Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: hp, adds, amd | Themes: Business Notebooks
- 1. HP's Compaq Nx6125
- 2. HP's Compaq Nx6125, Continued
- 3. Case And Connectivity
- 4. Long Battery Life, Continued
- 5. Very Clear Labeling Of The Ports And Connectors
- 6. Very Clear Labeling Of The Ports And Connectors, Continued
- 7. Even More Ports? - A Docking Station!
- 8. A Bright, High Contrast Display, But Imprecise Fixed Backlight And Uneven Illumination
- 9. An Integrated X300 Graphics Core Is Perfectly Adequate For Office Applications
- 10. Keyboard And Displays
- 11. Onboard WLAN And PAN Module (Bluetooth)
- 12. Audio: Improved Microphone Position And Good Sound
- 13. There Is Whisper-soft Operation Most Of The Time
- 14. The Integrated Fingerprint Sensor And Security Suite
- 15. The Integrated Fingerprint Sensor And Security Suite, Continued
- 16. The Integrated Fingerprint Sensor And Security Suite, Continued
- 17. Benchmarks And Settings
- 18. The Compaq Nx6125 And The Competition
- 19. Battery Tests
- 20. Charging Times
- 21. Games
- 22. Games Direct X9
- 23. 3DMark05 (Synthetic DirectX 9 Benchmark)
- 24. PCMark04 (Synthetic Benchmark For CPU And RAM)
- 25. DivX Encoding With Auto Gordian Knot (mpeg 4 Encoding)
- 26. Lame MP3 Encoding
- 27. Sysmark 2004 SE (Office System Benchmark)
- 28. Summary
- 29. More on this topic
8. A Bright, High Contrast Display, But Imprecise Fixed Backlight And Uneven Illumination
The display measures 15 inches diagonally and offers SXGA+ resolution, which is 1400 by 1050 pixels. HP also has a "beginner's model" in its portfolio with a display that offers the classic XGA resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels.
We personally prefer the nx6125 with SXGA+ resolution, as this offers a good compromise between character size and desktop size. With a maximum brightness of 152 cd/m², the screen is considerably brighter than the 15.4" display of the nc8230. Also the black level of the 15" screen in the nx615 is significantly less at 0.287cd/m². This results in a very high contrast picture. The black and white contrast reaches 533:1. This value is really very good for a display of this caliber.
On the other hand, we were not satisfied with the brightness distribution of the monitor in our test sample, which appeared blotchy in some places. The backlight at the bottom right edge of the screen shines through. Taking these shortfalls in quality into consideration, we rate the display as average at best.
The backlight shines through clearly at the lower edge of the display.
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