![]() Not only were sounds crisp and bright, but there was plenty of low-end bass, too. When listening to music or playing games, we were impressed with the fidelity and power of the speakers. The Envy 17 3D's speakers, which are tucked discreetly onto the front lip of the notebook, are powered by Beats audio technology. We also wish HP included skip buttons on the keyboard if you want to skip chapters in a DVD or Blu-ray, you have to use the touchpad and touch buttons. We were also able to watch movies comfortably from the sides and even with the lid pushed far forward, but that required us to dim the lights with the lights on, the display was too reflective to watch at wide angles. ![]() As promised, the display was bright, too, and the colors were true. When we watched Blu-rays on the Envy 17 3D, we were impressed by the level of detail. The notebook also packs ATI's Eyefinity multi-display technology, which lets users connect up to three external monitors, provided one is attached via mini DisplayPort. However, the 3D comes with a higher-res Ultra BrightView Infinity display, which has 1920 x 1080 full HD resolution, wide viewing angles, a 72-percent color gamut, and a refresh rate of 120Hz. That's disturbing.įor the non-3D version of the Envy 17, HP offers a BrightView Infinity display, which has a 1600 x 900 resolution, standard viewing angles, and a 60-percent color gamut. But after we played Call of Duty for 10 minutes, the left Shift and Caps Lock keys were a blazing 125 degrees. ![]() We can accept a fan that blows 120-degree air. The left side of the Envy 17 3D is the real trouble area.
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