Daniel.K

Good to know that's still ok

Or i could just get the following screen for it from the screen option customization.   It's IPS. Is FHD still ok these days??:

15.6" FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS Edge-to-Edge Matte 144Hz LED

Hi Brian. I only just saw this as i found the reply notification in my spam.

Thanks for looking at them.  Yes, it's tricky - especially when 'IPS level' is talked about, as that's not even IPS.

So, I called metabox and they confirmed it's an actual IPS screen. They said that they can't use the term IPS on it's own due to LG patents (didn't know this).

Aftershock and Allied are IPS to - both confimed via call/email.

Hi Brian,

Just a quick update.  I decided to wait for EOFY sales to get more bang for the buck.  So, I need help on the choices if i can. The choices are below.  I'm thinking the metabox or aftershock. Your thoughts please?:

1:

https://www.metabox.com.au/store/b383/Metabox-Prime-SR-PD50PNN-Laptop

Metabox Prime-SR PD50PNN
Intel Core i9-12900H 14-Core (24M Cache up to 5.0 GHz)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6 VRAM (140W TGP & dGPU MUXed Graphics Switch)
Ultra Liquid Metal Thermal Dissipation
15.6" QHD (3K) IPS-Grade Edge-to-Edge Matte 165Hz LED - 100% SRGB with X-Rite Pro Colour Calibration
Per-Key Edge-Lit Colour Keyboard - Adjustable Colours Per-Key
64GB DDR4 3200MHZ (2 x 32GB)
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Team MP33 Pro NVMe M.2 Pcie SSD 1TB
Intel AX201 Dual Band WIFI & Bluetooth 5.1 (up to 2.4 Gbps)
No Optical Disc Drive - Optional Upgrade
Win 10 Professional 64BIT License - Installed & Ready-Out-Of-The-Box
3 Year Metabox Platinum Care Onsite Pickup Protection.

2:

https://www.aftershockpc.com.au/pc-models/vapor-15x-12th-gen

DISPLAY: 15.6" 240Hz 1440p Wide Color Gamut Display
CPU:Intel® Core i9-12900H Processor (14 Core 12th Gen)
GRAPHICS CARD:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 | (150W+25W boost)
RAM:64GB Kingston Fury Impact 4800MHz DDR5 SODIMM CL38-38-38 (2x32GB)

PRIMARY SSD:1TB Gen4 Samsung M.2. NVME (R: 7000MB/s | W: 5100MB/s)
SECONDARY SSD:1TB Gen4 Samsung M.2. NVME (R: 7000MB/s | W: 5100MB/s)
THERMAL COMPOUND:
Liquid Metal Thermal Cooling
WI-FI + BLUETOOTH:Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
BATTERY SIZE:62Wh Battery
OPERATING SYSTEM:Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit

WARRANTY:
3 Year Warranty - Pickup and return from your location

3:

https://www.alliedgamingpc.com.au/allied-tomcat-16-ryzen-9-5900hx-rtx-3080-16GB-gaming-laptop

ALLIED TOMCAT-A 16" RYZEN 9 5900HX RTX 3080 16GB GAMING LAPTOP

PROCESSOR
AMD RYZEN 9 5900HX PROCESSOR
GRAPHICS CARD
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 16GB MOBILE
MEMORY
32GB [3200MHZ] DDR4 SO-DIMM RAM (2 X 16GB MODULES)
OPERATING SYSTEM SSD
1TB NVME M.2 SOLID STATE DRIVE
ADDITIONAL SSD
1TB NVME M.2 SOLID STATE DRIVE
OPERATING SYSTEM ACTIVATION
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVATION
WARRANTY
3 YEAR RETURN TO BASE WARRANTY
BONUS PERIPHERALS
BONUS WARHEAD, FIREHAWK & FLASHBANG

Newsflash:

I can confirm the Vapor Pro model use a IPS panel and have a anti-glare matte finish.

Happy days

Haha...all good.  Yes, I'm not taking his word for it that its 'just as good, similar etc...I'll await the word from the manufacturers...

Yes, I read all that too...understood.

Thanks Brian. Yes, indeed.

That's the first thing I did.  I'm awaiting a reply after they check with their supplier on the display.  I've found pretty recent blogs stating that its an IPS, but absolutely need clarification.  Here's what they said:

"I can advise that the Display would be a similar technology to IPS and there is a matte finish.

Thanks Brian!  I went through your requirements, ad the first thing i was looking for was IPS screen.  Understood!

The only other option Im considering now is AFTERSHOCK - they seem to have more choice and the graphics has an upgrade.

The screen is IPS too:

https://www.aftershockpc.com.au/pc-models/vapor-15-proplus?completed=&selections={"primary_ssd"%3A41316571971739%2C"seconday_ssd"%3A39452897345691%2C"operating_system"%3A39452897083547%2C"mouse_mat"%3A39452896952475}&step=support

Thanks Brian.  I appreciate it!

Yes, I saw your blurb on pricing.  Oh well.

There was something on a hard-drive upgrade (option 😎 - Samsung 870 QVO 1TB SATA 3 SSD was one of them.

Good to know it's 'not bad', but I'll keep looking too.  Any laptops you can recommended from memory?

Thanks Brian.  Gotta love those windows things.  

Hi Brian,

I'm looking at getting a new laptop through metabox.com.au, and want your thoughts.  Details below:

The laptop is customization with upgrades, please check it out:

https://www.metabox.com.au/store/b249/Metabox-Multimedia-Photo-Pro-15-Laptop

I've checked the display type, and it's IPS: 

15.6" UHD (4K) IPS-Grade Edge-to-Edge Matte 60Hz LED - 100% SRGB & X-Rite Pro Colour Calibration

Thanks in advance

Hi Brian, thanks for you input  

I had already been to dell and scanned for the latest updates - all up to date.  I even called Dell support and they recommended reinstalling windows updates.  I had the same outcomes.

Yes, it looks like I'll just live with it.

Thanks again.

Ha, I'm not surprised given the cold that I have lol.  

I'll just use generic and go through the process.

Ok, thanks anyway.

I have no idea why  the options have disappeared.  I spoke to dell yesterday, and uninstalling and reinstalling windows updates did stuff all.

I've spent a week trying to sort this out, and my editing cannot wait.  Onward things must go.

Sure.

FYI - I set up my ASUS PA238 external monitor to try that - in i1display display type shows the only option of 'generic' too.  I'm close to giving up

Gotcha

Good to know it's not just me D.

But why has it changed to only generic, as I used to have all the options listed?  I also saw in the calibration instructions that generic may not yield the best screen calibration results.

Hi Brian,

I hope you're well.

I can't seem to work out why my laptop screen display is now showing as 'generic pnp monitor' (dell inspiron 15 7000 gaming).  I discovered this when i tried to calibrate my screen using my idisplay pro, and 'generic' was the only option to choose from (no other display types.  Maybe it was after my windows updates, as it wasn't like this prior?

So far I've gone down the google rabbit hole and tried to update and reinstall, plus taking the laptop to a computer guy who can't work it out. He did note that one of my hard-drives is toast, but the SSD is good.  Everything else seems to be working ok.

Thoughts please?  Thanks in advance.

Thanks D!  Thanks for letting me know they are all good.  I've a lot more images than i thought.

Might be pushing this one.

Ok, how about these two?  I think prints will be required (have to update myself with the sharpening class)!  Much appreciated.

Thanks Damien!  Phew.  Think they want this one to print!  My confidence took a dive, as I felt my gear was letting me down yesterday.  Will post a few more to get rid of this paranoia!

Hi Damien, Focus check please.  Thank you.