Viewing angle seems "off" on Aspire 7740

I just bought an Acer Aspire 7740-5691. I really like it a lot, but the screen appears a little "washed out". The problem is that the screen can only be pushed back to an angle of about 30 degrees. The unit is designed so the screen can't be pushed back any further than that. If I put something underneath the front of the laptop to tilt the whole unit back, the screen looks nice with good color saturation.

My previous laptop (also an Acer) had a screen that would go all the way down to 180 degrees so that the unit would be flat. It was possible to adjust the screen angle to suit anyone.

I don't want to return the unit (14 day return policy at Staples), but this is going to bother me too much if I keep it. I have tried to adjust the color controls, including the gamma, contrast, brightness, but the problem is the angle of the screen.

Are all of them going to be like this, or is this some type of manufacturing defect that might not exist in other units?

 

I have the Acer 7740G-6488 and have the same range of angle view.
So i guess this is the same for all 7740 models..

 

Are you satisfied with the way your screen looks, or are you having the same problem that I am? With mine, if I could just make it go another 2 degrees, it would look perfect.

 

Looks fantastic,blows my 8930g out the water for display especially brightness, 17:3 @1600x900 screen on full tilt also looks excellent

Can't understand myself why this model screen only tilts back 30 degrees as the
8930g i have went 180 degrees, but i can more and live with that myself.

Getting back 2 your question,the screen ,colour and brightness i could
not be happier..

Cheers!!