Grainy screen poll for 1520

When I dug my service tag out of my invoice and checked the hardware info online, I was pleased to see my Inspiron 1520 had been built with an LGP SWXGA+ screen.

When I received it, the screen was all sparkly... checked the hardware ID... it's a SEC. Poor viewing angles too.

Now I have to decide if it's worth sending it back to the depot to get the screen swapped.

 

Mine (SEC3350) is slightly grainy, but the BIG problem is the yellowish tint. It also has bad viewing angles. It's going to the Depot, and if they don't fix it, I'm getting a refund and ordering something else.

If it hadn't been for the yellow, I think I could have dealt with the amount of grain on it, which is really only bad when reading small print.

 

I have the wxga (1280x800) "cpt141f" screen. There's no graininess, and as far as I can tell, it's an 8 bit screen. The brightness&contrast are terrrible, it's very uncomfortable to read text, and the viewing angles are horrid. Can someone, who has a wxga screen they are satisfied with (decent viewing angles, comfortable brightness and contrast values) post the id number (manufacturer id) of their screen? I really really really need to know soon, thanks in advance.

 

I have the SEC3350 WSXGA+ and Im not seeing any of the issues that mdines is seing with his.

I didnt much like the default settings for contrast,brightnesst, and gamma, so I changed those from the nvidia control panel - and I think my screen is better than almost all of the screens on any of the laptops Ive seen at places such as Circuit city and Frys- better than all of the HPs, Sonys, Acers, Fujitsus, etc.

I am amazed by this screen, and a little confused - early on people were getting bad AUO screens - now suddenly the SEC3350s are starting to go bad? There is some minor light bleed that you can see in dark rooms with an all-black screen, but no "Graininess" no "Yellow tint"

Text is amazing crisp at every resolution - even though it is 1650x1080 native, I tend to use it at 1440x900 or even 1280x800 for text-based apps and even at non-native resultions, its crystal clear, with no bleed or shadowing or anything at all.

 

LPLC500 antiglare 1280x800

NO GRAIN

 

mine is perfect
if it's grainy, then I can't notice. I do remember that my sisters 1501 gave me a headaches, this one doesn't.
1440x900

LPLDF00 on device manager - whatever that means

 

LG vs. SAMSUNG http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=172155

 

Ive had 2 auo screens, both grainy, both horrid light leakage. Now i have a LPLDF00 (lg?) and after the first inspection is seemingly perfect. Only used it once but looks promising. But i keep reading that sec is not samsung, sec is a different manufacturer, and that dell does not use samsung screens.

 

I bought 1520 1440X900 and it was grainy, in the shop they showed me another four 1520 1440X900 and they was all grainy! Clearly I got a refund but I don’t understand what the hell Dell thinking.
My 2 years old laptop as by far a superior screen.

 

Dang. I was going to get an Inspiron 1520, but now I don't know what screen to get. The three options that Dell is offering are WXGA, WXGA+, and WSXGA, all glossy. I was thinking of getting the WXGA+, but I guess people are having the most problems w/ that screen.

Will I be safe in getting the WXGA+, or should I get the normal WXGA? Also, I don't see the anti-glare screen option... did they remove it?

 

which screen type is known to give the least problems and grainyness

 

WXGA from what i've read.

 

thats the plain one rite?

 

yes
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My screen does not appear grainy to me and even if in reality it is grainy - I dont care since it appears perfect to me

 

Have a Vostro 1500 and WSXGA+ screen, slightly grainy with white background but I don't care

 

I just got my laptop yesterday and there is absolutely no problem with my screen at all. It looks gorgeous and is no graininess or colour bleeding or text shift and sparkling etc.
I got mine in 1440x900 Glossy +WXGA Truelife.

 

Hi, I have read this thread and it has really dissapointed me about my screen on 1520. How can I know that my screen is grainy too?? For me it looks great, I have a WSGA+ on my laptop and it's from Samsung. Can someone please post here some photo of grainy and "normal" screen?? Or if there is some comparsion, please let me know where to find it. Thanks a lot!!

 

holy ****, mine is grainny right after 3 months of using it. what are my options, in a white backround it loooks like there are many dusts on the screen when there isnt, and i have light bleeding also. can i get this changed?

 

For what it's worth, I found this on Dell's Tech Support website:


"WUXGA LCDs are the highest resolution panels available in the market today. These displays use an industry-standard process that applies a textured coating to the inside of the polarizer to reduce glare and improve light distribution. The WUXGA panel offers nearly twice as many pixels as a WXGA panel [1.3MPixels vs 2.4MPixels]. These pixels are much smaller and denser than on WXGA panels. The smaller size, higher density, and textured coating may cause the display to create a sparkling or blurry effect while using light-colored backgrounds or on a white background, such as word processing applications. This is typical of this technology and is needed to prevent glare and increase viewing angles."



This may apply to other hi-res panels as well. My "in production" 1520 will have a WXGA panel. I'm glad, because I already canceled five or six orders before deciding on the exact configuration... lol

 

Hey everyone. I voted "No", because I ordered the 1520 with a 1680X1050 pixel display, and it's wonderful. I have to say that I am VERY PLEASED with the quality of the screen. It's gorgeous!

When I used the Dell website and entered my service tag, the description of my screen reads something like: "blah blah blah (and near the end of the line-) TLF ............ LGP"

I believe I was one of the lucky ones to get an "LGP", or LG-Phillips (the "P" may not be for Phillips as I forget exactly what company it stands for, but I'm pretty sure it's Phillips). If the end of your screen description says "LGP", I believe that is the best screen. I have absolutely no flaws whatsoever on my screen. Whites are as white as I am, and the colors (once I installed a new video driver and was then able to turn Digital Vibrance up) are fantastic.

However, I do believe it is a 6-bit screen, not 8-bit. Most laptops are 6-bit (even MacBook Pros), and you really can't tell the difference unless you're a photo or graphic designer.

One order, one lucky screen. It was my day.

I do have one question, though. Does the "TLF" stand for "TrueLife"? I would hope so.

 

TLF stands for Taiwan Labor Front

 

I see, thank you for the quick reply! How then might I go about finding out whether my screen is a truelife display? I can't remember what was listed when I configured the system. I hope that's not a silly question.