Comment by jerryslm
1 day ago
Today I learned, laptop comes with backlit vs edgelit panel. And, they have different energy consumption.
There are also mini LED laptop for creative work. Few more things to check before buying new laptop.
1 day ago
Today I learned, laptop comes with backlit vs edgelit panel. And, they have different energy consumption.
There are also mini LED laptop for creative work. Few more things to check before buying new laptop.
I wouldn't get a mini LED laptop for creative work. We have a mini LED TV, and manufacturers need to choose one of these two problems because of physical limitations:
- The LEDs for a mostly dark region with a point source are too bright so the point source is the correct brightness. Benchmark sites call this "blooming" and ding displays for it, so new ones pick the other problem:
- The LEDs for mostly dark regions with a point source are too dim so the black pixels don't appear gray. This means that white on black text (like linux terminals) render strangely, with the left part of the line much brighter than the right (since it is next to the "$ ls" and "$" of the surrounding lines). Also, it means that white mouse pointers on black backgrounds render as dark gray.
For creative work, I'd pick pretty much any other monitor technology (with high color gamut, of course) over mini LED. However mini-LED is great if you have a TV that is in direct sunlight, since it can blast watts at the brightest parts of the screen without overheating.