xps 1640 RGBLED Screen is actually matte/antiglare underneath!

Probably old news, but I can confirm just now that I took the plastic cover off b/c I could not stand the glare anymore, and it's a very nice matte screen underneath!

Now I am going to follow the other bold gentleman and cut out that clear plastic, leaving myself with an antiglare xps 1640!

The plastic is actually 1 mm thick as the xps1340 poster (livincali) stated. I was worried that for some reason the xps 16 would be slightly differently built than the xps 13, but it's not with regards to the screen. I am confident that the plastic can be cut out with an exacto knife, if not just a pair of scissors.
I do not have any sandpaper. In fact, I haven't ever used sandpaper for anything except wood. And that was in grade school. I have no technical ability and have never taken an engineering class in my life.

I will report back if and when I am successful. I am just very happy that the screen is antiglare underneath. Right now it's quite ugly with the cover off, but if given a choice between ugly + matte or pretty + glossy, I'd choose the matte screen. Here is a pic regarding what I have now. If I get this mod working to my satisfaction, I promise a full writeup. But it's actually pretty self-evident: just peel the plastic screen off! The pic I attached show absolutely nothing, but the screen is off. I'll try to do better at some point later in the future.

 

Nice...Thanks for sharing!
You, are very daring! XD

Are, you going to provide some pictures for us..also!
We like the pictures, very mucho'!!


Cin...

 

I think your screen might be something dell used when they had no others available, if I put my background as black I can definitely see two reflections from the touch panel, only one of which moves when I squish the plastic cover.

 

Hi, can you give me a step by step guide on how you removed the glossy plastic from your studio xps 16 screen? I know it voids the warranty but given dell tech support here in the Philippines, its like having none at all. My screen has these damn scratches on it caused by the screen hitting the laptop arm rest. Anyways do you recommend it be done by professional laptop screen repair personnel or is the process really simple?

 

Not plastic. As dell did advertise it as glass technically didn't lie. Its plexi glass

 

i contacted Dell asking about the screen material and they told me glass at first but i asked if he could find out and be completely sure and he apologized and said it was hard plastic

 

Plexi glass is a hybrid of plastic and glass. It gives it the optical quality of glass but the shatter resistance of plastic. It can be considered plastic but plastic isn't this clear

 

yea, I think I learned elsewhere that it's really just a matte screen beneath. I'm not surprised, because I noticed that the reflection off not only the plexiglass but the screen behind it disperses the light like it does on a matte screen...so I do notice a dual reflection. It is not entirely like the reflection off a glossy surface of an external monitor, for instance. I'm pretty sure it also uses a TN panel, because the viewing angle behavior is exactly like a TN panel ext. monitor I have (also from Dell.......btw...don't buy the ST2410....)

 

Well plexiglass is still technically a plastic, it shares no chemical properties with glass and is still a polymer, it just happens to be clearer than glass.

 

Actually it is sorta like glass. They mix the glass in raw form into the plastic/polymer. That is what gives it its clarity. I saw it on How Its Made

 

lol, awesome show. i never knew watching ppl make simple things like guitars or appliances could be so entertaining!

 

I am so doing this if it comes out right

 

I honestly think that the glare isn't too bad, but I guess I only use mine indoors. I wouldn't trust myself to cut bits off the screen anyway! Not after the Zagg's protective skin fiasco!