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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
The viewing angle issue isn't an idea so much as the result of a company's decision to use a cheaper LCD panel.
For the best viewing angles, you want an IPS panel like the one on the Nexus 7, Nexus 4, LG smartphones generally and the iPad, or one of many higher-end OLED iterations by Samsung -- cf. the ones on the S4, Note 3 and Note 10.1 2014.
The difficulty with Samsung is that they're constantly renaming their versions of OLED, so that you have to research the advantages and quirks of each particular kind.
Many other devices than the ones I've mentioned use IPS panels, and companies often stratify panel types according to the price ranges of different models. ASUS often uses IPS but not always; the same is true of companies like Dell. You can usually find the panel type listed in the specs, and occasionally the viewing angle as well (which should be 180, obviously).
You might be interested in this detailed display shootout between three higher end smartphones -- not because of the actual models discussed but because of the details about the panels.
Virtually every comparison on that page makes me glad I picked up a Galaxy S4 instead of the SIII (though I'd have waited for the Note 3 if my phone hadn't died suddenly at the end of July). |
I agree it's just a cheap way to make screens. I will read up on the info given. This is new to me. I own Kindle Fires and Samsung Galaxy Player that don't have this issue.