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    Dell XPS 15 (L501X) Display problem

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by netnag, Apr 19, 2011.

  1. netnag

    netnag Newbie

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    Ok I bought this laptop a month ago with I5-480 processor.

    I am having this weird problem.

    On battery mode when I move from dark(black) background web page to bright(white) background web page the display looks dull and it will take few seconds to come to normal.

    Is this some sort of power saving feature?

    On adapter mode it works fine.

    I had contacted the dell chat support, after running some diagnostics and they sent me a new battery with even the same problem I am facing.

    Had anyone faced this problem earlier???
     
    netnag, Apr 19, 2011
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  2. FarKeld

    FarKeld Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the same "problem" with a L502x. =/
     
    FarKeld, Apr 20, 2011
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  3. zygotic

    zygotic Notebook Consultant

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    There have been some comments about an auto-brightness feature, in the power save profile, whereby the screen/backlight dims and brightens based on what's being displayed. Could be that.

    I've not seen it myself, but, to quote:

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    There was an annoying "feature", however, with dynamic contrast - screen would randomly dim and brighten as it pleased. To disable this I had to go into Intel (integrated video) control panel and set the "power saving technology" to the "maximum performance" slider underneath the "battery tab." The issue had previously persisted even when I wasn't on battery.
    "

    Wrorth trying that?
     
    zygotic, Apr 20, 2011
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  4. netnag

    netnag Newbie

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    @zygotic

    That works.

    I should have posted here before contacting the support I guess.
     
    netnag, Apr 20, 2011
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  5. zygotic

    zygotic Notebook Consultant

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    Good that it's fixed. Did you get to keep both batteries?
     
    zygotic, Apr 21, 2011
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  6. netnag

    netnag Newbie

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    No.
    That would be good if they allow me to keep :p
    I have to send back the old one.
     
    netnag, Apr 21, 2011
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