This monitor has a local dimming feature that performs terribly. It only turns on in HDR; the video above is in the 'DisplayHDR 400' Smart HDR setting. It's edge-lit with eight vertical dimming zones, which are all on most of the time with real content, so it doesn't do much to ...
and that’s not the case in here. The XPS’s display only leans back to about 150 degrees, which is fine for desk use, but not for those moments when I lie in bed with the laptop leaning on my legs. And that’s something I’m going to take a long time to get used to....
Dell’s Venue 8 Pro is the best Windows competition for the iPad mini, but it’s still far from matching Apple’s tablet. The out of box experience of the display dimming is unforgivable in a modern device, and Dell’s odd decision to place a Windows key at the top of the tablet is...