If your i9300 screen sucks, a solution may await

My i9300 came with the LG philips WUXGA screen with truelife. I hated it the moment it turned on. The whole thing had sparkles and looked as if i was looking through a screen door. I called Dell for a replacement and asked specifically for the Samsung Replacement LCD kit (W9892???) and this screen was installed. The Samsung screen is MUCH clearer than the LG and the sparkle effect is MUCH reduced. It is literally the difference in me returning and keeping the notebook. This may not work for everyone, but it may solve some of your issues with the screen.

 

How hard was it to get the new kit? What's involved in the installation? Just curious... I won't even have my 9300 until later today.

* Inspiron 9300 - 1.6GHz - 512MB RAM - 256MB NVIDIA 6800 - 40GB HD - CDRW/DVD *

 

hmm, ill check it out when i get my system. So is the Samsung a lot nicer screen? I have nothing to compare too but it seems that this is the choice screen for people.

*Dell Inspiron 9300, P-M 1.86ghz 533mhz FSB, 1GB DDR2 533mhz ram, 17inch UXGA+ screen with TrueLife, 256mb Nvidia GeForce 6800, 60gb 7200rpm drive, XP Pro SP2, WiFi*

*Sony MDR-G74SL Headphones for music and gaming, best 40 dollar pair i have ever bought!*

 

I had onsite service so I just let a dell tech come and replace it. However, replacing the screen isn't too hard as long as you have a slight amount of know how when it comes to working inside your computer. Dell ships the replacement with just the LCD panel and cable to connect it.

 

If you get an LG and don't like it, i'd say this Samsung may be your answer. For me, i couldn't stand the sparkle effect since I do a lot of reading on my laptop.

 

How do you tell what type of display shipped with your laptop. I got my 9300 on friday and see the sparkle effect that everyone is talking about. I only see it if I get real close the the screen. Thanks in advance.
J.


---> i have the LG display. It looks fine compare to what I was used to but I would like to see what the Samsung looks like side by side.

 

Okay, I have played with my new 9300 a little and, honestly, I don't know what the sparkle effect is. I have the WUXGA+ glossy screen like everyone else, but I don't see what you all see. It's shiny. It's reflective. But, I can't say that anything about it bugs me... yet. Perhaps it will in different lighting. I'm just sitting at the dining room table with an overhead chandelier, and I didn't see anything negative (except really small font size!!! Had to fix it immediately!!!).

Hmm...

* Inspiron 9300 - 1.6GHz - 512MB RAM - 256MB NVIDIA 6800 - 40GB HD - CDRW/DVD *

 

If you want to know what LCD you have go download this and run it: http://www.download.com/PowerStrip/3000-2086_4-10353652.html?tag=lst-0-1 You have the LG if it comes up LPL0000.

That's what I have on my XPS2. Another way to think of the sparkling too btw is a sort of glitter or grain on the screen. It's really really noticeable when typing a response here or reading posts. It's irritating to my eyes. I'm awaiting a replacement next week.

 

Just got mine today - and have a display question:

How can I tell if I have the LG or the Samsung WUXGA panel? Do I open the 9300 up, or is there something under WinXP?

 

Thanks for that information, Dragon. That helps. As soon as I get my 9300 back from my friend (who's cleaning it up and installing some new software for me), I'm going to re-examine the screen and find out more about it!

* Inspiron 9300 - 1.6GHz - 1GB RAM - 256MB NVIDIA 6800 - WUXGA+ - 60GB HD - CD-RW/DVD-RW *

 

I got my 9300 yesterday, so far I like the UXGA screen, I will test the panel later today when I get home and post my result.

AK

Dell Inspiron 9300, Pentium M 1.6GHz, 512MB DDR2, 256MB nVidia GeForce Go 6800, 17" UXGA, 80GB HDD, DVD+-RW DL

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Dragon_Myr

 

Well I just ran PowerStrip and it seems I have the LG WUXGA panel. Since ive been using CRT's(non flat CRT's, in other word, lower end models) all my life and I guess ive gotten used to the occasional glare in the screen...It doesn't bother me so far, everytime I see a glare I can usually tilt the panel, adjust brightness and most if not all of the glare disapears. But if I would of been using a matte LCD for years with no glare I could see how it could be very annoying but like I said, its transparent to me cause im used to it I guess.

Although to be honest I almost switched this panel to the XGA because of the big scare people were making about it, im GLAD I kept the UXGA.

AK

Dell Inspiron 9300, Pentium M 1.6GHz, 512MB DDR2, 256MB nVidia GeForce Go 6800, 17" UXGA, 80GB HDD, DVD+-RW DL

 

I also received the LG philips UXGA screen and i don't see what all the fuss is about. Its a great screen, maybe that i have also been using a cheap CRT since i have really used computers. The only thing that bugs me a little is that the white is not as pure, but if it would be, with so much white at this resolution, i think i would go blind! I have seen the sony brite screen and i didn't like it, too much brightness, started to wash the color out. This screen might not be as pure for whites, but it brings out colors great!

*Dell Inspiron 9300, P-M 1.86ghz 533mhz FSB, 1GB DDR2 533mhz ram, 17inch UXGA+ screen with TrueLife, 256mb Nvidia GeForce 6800, 60gb 7200rpm drive, XP Pro SP2, WiFi*

*Sony MDR-G74SL Headphones for music and gaming, best 40 dollar pair i have ever bought!*

*The Sony PSP, The Portable PS2* *Proud owner since 3/27/05*

 

Sniper:

Galre is not what people are comaplaining about, it is 'sparkle'. That is completely different. Sparkle is sort of grainy dirty metallic sparkly effect on the LCD. It has nothing to do with reflections or glare in the screen.

 

Exception: I think I know what you are talking about....say I look at a white page I can notice a bit that the white looks kind of like a pearl metallic paint job like that you would see on a car but obviously not as shiny/reflective and much less metallic flakes. Is that the sparkle effect ??

Dell Inspiron 9300, Pentium M 1.6GHz, 512MB DDR2, 256MB nVidia GeForce Go 6800, 17" UXGA, 80GB HDD, DVD+-RW DL

 

I have the LG screen also. Not a problem for me. Besides, if I'm getting THAT close to it to see the "flecks" of grey in the screen, I better get some glasses. I agree with the description of a pearlized finish on a metallic paint job. That about says it!

* Inspiron 9300 - 1.6GHz - 1GB RAM - 256MB NVIDIA 6800 - LPL WUXGA+ - 60GB HD - CD-RW/DVD-RW *

 

Personally, I think people are a lot pickier than I am. I see what everybody is talking about on my new 9300, and frankly it doesn’t bother me a bit. But that’s just me. I tend to not be a whiner in life, and I deal with the public enough to know that I am in the minority.

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by InTheSticks

 

Hmmm, mine says "Seiko-Epson SEC5557" and the brightness up and down controls dont work either from Quick-set or the bios.

Anyone have any ideas about this?

533Mhz FSB Pentium M 2.0Ghz Inspiron 9300
256Mb Nvidia Gforce 6800 GO
1920x1200 Ultrasharp Truelife WUXGA 17" TFT LCD
1 Gb RAM
100Gb Fujitsu HDD

 

Screen quality for working with text is most important for me, more than pictures.

I was thinking that the WUGXA would be the best choice for sharpness but now am worried as well.

Also what was that about small type.

What will be the best screen to get with a 9300 or XP2?

 

Text will look very crisp once you run Cleartype and is quite readable buy running at 120 or 150dpi. Unfortunately, that plays havoc with many webpages. Also there is a setting in the registry that will either leave non-scalable stuff alone or scale it. The key is UseHR. When it is on (set to 1) it helps keep the pages from being too messed up with the higher dpi, but has the side effect of yielding blocky graphics and scaled fonts. I had a Sony 1920x1200 Xbrite display and found the best compromise was to run 120dpi, large icons and UseHR=0. Lived with the good and the bad with webpages. With applications like Word the text was the best I'd ever seen. On the other hand the graphical menus were tiny. Decided to get the WXGA+ for the 9300. No more fussing with awkward sizes. Great display in general...brighter and with wider viewing angle than WUXGA. Fonts don't look as sharp.

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by joyful

 

Hopefully those of you who get the Samsung screen won't have any major light leakage issues as I have.
I've had 3 9300's so far with real bad leakage. I'm working on having a 4th sent to me as an exchange. I really can't believe how poor QC is. Dell needs to realize the leakage doesn't become fully apparent until after about 10 minutes---when it's warmed I guess.
Dell QC likely doesn't test the screens for more than a few minutes...or they just don't care. Who knows [V]
It is a very sharp crisp screen though and with good colors if you do some gamma tweakage.

Huuuh.

 

I've got the SEC5557 lcd... and my brightness keys work. *shrug*