Benchmarks: Display
Some of the biggest advancements in modern laptops revolve around the capabilities of the display panel. To provide a more meaningful overview of panel characteristics, we're deploying Datacolor's Spyder 4 Elite professional monitor analyser to return a quantitative assessment of display quality.
Gaming on the Aorus X7 v7 is excellent, however the standard QHD display isn't geared for productivity. The TN panel covers 93 per cent of the sRGB space and 71 per cent of the AdobeRGB - the results can be considered merely average, and professional types should note that the 4K IPS optional upgrade promises 100 per cent AdobeRGB coverage.
Being able to display a wide gamut of colours can be helpful, yet the colours themselves still need to deliver in terms of accuracy. In the above chart, the Delta-E figure corresponds to how close the displayed colours match up with real life and the lower the overall result, the better. Any figure below 2 is considered very good and the Aorus X7 v7 falls short of the mark.
Brightness is good at just over 340 nits, but black levels and contrast leave room for improvement. Viewing angles aren't the best, either, yet Aorus has provided options to appease the needs of different users. Gamers ought to feel right at home on the 120Hz QHD panel, while prosumers will likely appreciate the optional 4K IPS.
