Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2: 16" 4K+ 800-nits IPS, i7-13700HX, RTX 3500 Ada 12GB, 64GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Win 11 Pro $2309.99

WooHoo2You

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WooHoo2You

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800 nits?!? The Nitwits are going to start using this laptop as their new holy grail standard.

Wonder, how much is the nits rating like 5,000,000 to 1 contrast ratios on some TV's...no way it could be exaggerated by the manufacturer Wink

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stevenswall

Oct 14, 2023 8:38 AM

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stevenswallOct 14, 2023 8:38 AM

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800 nits?!? The Nitwits are going to start using this laptop as their new holy grail standard.

Wonder, how much is the nits rating like 5,000,000 to 1 contrast ratios on some TV's...no way it could be exaggerated by the manufacturer Wink

This isn't a holy Grail standard, this is just less abysmal than some other laptops.

If laptop manufacturers put their minds to it, We could have 2000 nit SDR screens that are much more easy to read in sunlight.

Unfortunately I don't think that's a priority, and if they do consumer testing it's likely inside, and focus groups I doubt ever experience things in less than ideal conditions, or the battery life.

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WooHoo2You

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WooHoo2You

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Quote from stevenswall

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This isn't a holy Grail standard, this is just less abysmal than some other laptops.

I honesty think no number would make you happy. Are 5,000,000 to 1 contrast ratios good enough for you or are they just "less abysmal?.

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If laptop manufacturers put their minds to it, We could have 2000 nit SDR screens that are much more easy to read in sunlight.

Or they'll just claim 2000 nits and you'll buy it figuratively and literally. Not need for the actual nits to be there (in objective testing).

For example my work laptop, a Dell 5420 claims both 220 nits indoors and 1000 nits in direct sun. Explain how they put a new backlight in the LCD when I am outside but take the backlight out when I go indoors. Is it the tooth fairy's bother?

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Unfortunately I don't think that's a priority, and if they do consumer testing it's likely inside, and focus groups I doubt ever experience things in less than ideal conditions, or the battery life.

Perhaps they aren't worried about the one dude who plans to use their Chromebook under direct sunlight while DJ'ing at Burning Man? The rest of us aren't gaming on the surface of Mercury at high noon.

I get it, a bright display is great for the 1% of the time you need it. But a super bright display tends to look like crap the other 99% of the time as it is tuned for outdoor use. I don't know about you but I hate crap colors and washed out displays. If I wanted to read ebooks while at the pool I'd buy a Kindle.

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