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    My Inspiron 1720 Screen Looks Blotchy and Pixilated

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by oxon, Mar 12, 2008.

  1. oxon

    oxon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just last week I ordered my Inspiron 1720 and got the SEC3155 monitor (of course) that came with the notebook.

    At first glance, it seemed okay. However...just today when I was looking at different wallpapers, I've noticed what seems to be blotchy/pixilated backgrounds when viewing a pic that has some of the background out of focus.

    I have the 8600M GT vid card, 1920 x 1200 screen, and Vista...if that makes a difference.

    Now...to others it may be an easy catch to find a bad LCD monitor. But I'm coming from using a Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 200 CRT that I've looked into for the past year so I'm not sure how good these LCD's are supposed to look.

    Is there a link to a site or page where I can view a good LCD screen on my CRT monitor to see what a good screen looks like? I'm just not sure if my SEC is one of those bad screens or not and if I can swap it for the supposed better LG display, I want to do so.
     
    oxon, Mar 12, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Are you using it at its default resolution?

    It could be just poor quality pictures.
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 12, 2008
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    samerjb Notebook Geek

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    Grainy Screen !!

    you have to read through 115 pages my friend
     
    samerjb, Mar 12, 2008
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    kozzney Notebook Evangelist

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    Could just be that the wallpapers are not 1920x1200 so are getting blown up and pixelated?
     
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    No, this is not it...
     
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  6. oxon

    oxon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, that WAS part of the problem. However, some of the 1920 x 1200 wallpaper pics that came with Vista don't exactly look as good as I think they should. Maybe I'm wrong about this and am assuming that all SEC monitors suck and am just noticing the difference between my old CRT and a typical LCD.

    I would like some kind of proof before I let this rest though. Reading other threads has convinced me that the LG's are a much better screen and now I'm looking for proof so I can order one as a replacement.
     
    oxon, Mar 12, 2008
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    chelet Notebook Deity

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    This is totally wrong. Your just stuck on the hype that the screen must stink because samsung made it. This is not even what a grainy screen "problem" is. It has nothing to do with looking pixalated. I think you are just "looking" for something to be wrong with the laptop when in fact it is fine.
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 12, 2008
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