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    What Type of Dell Screen is this?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Airianator, Oct 15, 2006.

  1. Airianator

    Airianator Notebook Enthusiast

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    My friend has a Dell xps and we are unsure what type of screen he has.


    Here is what it reads:

    DISPLAY\SEC3155\5&152C84BA&1&00000118&01&00

    Is that a samsung?
     
    Airianator, Oct 15, 2006
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  2. Leshii

    Leshii Notebook Evangelist

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    yes it's samsung
     
    Leshii, Oct 15, 2006
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    nx6288 Notebook Geek

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    is there a specific lcd screen that is better then some for the xps line? I have a AUO screen..would the samsung be better or is it all just random?
     
    nx6288, Oct 15, 2006
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  4. postmortem

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    SEC means (in my case) Seiko-Epson
     
    postmortem, Oct 16, 2006
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  5. Leshii

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    people say AUO screens are the best dell uses, but I have no first hand experiences with that..

    SEC here stands for Samsung Electronics Corporation
     
    Leshii, Oct 16, 2006
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    I think it is a samsung
     
    gridtalker, Oct 16, 2006
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  7. sav

    sav Notebook Consultant

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    Seiko-Epson doesn't make LCD panels for laptops.
     
    sav, Oct 16, 2006
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    I had an AUO in my e1505, and it was a decent screen--good saturation and stuff, no dead pixels or stuck pixels. A little "grey", if anything.
     
    vespoli, Oct 16, 2006
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    postmortem, Oct 18, 2006
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    lancorp Notebook Virtuoso

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    This is neither a Samsung website nor a Epson site. So, despite whatever trademarks you are talking about, in the Dell World of displays, the device-id buried in the display comes out as SEC for Samsung. There are hundreds, if not a thousand threads on these forums talking about displays and SEC=Samung LCD when referring to Dell laptops. Dell DOES NOT use Epson displays.
     
    lancorp, Oct 18, 2006
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    Lancorp is right, Samsung has a division called SEC which is responsible for making LCD displays and other semiconductors.
     
    nx6288, Oct 18, 2006
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  12. sav

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    You can claim whatever you want. There is only a limited number of laptop LCD manufacturers in the world, among the largest are: AUO/Quanta, LG/Phillips, Sharp, and Samsung. Seiko-Epson specializes in small-medium size LCDs for telephones, printers, car panels, etc., but not laptops.
     
    sav, Oct 18, 2006
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  13. zebrafish

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    So through Graphic Properties > Information, the serial number for my monitor starts with CMO, which I believe I've read to be Chi Mei Optics (?).

    However through the Dell Website > My System (using my service tag), it says I've got an AU OPTRONICS CORP LCD.

    Who's right? Are they the same?
     
    zebrafish, Oct 18, 2006
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  14. calvin_gsc

    calvin_gsc Notebook Enthusiast

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    Here's my monitor details using powerstrip.

    [​IMG]

    However, in my dell support page, under my system and peripherals. This is what i got.

    DF056 LCD,15.4WXGA,VESA,GWVA, SMSNG - Samsung?

    My powerstrip recovers data from the EDID.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_display_identification_data

    Should I follow the hardware id or what Dell tells me?
     
    calvin_gsc, Oct 29, 2006
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