From the newsletter: "There was no existing panel that satisfied all of these needs, so we instead developed a semi-custom LCD display module with BOE, the same panel maker we use for the Framework Laptop 13. The “semi” part is that we customized the backlight for higher brightness and liquid crystal chemistry for better contrast and color gamut while leveraging an existing TFT mask set to avoid needing to pay a few million dollars in tooling fees." Looks like they had to make some compromise. P.S.: I personally like what they did and especially the resolution of 2k, for me the best compromise between work, video and gaming. I will for sure get one (when they support enough memory for my needs).