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    Just some food for thought (LG vs Samsung screens)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by r34p3rex, Apr 24, 2008.

  1. r34p3rex

    r34p3rex Notebook Consultant

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    What is the actual failure rate of the samsung screens? i mean, if its significant like 30-40%, why doesn't dell just completely stop using the samsung panels and start using the LGs exclusively? either that, or the failure rate of the samsung panels are heavily inflated here on NBR :p
     
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    There aren't enough LG screens coming off the production line, same with their batteries, for the reason that a factory caught fire, or something like that
     
    Wraith of Vern, Apr 24, 2008
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    They wont stop using them because:

    a) most of the people will just think that these screens are the way they should be
    b) they have a lot of those samsung screens in stock
     
    Moa, Apr 24, 2008
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    Gfresh404 Notebook Evangelist

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    The samsungs are also made much more cheaply. Costing Dell much less money.
     
    Gfresh404, Apr 24, 2008
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    how do u know its made more cheaply? do you have the actual production costs in front of you? ugh i hate it when ppl assume stuff.
     
    onionring1988, Apr 24, 2008
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    I don't think that the failure rate of either is significant. I think there is a difference in quality, however.
     
    sleey0, Apr 24, 2008
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    How about Toshiba screens? I have one of those for my M1330? Anyone know where they rank?
     
    mmisterio, Apr 24, 2008
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    The Tosh screen you have in your m1330 is probably an LED screen. The screens that they are discussing here are CCFL.

    for m1330 LED screens, Tosh >> Samsung >>>>>>> Chi Mei
     
    booji, Apr 24, 2008
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    Most people probably don't see the graininess.
     
    richierich, Apr 25, 2008
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    or they don't know any better, don't they say "ignorance is bliss"
     
    Sa*ad159, Apr 25, 2008
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    here you can see the actual rates of how many people have a grainy screen. dont forget that people will write onto the forum only if they are facing a problem (e.g. grainy screen). the satisfied once hardly write. I was scared by all the fuzz about it here too, but then I got a perfect screen! :)
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=210649
     
    xbender, Apr 25, 2008
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  12. Gfresh404

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    That's what my tech guy said. He came to my house 3 different times and eventually he decided to do his own research on the topic and that's what he found. So, I didn't just ASSUME anything. Plus it does make a lot of sense that the worse would cost less to make.
     
    Gfresh404, Apr 26, 2008
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    That's another thing, Dell is able to get away with this because people don't even realize that they have a grainy screen.

    My dad has a Dell business laptop, screen was worse than my Samsung and he didn't even notice how bad his was until he compared it to my LG.
     
    Gfresh404, Apr 26, 2008
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    hoping i get a LG :p it supposedly ships out on the 30th and is due to arrive on the 5th
     
    r34p3rex, Apr 26, 2008
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