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> and play too (Far Cry, Half Life2, DVDs,

> In article , davsarg@btinternet.com
> (David Gartrell) wrote:
>
>> and play too (Far Cry, Half Life2, DVDs,
>
> Just be careful with the screen. I bought a Rock Quaddra XT Pro earlier
> this year and the screen (on both the original and swap machine they
> arranged for me) is great for desktop apps, but very poor for gaming and
> DVDs. The screen is bottom-lit and this gives a *very* obvious brightness
> gradient up the screen if the scene is dark-ish, and the bottom bar under
> a DVD movie is far brighter than the top, giving an unpleasant distraction
> both in movies and games.
>
> Im sure a newer chassis will have a better screen, but I thought Id
> mention it because its easy to get carried away with the machines great
> specs and forget the screen is a *very* big factor on a laptop. If you go
> look around somewhere like PCWorld youll find there are some great and
> some very poor screens available (try opening up a cmd window fullscreen
> to see how even and black a screen can manage) and price isnt always an
> indication of screen quality.
>
> FWIW when I went round PCWorld to see which machines looked better than my
> Rock it was the widescreen models which usually had the most even lighting
> and best blacks.
>
> Good luck with your choice. Oh, and a final bit of advice; Rock support is
> superb, but dont be afraid to chase them if you have any queries. If they
> say Ill ring/email you back and they dont, dont assume theyll get
> around to it eventually... keep hassling them. Nice people, but forgetful,
> or very busy, or something.
>
> Andrew McP