It's bright and clear and reasonably good-looking, but viewing angles are not this thing's forte.

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The long list of combatants, each of them coming at it from different angles, includes not only familiar rivals Google, Yahoo, and AOL, but also a handful of ambitious ad tech companies such as Mediaocean, AppNexus, and Operative, and software companies Microsoft, Adobe, and Oracle.

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The TL's screen just seems pale, a fact not helped by the poor viewing angles and tremendous washout, evident from a slight 15-degree angle.

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New and fresh perspectives always help see things from angles that you may have not considered.

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"Seems to me you probably could do more than a week and still not get at all of the issues and angles we need to get at, " he said.

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Its wings not only beat up and down, but also twist at specific angles.

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Additionally, the COOLPIX P520 allows users to not only shoot images from a distance, but also at unique angles thanks to a versatile 3.2-inch Vari-Angle LCD monitor.

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Kind of looks like Ronnie from "Jersey Shore" at certain angles with the muscle tee and the hair, except he's not a psycho rage beast?

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The viewing angles on the new Note are also great for watching movies, but they're not that much different from the original.

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While the display is definitely high quality, it's not mind blowing (the One X screen still looks better) -- we expected better viewing angles from LG's True HD IPS PLUS and Zerogap Touch technologies.

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