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    Question about the 1720 I just ordered

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Dman7, Dec 11, 2007.

  1. Dman7

    Dman7 Notebook Consultant

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    Ok so, I finally decided on a 1720, for college life mainly as well as a few games here and there, web surfing, all that jazz.

    I ordered the Anti-glare screen and was wondering if this is better than the glossy screen for what I am using the laptop for?

    My room has 2 windows, so it would be useful here, same goes for on campus, but would games take a huge hit picture and quality wise due to it not being glossy?

    Btw, it's dual core 1.5 gigz, 2 gigs of ram, 256 mb 8600go - Welcome me soon enough :)
     
    Dman7, Dec 11, 2007
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Nah, personally I think glossy screens are overrated - my matte screen serves its purpose well and produces nice colours.
     
    SmoothTofu, Dec 11, 2007
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  3. Wu Jen

    Wu Jen Some old nobody

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    Glossy just makes the colors more vibrant, IMO. If you use it in the sun 99% then I'd stick with the antiglare.
     
    Wu Jen, Dec 11, 2007
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  4. Dman7

    Dman7 Notebook Consultant

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    Alright thanks guys, I just didn't want to have "lesser" colors when I play my games or watch movies.

    My house would most likely require the anti glare unless it was nighttime and my campus has lights everywhere lol.

    I'm just paranoid that my picture will look bad, or that it will look to dark and hard to see.
     
    Dman7, Dec 12, 2007
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  5. Polsta

    Polsta Notebook Evangelist

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    it wont look "bad" ,just like menmtioned above, the glossy is a bit more vibrant
     
    Polsta, Dec 12, 2007
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