Guest tcpaulh Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'm on my second Hudl2. Both have had dull screens with a pretty poor attempt at white which is more grey with a slight yellow cast. Reviews have been favourable towards the screen:- expertreviews.co.uk The Hudl 2's screen appears sharp and detailed with clean whites, and makes it feel like a much more expensive tablet. techradar That display is the first thing you're going to notice taking the Hudl 2 out of the box and it makes a great first impression. The resolution has been significantly boosted to 1920 x 1200 pixels. That's a full high definition screen that matches the Nexus 7 (2013) resolution. Tesco Hudl 2 review Colours are rich and vibrant, text is sharp and easy to read, and you can happily watch movies, game, or read on it for hours. Guardian The larger 8.3in 1080p HD screen is a big improvement with better colour saturation, wider viewing angles and is sharper, making photos, text and videos all look better. pcpro The 1,920 x 1,200-resolution screen uses IPS technology, and looks perfectly bright and colourful. It’s pleasingly sharp and has bags of contrast, too. gizomodo The 1920 x 1200 full HD display is an improvement over the first Hudl and is bright and colourful What's yours like? What do you think of the attached pic of mine? Would you say it matches up to the review comments above? Surely tesco wouldn't bait and switch, sending decent units to reviewers then swapping to cheaper screens for the main production run. ;-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seanspotatobusiness Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) I'd never thought about it before but compared to my ZTE Blade V (RRP £100 in Summer 2013) it's ever so slightly brighter and perhaps slightly yellow in sharp contrast to the definite blue white of the Blade V. My monitor (LG Flatron W2246S) can have it's colour temperature changed so I'm not sure what to set it to to compare it to that. Perhaps you can change the colour temperature of the Hudl2 but I don't suppose that will help the brightness. It's definitely going to be useless in the sunlight but maybe okay in the shade. Fortunately it's a UK-only device; hur hur. Edited October 17, 2014 by seanspotatobusiness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lmulli Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 No problems with my display. If I have it on Auto brightness then yes, the screen is dull, however, this is no different to any of my other devices. Pump the brightness all the way up to the top and I have a brilliant white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark_He Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Comparing it to my LG G3, I can probably see a minor difference in the whites at full brightness, but that's comparing a flagship phone to a budget tablet. Incidentally, its sunlight performance is no worse than any phone or tablet I've had, although that's damning with faint praise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PaulOBrien Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I think it goes pretty bright on full non-auto brightness!P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tcpaulh Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Glad to hear that it should be brilliant white at full brightness. That confirms the reviews. I'll take it back...again :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest state-it Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) Being used to Samsung AMOLED screens I find the HUDL a breath of fresh air, stepping away from the super-saturation I'm accustomed to, and the eye-burning brightness (even when adjusted down) whilst reading at night. I'm enjoying using it as an e-reader, which I've failed to enjoy on my bigger tablet. Thanks Tesco for the free £10 for books. I might move onto another e-reader app rather than Blinkbox Books though ;) Edited October 17, 2014 by state-it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seanspotatobusiness Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Being used to Samsung AMOLED screens I find the HUDL a breath of fresh air, stepping away from the super-saturation I'm accustomed to, and the eye-burning brightness (even when adjusted down) whilst reading at night. I'm enjoying using it as an e-reader, which I've failed to enjoy on my bigger tablet. Thanks Tesco for the free £10 for books. I might move onto another e-reader app rather than Blinkbox Books though ;) Do you have an app like Night Mode on your Samsung? It reduces brightness beyond the minimum by adding an adjustable layer of translucent grey over everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 My Hudl 2 on Auto brightness is pretty good. On non auto full brightness the screen is pretty damn bright and definitely its "shiny" feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PaulOBrien Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Remember if auto brightness out of the box doesn't work for you, give the more customisable Velis a go! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tcpaulh Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 I prefer lux. automatic changes based on lux or lumen readings using the light sensor or either camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barneyabz Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) Mine is also off white more like a light cream, especially noticeable when on auto backlight. On full backlight it's bright but still not a clean white. Have you got your third replacement yet? Is it better? Trying to decide whether it's worth replacing it or if they're all the same. Some of the above posts indicate its bright when on full backlight but don't mention whether the white is clean or grey/creamy. Edited October 21, 2014 by Barneyabz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tcpaulh Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) The third one is pretty much the same. It's either a deliberate decision to use this type of screen or poor production control. Either way it doesn't reflect the majority of review comments. Edited October 21, 2014 by tcpaulh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barneyabz Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I'm beginning to think that most reviews are done in brightly lit offices. It's not so visible an issue when the backlight brightness is on full. So really no point in taking mine back for an exchange then! Have to decide whether to keep ands live with it or just return it then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tcpaulh Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I'm beginning to think that most reviews are done in brightly lit offices. It's not so visible an issue when the backlight brightness is on full. So really no point in taking mine back for an exchange then! Have to decide whether to keep ands live with it or just return it then! Could be but when I returned them to tesco (which has very strong lighting in store) they have a 'tech guy' who compared it to the one he had which was a very early 'pure white' version at full brightness. He agreed that mine was duller and less white. Having said that, I'm starting to think it's not such a big issue. When reading ebooks it's actually more comfortable on the eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest arnookie Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 I I'm on my second Hudl2. Both have had dull screens with a pretty poor attempt at white which is more grey with a slight yellow cast. Reviews have been favourable towards the screen:- expertreviews.co.uk techradar Tesco Hudl 2 review Colours are rich and vibrant, text is sharp and easy to read, and you can happily watch movies, game, or read on it for hours. Guardian pcpro gizomodo What's yours like? What do you think of the attached pic of mine? Would you say it matches up to the review comments above? Surely tesco wouldn't bait and switch, sending decent units to reviewers then swapping to cheaper screens for the main production run. ;-o Well no, its not dull its just dull if brightness is reduced at anything below 75% At 75% and above it comes very close to the most expensive screens. Compared to my note 4 it holds up against it well on full brightness. It starts to Suffer when brightness is down below 75-80%. But for this price its really a very good screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Desolutional Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) TL;DR - You have the BETTER* Hudl! :P *Display temperature is warmer, and better for your optic health, less eye strain, ^_^ They aren't "dull" per se, but warmer; I'd love to have a warm display but I got the Hudl 2 when they were manufacturing them with cool panels. To me the white is very sharp and bright; whereas on my OPO it's warmer and calmer. I prefer my phone's display cause the cool white of my Hudl tends to cause eye strain in a dark room; then again it's user preference. Edited December 24, 2014 by Desolutional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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