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Basically I'm asking about laptop display technology, but all in all, I hope I'm posting to the right topic here.
I get the distinction between IPS and TN panel mostly; I'm sure you can give me more nuances, like is IPS always better than TN? What are good quality TN displays? Tech specs?
What I don't 100% grasp is when a manufacturer writes LED display in the description, and only LED. Not IPS, or Anti-Glare (TN). My understanding is, that LED means LED backlit TN panel. For example: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP714?locale=en_US
And IPS is always LED backlit. I might be wrong on both.
A good question is, why would have Apple chosen a TN panel (even though LED backlit) for the MacBook Air, why not IPS? In its heydays (maybe even today), all of the MacBook Air components were considered premium. Why would they save on the display?
Prices. Let's say a better non-LED backlit TN panel costs 1.0, or 100%. Then how much does it cost a LED-backlit TN, and an IPS display of same specs, all (or most) other things being equal?
Any distinctive explainer or article on this general subject?
I get the distinction between IPS and TN panel mostly; I'm sure you can give me more nuances, like is IPS always better than TN? What are good quality TN displays? Tech specs?
What I don't 100% grasp is when a manufacturer writes LED display in the description, and only LED. Not IPS, or Anti-Glare (TN). My understanding is, that LED means LED backlit TN panel. For example: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP714?locale=en_US
And IPS is always LED backlit. I might be wrong on both.
A good question is, why would have Apple chosen a TN panel (even though LED backlit) for the MacBook Air, why not IPS? In its heydays (maybe even today), all of the MacBook Air components were considered premium. Why would they save on the display?
Prices. Let's say a better non-LED backlit TN panel costs 1.0, or 100%. Then how much does it cost a LED-backlit TN, and an IPS display of same specs, all (or most) other things being equal?
Any distinctive explainer or article on this general subject?