Specifications

Darkest

settings

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Brightest settings (view large image)

The HP 8710p up against the D430 in a screen contest. Darkest to the left, brightest to the right.

Finally, the screen does have a built-in ambient light sensor that can automatically adjust the brightness of

the screen. When using that feature, I have found that the sensor does accurately determine how bright the

screen should be for me to work effectively. This is a welcome improvement on the HP ambient light sensor,

which has consistently set the screen to too dim of a setting for me to work effectively for the past year and a

half. I might actually leave the sensor enabled on the D430 instead of disabling it like I did with the HP

machines.

Viewing angles are a bit of a mixed story. Vertical viewing angles are below average, but with such a small

screen I have a hard time imagining that users would be looking in from those directions. Horizontal viewing

angles are average, though the graphics on the screen tend to white out just a little bit when viewing from

the side. If and when you are sharing a screen view with a co-worker or buddy, both of you should enjoy a

relatively decent view. Pictures are worth much more than words, so see the graphic below for an

illustration.

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Notice the title of this section was

"Screen and Speaker." That is because

the D430 only has one speaker, and not

a very good one at that. While it does

function well enough to emit the

occasional "You have mail" sound clip

or make the "Windows prompt" beep,

that is all it is good for. Listening to any

type of movie or music on the D430′s

internal speaker is a painful experience,

and my fiancée actually asked me to

stop playing music on the D430 at least

once.

The speaker volume levels are fine for

the laptop, but the speaker has an extraordinarily tinny aura to it. And there is no bass whatsoever. I would

expect even an average speaker to be able to sound out a little bit of the baser notes in music, but this one

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