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    The Issue of Replacement Screens

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by desisolja, Jul 26, 2007.

  1. desisolja

    desisolja Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone here actually gotten a replacement LCD for graininess or is it purely all second hand anecdotal evidence?

    I'm wholly confused regarding this procedure. I thought it was confirmed in earlier threads that the graininess is caused by the coating for the TrueLife glossiness. How would replacing the LCD help?

    And mainly, if changing the LCD fixes the problem, why the hell were they using bad ones to begin with and where is the quality control? :confused:
     
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  2. BuckeyeFan

    BuckeyeFan Notebook Evangelist

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    I think that AUO may have produced some lesser quality ones, quality control was just trying to crank these out too. ;)
     
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  3. desisolja

    desisolja Notebook Consultant

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    so is it an issue of all of the AUO ones malfunctioning or just some? What I mean is, if you call to get it replaced, is it likely the new one will actually work properly?
     
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  4. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    Its all a crapshoot really, the AUO screens were supposedly the screen of choice for the m1210, my first unit had a samsung, and it ruled, ended up getting a replacement machine and it had the AUO, while not grainy, left a lot to be desired next to the samsung I had, also in most cases the graininess has a lot to do with the application of the screen coating.
     
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  5. desisolja

    desisolja Notebook Consultant

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    Crap. I didn't purchase any warranty with the laptop (because i dont have the extra cash). The website says "1 year (mail-in)" for the no warranty plan. Does this mean they won't do in home replacement and I will have to send it in and wait all over again?
     
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  6. theTORCH

    theTORCH Notebook Evangelist

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    AUO quality control went down the tubes for the inspiron screens.

    call your dell case manager if you have a problem with the laptop screen. I've seem to recollect reading about several people w/ the one year mail-in warranty who have managed to get their screen replaced at home...

    i might have just misread the posts though.
     
    theTORCH, Jul 26, 2007
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  7. Kwakkel

    Kwakkel Weirdo

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    about the "grainy screen"
    1: does everybody have to make a new thread about his/her own "graininess"? Personally, I believe there are enough topics about it, to fit in your post somewhere!
    2: comparing the screen of my 9100 to my GFs new Sony, it's also grainy ... i never made a big deal out if it though ... i think the problem isn't as big as it appears to be (of course, I'm writing this without having actually seen the grainy screens from today)
     
    Kwakkel, Jul 26, 2007
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