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    LCD panel manufacturer?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Magic Man, Apr 27, 2007.

  1. Magic Man

    Magic Man Newbie

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    Hello all first post...

    Got a Inspiron 6400 a couple of weeks ago and was very pleased with it but have now received a replacement. However, the panel on the second is nowhere near as bright as that on the first.

    They are both the 1440x900wxga+ truelife screen but, whereas the first was very bright, clear and has good viewing angles, the second has a grainy like appearance and is nowhere near as bright. It also suffers from lower viewing angles.

    I assume, like many builders, that Dell use panels from more than one manufacturer but is there any way to identify the panel short of opening the case. Couldn't see any reference in the BIOS or online.

    Anyone know what panels they use, particularly the 15.4" 1440x900 screen?

    Thanks...
     
    Magic Man, Apr 27, 2007
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  2. speedking

    speedking Notebook Consultant

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    go to control panel, performance and maintenance , system , hardware , device manager , monitors -> properties -> details : and than copy what you see there ( it should be DISPLAY\***) than i can tell you what brand is it.
     
    speedking, Apr 27, 2007
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  3. Magic Man

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    OS is Vista - it's installed as a generic PnP but under the property dropdown for "Hardware Ids" it gives monitor\CMO1538

    Is this it?
     
    Magic Man, Apr 27, 2007
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    speedking Notebook Consultant

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    speedking, Apr 28, 2007
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    Thanks for that.

    Possibly the c1 or c4 type then going by the viewing angles and brightness. The second unit they sent may have been a c3 or c5 from the angles given and lower bightness.
     
    Magic Man, Apr 28, 2007
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    If it isn't too much, can you tell who made my panel? Its a wsxga+ screen with SEC3250
     
    freestuff, May 1, 2007
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    That is a Samsung.
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, May 1, 2007
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