Dell m1210 lcd screen issue...common or not?

Hi...
I purchased a m1210 a couple of weeks ago and received it yesterday. So far I'm really happy, installed a fresh copy of XP and runs great!
The issue that I'm having is that the screen looks a little worrisome - whenever I lightly touch it (around the center usually) I get this ripple effect covering about the whole screen in two massive circles. Usually I wouldn't worry about this, but even when I have it on my lap and shake my legs a little it would start rippling (what will happen if I'm on a plane ). I wonder if any other m1210 owners have that problem or maybe DHL dropped it and damaged it.
I'd like to know cause I don't want a broken LCD a few months down the line when it's impossible to be replaced.
Thanks

 

The ripple effect is common its due to the liquid part of your "liquid crystal display" most cellphone screens do it too, that said my M1210 doesnt do it very easily, my 15.4" I6400 did though. It should be fine, just remember to keep it out of extreme temperatures , I have seen them crack from being left in a cold (below 32F) car for several hours, then being moved to a rather warm, (over 80f) environment, always let it warm up slowly. Go to your local big box store and check out the various display units, most if not all will ripple when pressure is applied.

 

Thanks 4 the advice Iceman...
By the way how much did you get yours for? I have that horrible feeling I overpaid for hardware that's about to get old. Also, do you play any games on it and if yes do they run well?

 

the question is, why are you touching the lcd? :|

 

I got mine through the outlet, and spent a LOT of time finding the best deal I could, I ended up getting it for just under a grand shipped. I primarily game on my desktop system, the most demanding game I've tried on it is fear, with vista and no overclocking I can run it at 640x480,max computer, medium effects deatil, medium shadows, and low everything else and get around 25 FPS, if you lower or disable shadows, the FPS practically double, but playing fear without shadows is like finding out you scored with the Nelson twins and not the Olsen twins. Though since getting my 8800GTS, and being able to play it totally maxed aside from soft shadows, with 8x AA and 16x AF at 1680x1050 with a minimum of 40 FPS, its hard to get excited about playing it on my notebook.