Even at maximum volume, however, the guitar and vocals didn't suffer from tininess. When we listened to Alice in Chains' 'Would,' the treble drowned out the moody bass line. The twin speakers on the Encore 2 delivered fairly loud and clear sound, but audio at the low end is extremely weak. We had no problem, for example, executing gestures such as scrolling, pinch-to-zoom and edge swiping.

The multitouch display responded quickly and accurately to our input. MORE: Toshiba: Tech Support Showdown Rating A Delta-E score of 0 reflects perfect color accuracy. The Encore 2 registered a rating of 10.1, significantly higher than the category average of 5.4 and the Aspire Switch 10's near-perfect rating of 1. The tablet fared much worse on the Delta-E benchmark, which measures color accuracy. A value closer to (or above) 100 percent is better. This is slightly more than the Aspire Switch 10, which can display 63.5 percent of the gamut, but below the tablet average of 68 percent. When we took the tablet outside, we had trouble viewing it in direct sunlight, even with the brightness at 100 percent.Īccording to our colorimeter, the Encore 2 is only capable of displaying 63.5 percent of the sRGB color gamut. This outshines the Transformer Book T100 (204 lux) and the category average (265 lux), though it's dimmer than the Aspire Switch 10 (365 lux) and the Iconia W4 (343 lux). When we measured the brightness with our light meter, the Encore 2 averaged 323 lux (296 nits).

The picture didn't degrade even when we rotated the tablet about 30 degrees both horizontally and vertically. When we watched a high-definition trailer for 'Transformers: Age of Extinction,' the robots' armor looked rich and vibrant, and the details appeared suitably crisp.

Click to EnlargeThe Encore 2's 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800 touch screen boasts vivid colors and wide viewing angles.

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