13th June 2006, 8:24 PM
I've checked into that, but I can't discern any "ghosting" problems with the newer SP. The older one was an LCD too ya know, it was just front lit.
The main issue is the screen design makes a formal test very difficult because there IS one other, major, detectible difference between the screens (the main selling point, clearer and brighter).
I've also heard that "reds are oversaturated", but I think that's a matter of opinion. Reds seem just fine to me.
My cursory glance, where I was wanting to see if there was a refresh rate difference, I didn't notice anything substantial. What I did notice was that on both screens, when I clicked from off/on on the frontlit model and bright/brighter on the new model, the ghosting effect was more noticable. A working hypothesis I have right now is that the increased ghosting some people are seeing is just a result of the existing ghosting in the old screen being more apparent as the screen gets brighter. Considering the ghosting is there anyway and I notice it less when the old SP is off than when it is on, and in the new one I notice it less when dim than when bright, I think this is a reasonable conclusion... However, again a more scientific test is in order, because that's all subjective and may just be the result of my own bias.
The main issue is the screen design makes a formal test very difficult because there IS one other, major, detectible difference between the screens (the main selling point, clearer and brighter).
I've also heard that "reds are oversaturated", but I think that's a matter of opinion. Reds seem just fine to me.
My cursory glance, where I was wanting to see if there was a refresh rate difference, I didn't notice anything substantial. What I did notice was that on both screens, when I clicked from off/on on the frontlit model and bright/brighter on the new model, the ghosting effect was more noticable. A working hypothesis I have right now is that the increased ghosting some people are seeing is just a result of the existing ghosting in the old screen being more apparent as the screen gets brighter. Considering the ghosting is there anyway and I notice it less when the old SP is off than when it is on, and in the new one I notice it less when dim than when bright, I think this is a reasonable conclusion... However, again a more scientific test is in order, because that's all subjective and may just be the result of my own bias.
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