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    Acer Aspire 6920/8920G Contrast Ratio?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by 87david, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. 87david

    87david Newbie

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    Hi,

    Does anyone know the screen specs for the Acer Aspire 6920/8920 or where to get them from? I found a review that stated the 6920's contrast ratio as being 190:1 http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Acer-Aspire-6920G-Notebook.8783.0.html

    Can someone confirm that the contrast ratio is really this poor? I really like these notebooks except for the possible poor screen contrast.

    Thanks
     
    87david, Jul 16, 2008
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The contrast is pretty good with my laptop, try going to a store and playing around to get a feel of things.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 16, 2008
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  3. 87david

    87david Newbie

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    Yes, I would check them out locally; however, there aren't any here. Here's a video comparing a 8920 screen to a Samsung 32". The color seems to be very good. It does look a little washed out though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmQgQjtjpO4
     
    87david, Jul 16, 2008
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  4. Elisabeth

    Elisabeth Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought one last night, and I feel totally duped. Best Buy's website specified native resolution as 1920 x 1080. All the packaging and labeling also say this and WUXGA, in several places. After setting up, I right-clicked on background, went to 'personalize', then 'display settings', moved bar to highest resolution, and it clearly reads, "1680 x by 945 pixels". Can you say 'class action'?
     
    Elisabeth, Jul 26, 2008
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  5. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    time for class action lawsuit against BB and ACER

    sure they can change specs.... but the BOX should contain the items it says...

    that's like buying a RAM UPGRADE KIT,,, that has 30 pin sims instead of 240 pin DIMMS as advertised on the box!

    SUE SUE SUE
     
    bigozone, Jul 27, 2008
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  6. Elisabeth

    Elisabeth Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not only is it false advertising, it's the fact that WUXGA is 1920 x 1200, not 1920 x 1080, so there are layers of deception from Acer, and sellers (how can they not do a simple check like this on their items for sale, tho of course they have their carefully worded disclaimers). I will bet the Better Business Bureau will be quite interested, among others.
     
    Elisabeth, Jul 27, 2008
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    Hi guys put me on that on, I got mine from best buy too.
    Let me know about what u are going to do about it.
    Thanks
     
    b4b5, Jul 27, 2008
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  8. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    bigozone, Jul 27, 2008
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