How Do You Guys feel About The Screen?

[Rogerlebo]

He's trolling. The acer uses the exact same scree specs as the xoom.
He's just here to make trouble.

Hi!

You can find the official specs from page 58 in “Iconia Tab User Guide”.

Here are the specs concerning the display :
Display
•10.1” WXGA TFT-LCDcapacitive multi-touch screen
•1280 x 800 resolution
•262K colors support

Here is the link : http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Document/User%20Manual/User%20Manual_Acer_1.0_A_A.pdf?acerid=634423361157112872&Step1=Tablet&Step2=ICONIA Tab&Step3=A500&OS=a05&LC=en&BC=Acer&SC=PA_6 Tab&Step3=A500&OS=a05&LC=en&BC=Acer&SC=PA_6

Have a nice day!

 

[AQ_OC]

Seriously guys do you think you can display this image without banding in 256 colors??

http://www.curious-creature.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/device32.png

It's not possible.

256k, not 256 colors. That compared to 16 million.

 

[HTC Fan]

Both of these websites say it has 256k colours

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Price, Review, Specs

Acer ICONIA TAB A500 Review - Phone Arena

 

[AQ_OC]

I don't think the number of colors really makes that big of a difference.....other factors like brightness, saturation, and viewing angle will matter more. On the iconia, the saturation is probably the weak point.

 

[WXMAN]

Has anyone done a hard side by side test with the Transformer (or even the Xoom)? Everyone says the TF is great (but has light leak on many units, a killer for me). I have never seen the TF in person. I can only compare the Iconia to my Playbook (but the pixel density on the 7" display may be over dramatizing the superiority of the PB...which kills any portable display I have ever seen) and my desktop XVGA LCD which really makes the Iconia look poor. Thanks.

 

[WXMAN]

I don't think the number of colors really makes that big of a difference.....other factors like brightness, saturation, and viewing angle will matter more. On the iconia, the saturation is probably the weak point.

I agree, the comparative lack of color saturation is the most noticeable issue on the Iconia. Can that be tweaked by Acer in a firmware upgrade or aftermarket app?

 

[Rogerlebo]

Hi!

At the store, I saw Iconia, Xoom and Transformer and I compared the screens.

Iconia screen was a bit brighter than Xoom screen.
Iconia screen was as bright as Transformer screen.

Finally, I bought Iconia because it has a USB port (host) for my USB keys .

Have a nice day!

 

[jojobar]

I agree, the comparative lack of color saturation is the most noticeable issue on the Iconia. Can that be tweaked by Acer in a firmware upgrade or aftermarket app?

This cannot be tweaked as this pertains to how many bits are used to represent a color (most likely it is the display hardware). In iconia it is 6-bit and zoom it is 8-bit. 8-bit is the most standard on lcd but some manufacturer makes it 6-bit for various reasons (graphics hardware, gaming response etc.) 6-bit colors are faster to process and that may improve game performance. However, hue and saturation may suffer slightly (again this depends on the dpi whether it is noticable).

Now when you bring two devices side by side one with 262k and other with 16M it will be visible because human eyes are sensitive to the difference (other factors being same). But I bet if you do a blind test like see a picture on xoom for a few seconds and then after a delay see the same picture on a500, you may not be able to notice the difference.

some details here: LCD Color: 8-Bit vs. 6-Bit

 

[seabrook]

The Asus Transformer also uses native 6-bits-per-channel color (18-bits total or 262K) but with dithering achieves 24-bits 16M color.

Asus Transformer Tablet Display Shoot-Out

 

[fbales]

My only complaint with this screen is how glossy it is. Other than that I'm pleased with the color and sharpness this screen has. Easy to clean too.

Frank

 

[MikeAnthony]

i agree with the poster who said you should use your own eyes to make a decision. doing a side-by-side comparison, go with the one that looks better in your opinion.

 

[deedub]

As far as I am concerned my A500 screen is just fine. When I was doing comparisons, I really didn't notice all that much difference ie. Xoom, so it really never entered into my purchase decision.

 

[Mike02z]

do you have a screen protector on? Some of the ones on the market do seem make the screen look a tad blurry and/or make the saturation slightly off.

Ain't that the truth! I had a Zagg on mine when I first purchased it. I thought the colors were off and there were these horizontal lines through my screen. I was thinking of returning the device but I pulled the screen protector off and voila! It was like a new device. Colors were better and no lines across the screen. I returned the screen protector. I'm done with screen protectors on any of my devices.

 

[Tom T]

If you tablet has gorilla glass, which I believe the Acer does(?) there really is no reason for a screen protector anyway. I have an iPod touch that isn't babied at all, got it the week it was released, and there isn't a single scratch on the screen. My Galaxy Tabs screen is just fine as well.

Sent from my GT-P1010 using Android Tablet Forum

 

[5_star]

screen looks fine to my eyes, I'd just agree with the comment above that it's a bit glossy