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    Vostro 1500 WXGA+ flicker

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by PizzaFTW, Aug 26, 2007.

  1. PizzaFTW

    PizzaFTW Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey everyone,

    I recently purchased a Vostro 1500 with a glossy WXGA+ screen. When the screen is displaying certain colors or patterns, that section of the screen flickers. It very much resembles a CRT with a low refresh rate. It only happens with certain colors or patterns, usually shades of gray, and it's very noticeable with the default Vostro wallpaper. It does not happen on 16 bit color--only 32bit.

    Is this normal? Has anyone with a Vostro experienced this?
     
    PizzaFTW, Aug 26, 2007
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    yes this is normal. lots of lcd's are like this actually
     
    nizzy1115, Aug 26, 2007
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    Ah, OK. This is my first laptop, so I wasn't really sure. Thanks.
     
    PizzaFTW, Aug 26, 2007
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