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    True Life monitor?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jeffro21, Aug 15, 2006.

  1. jeffro21

    jeffro21 Newbie

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    I just recently bought a Dell e1505 off of ebay that is supposed to come with a True Life monitor. Now, I was under the assumption that True Life monitors could get a resolution of 1680x1050, but my screen resolution only goes to 1280x800. Is this a software problem or is there anyway to check if this is indeed a True Life monitor?

    Thank you so much in advance for the feedback,
    Jeff
     
    jeffro21, Aug 15, 2006
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Did you order the e1505 that has the highest resolution? There are two types of TrueLife Dell monitors for the e1505.

    WSXGA (1280 x 800) with TrueLife.
    WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) with TrueLife

    Unless you paid for the higher one, you won't get that resolution. The 1280x800 also has TrueLife.
     
    Gautam, Aug 15, 2006
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  3. chaaand

    chaaand Notebook Enthusiast

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    yep. exactly what he said. truelife doesnt increase the screen resolution, widescreen does.
     
    chaaand, Aug 15, 2006
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  4. j4y_7

    j4y_7 Notebook Consultant

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    lol, that's not what he said. All E1505's are widescreen.
     
    j4y_7, Aug 17, 2006
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  5. gridtalker

    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    lol took the words right out my mouth
     
    gridtalker, Aug 17, 2006
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  6. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    true life is just the name for the glossy coating, if the ebay ad said you were getting wsxga+, I'd get in contact with the seller and try and work things out, though if the ad was for wsxga with trulife, then you got what was advertised
     
    Iceman0124, Aug 17, 2006
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  7. Leo_s84

    Leo_s84 Notebook Geek

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    Acctually it's WXGA not WSXGA what he got
     
    Leo_s84, Aug 17, 2006
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  8. s4iscool

    s4iscool Notebook Deity

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    i have a like/hate relationship with my truelife. When conditions are right, no direct light on it, its beautiful. Most other situations, sitting next to a window, sitting outside, etc, the glare is annoying. WOuld it keep me from getting my m1210? nah, but if I could have gotten matte, I would have

    i guess one way to decide is, do you like glossy or matte prints? I always prefer mattes...
     
    s4iscool, Aug 17, 2006
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  9. gethin

    gethin Notebook Evangelist

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    The "true life" only refers to the coating on the screen to give it a higher contrast, and make it reflective - as a down side. It does not refer to the resolution of the screen

    So you can get a "true life" monitor in any number of resolution configurations
     
    gethin, Aug 17, 2006
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  10. Final_Spirit

    Final_Spirit Notebook Consultant

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    Dell uses Truelife and Ultrasharp to describe their screens.

    Truelife = glossy coating
    Ultrasharp = Higher Resolution screen
     
    Final_Spirit, Aug 17, 2006
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