The TN (Twisted Nematic) display was chosen by ASUS’s engineers to hit the sweet spot between
performance and battery power. A nematic liquid crystal is a translucent liquid crystal that is
confined between two plates of polarised glass, and a display built in this way has great response
times with decent colour reproduction. It’s a good choice for anyone who likes to play games, and
has a brightness level of 200 nits, and as an added bonus, a TN display also draws less power than
other display technologies. This means that the E402’s screen is a great choice as it contributes to its
battery life of up to 250 minutes.
TN displays are the choice of gamers, too, thanks to their fast response times. This means that there
is little or no blurring or smearing on the screen as the notebook processes what you’re doing in the
game and returns the image to the screen.
The Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 with a 16:9 resolution is the choice of gamers, as it offers a
great balance between image quality and performance from the notebook.
ASUS Tru2Life technology also makes watching movies a pleasure, too, thanks to the boost it gives to
sharpness and contrast. This makes the E402 a great choice if you want to enjoy the latest boxset or
Netflix offerings while you’re travelling – and with the roomy 1TB hard drive offered as an option,
you’ll have plenty of space onboard for your favourite films and TV shows, too.
Great graphics
ASUS engineers have chosen to install Intel’s latest Braswell processors, which handle the graphics
via their “system on a chip” construction. These offer significantly improved performance on their
predecessors, so that you’ll be able to experience smooth video if you’re watching a movie, and
faster encoding if you’re working with your own video.
And because the E402 comes with a full-sized HDMI port, you’ll also be able to expect great
performance if you hook it up to an external display, whether that’s to make a presentation at work
or to plug it in to the TV so that you can watch movies with your friends and family.
