drop the brightness.

[mediumcool]

Dell M6400 Covert Precision 17" RGB LED comes close to 100% adobe RGB.

I have one and while it's nice, it is difficult to calibrate luminance to the desired 120 due to the high luminance of the LED (250 on average), no matter how one tries to drop the brightness.

Using a hardware calibrator?

[NikoJorj]

Granted. Move your head, you’re cactus.

And even with your cranial bones screwed to the concrete backing of the seat, there is still an angle difference between the different parts of the screen - all the TN I've seen can't give an acceptably uniform tint from top to bottom (and to a lesser extent to the sides) when viewed from a normal working distance (binoculars may be a solution, but I'm afraid it's a not that comfortable one).

[mediumcool]

And even with your cranial bones screwed to the concrete backing of the seat, there is still an angle difference between the different parts of the screen - all the TN I've seen can't give an acceptably uniform tint from top to bottom (and to a lesser extent to the sides) when viewed from a normal working distance (binoculars may be a solution, but I'm afraid it's a not that comfortable one).

Yup. Know it well when away from the ranch. Always say to folks, this is not the serious stuff I’m attempting here—that will have to wait until I am back in front of the iMac (IPS) or the Dull™ (IPS) connected to the MBP. And the Dull™ has a colour shift (subtle but always there) diagonally across the screen from top-left to bottom-right.

I miss CRTs.

[BFoto]

Using a hardware calibrator?

Yep, i1D2.

[mbalensiefer]

Re: i1D2.
 read: Eye One Display 2. I've got it already. As far as I know, this is only software cal?

 Please tell me about a hardware calibrator on a laptop screen. My next workstation will be portable.

~Michael