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    M1330 video issue

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Scrag, Nov 11, 2007.

  1. Scrag

    Scrag Newbie

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    My M1330 arrived on Friday and all is ok until I started noticing that there is an awful lot of sky blue where there used to be white. Web sites, in games etc.

    I have tried adjusting colors, resolutions etc.. but to no avail.

    Anyone have any ideas what could be causing this, am happy to get Dell on the case, but thought I'd try here before potentially having to send it back.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Scrag, Nov 11, 2007
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  2. FrontierDriver284

    FrontierDriver284 Notebook Evangelist

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    LED screen or CCFL? If it's the LED screen, you might have the Toshiba LED screen which has a blue hue overall. But whites are still very pure, so you might have a more serious issue. Picture please.
     
    FrontierDriver284, Nov 11, 2007
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  3. Scrag

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    Yes LED, Will try and post a pic soon.
     
    Scrag, Nov 11, 2007
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  4. sinstoic

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    Have you turned up your brightness all the way up?
     
    sinstoic, Nov 11, 2007
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  5. sinstoic

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    Are you sitting in a place where the walls/background is blue? Any chance of that getting reflected on your glossy screen?
     
    sinstoic, Nov 11, 2007
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  6. Scrag

    Scrag Newbie

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    A couple of photos

    The first image is of an Alt-Prt Scr dump saved via Paint in Vista.
    It implies that the video card knows what it is trying to display as it displays correctly

    [​IMG]


    The second image is of a photo taken with my digital camera showing the same screen straight off the M1330. Not direct to avoid any refelctions but the blue is clearly visible.

    [​IMG]


    Thanks anyone for some assistance.
     
    Scrag, Nov 12, 2007
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  7. sinstoic

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    Defective Screen! Call and replace. Also demand compensation for inconvenience!
     
    sinstoic, Nov 12, 2007
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