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    Is this defective? Bad uneven lighting *pic*

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mitchtj, Mar 21, 2008.

  1. mitchtj

    mitchtj Notebook Geek

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    Sorry for the bad quality, don't have photoshop to resize the pictuures

    It seems the screen suffers from bad uneven lighting, to the point were it is very frustrating to view. I'm assuming this isn't a common thing?
     
    mitchtj, Mar 21, 2008
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    jooooeee Stealth in disguise

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    Well that is called backlight bleeding it is common but that is really bad I would call dell and see if you could get a replacment screen.
     
    jooooeee, Mar 21, 2008
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    NotebookYoozer Notebook Evangelist

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    there's NO WAY you can make that call because it's a picture. you can't move your head up/down/left/right or tilt the screen to see if there is a sweet spot.
     
    NotebookYoozer, Mar 21, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    First, you dont need photoshop to resize a picture. ;)

    But that screen looks normal. You have it at full brightness in a dimly lit room with a black background.
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 21, 2008
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  5. mitchtj

    mitchtj Notebook Geek

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    So that is normal is it? in web sites with dark backgrounds the lower half of the page often appears grey not black, its pretty much immediately obvious.

    And i used paint to resize the photo :p
     
    mitchtj, Mar 21, 2008
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    What screen is that?
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 21, 2008
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  7. mitchtj

    mitchtj Notebook Geek

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    1280x800 truelife

    its a SEC
     
    mitchtj, Mar 21, 2008
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    ahl395 Ahlball

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    try adding a few more pics maybe, I would call Dell if its really that bad, but a pic may be inaccurate.
     
    ahl395, Mar 21, 2008
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    mitchtj Notebook Geek

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    i called them and explained the situation, they said they would happily exchange the screen, they didn't even seem to be bothered by the situation, and instantly agreed. I'm just wondering is it worth exchanging, or will the others be like this too? I can still just return the computer and switch to a different company if they are going to all be like this.
     
    mitchtj, Mar 21, 2008
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