April 2nd, 2008 @ 9:29 am
Perfect for photos and whatnot
Apple sued over ‘inferior’ iMac screens | InfoWorld | News | 2008-04-01 | By Matthew Broersma, Techworld
The company pointed to claims by Apple that the 20-inch iMac’s screens can display “millions of colors at all resolutions” and provides a “stunning” visual experience for uses such as watching movies, editing photos, and playing games.In fact, these claims are only accurate for the 24-inch iMac, which can display 16,777,216 colors, according to the law firm. The 20-inch system, introduced in August 2007, can only display 262,144 colors and uses a different, cheaper LCD technology called six-bit twisted nematic film (TN).“The 20-inch iMac’s TN screens have a narrower viewing angle, less color depth, less color accuracy and are more susceptible to washout across the screen,” the law firm stated. The technology is “particularly ill-suited to editing photographs because of the display’s limited color potential and the distorting effect of the color simulation processes,” the firm said.
Well doesn’t that just suck. Just perfect for editing photos and all those other things that “Macs are just better at” and whatnot.
via The Conglomerist Consumerist Apple Sued: New 20″ iMac Screens Display 260k Colors, Not Millions
