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Laptop display viewing angles suck.
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Looks okay on a Dell Latitude D630 but not on a MacBook Air:

Spectrum

Reversed:

Saw back

Both displays use TN (Twisted Nematic) panels, which are cheaper, more efficient, and faster than IPS (In Plane Switching) panels used by iPhone 4 and up, but TN viewing angles are bad, explaining the same OK colors only at 135 degrees on a MacBook Air vs 90 on an Iiyama ProLite E2475HDS.

TN on my MSI GL63 9SD makes these two tabs indistinguishable at a normal angle: image

Likewise upvotes on Steam. Good displays don't excuse poor UX.

OLED > IPS > VA > TN > CRT. Great comparison video here.

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CTimmerman commented Dec 8, 2020 •
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See also my general prefs, transfer tech ranking, and this display test.

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