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    XPS screens..are they good?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by stjs7857, Feb 13, 2007.

  1. stjs7857

    stjs7857 Notebook Consultant

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    just got a new xps m1710 and was curious how good are the screens that dell use with there xps laptops.
     
    stjs7857, Feb 13, 2007
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    iPPi Notebook Consultant

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    I think they're pretty good. I have no problems with mine.
     
    iPPi, Feb 13, 2007
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    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    Mine was fine...what are you specifically asking about?

    To some extent LCDs are luck of the draw.
     
    vespoli, Feb 13, 2007
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    My XPS has a nice screen. No problems.
     
    RedSensiStar, Feb 13, 2007
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  5. stjs7857

    stjs7857 Notebook Consultant

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    Mine is ok too. Just its not as brite as other laptops Ive had. But I read that this is normal for the m1710. thnxs for the speedy reply. :D
     
    stjs7857, Feb 13, 2007
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    wannabeapilot Notebook Consultant

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    have you tried increasing the screen brightness?
    hold the fn button while pressing the up arrow key
     
    wannabeapilot, Feb 13, 2007
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  7. tl2oul3LeSolVle

    tl2oul3LeSolVle Newbie

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    Have a brand new XPS , the answer to your question is complicated:

    What brand did Dell put in your XPS? Samsung or LG Philips
    Most prefer LG Philips for brightness and color reproduction.
    I really don't like my Samsung WUXGA 17" because it simply is not bright enough and have been fighting with Dell all the way to the top, Mr. Michael Dell's office, to get what I want and originally asked for specifically, the LG Philips WUXGA 17"!
     
    tl2oul3LeSolVle, Feb 13, 2007
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  8. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Don't know about M1710, but there are pretty awful screens fitted to some XPS M1210s. They are made by Toshiba (Hardware ID: LCD58E).
    One such screen : Dell 1210 screen problem.

    more info at notebookforums

    So you cant say ALL XPS screens are good.
     
    PhoenixFx, Feb 13, 2007
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  9. GAURVE

    GAURVE Notebook Geek

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    Hi Phoenix ,


    I wanted to ask is the AUO screen on the Xps M1210 available with the webcam ?
     
    GAURVE, Feb 13, 2007
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  10. Percybut

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    My screen is great. Nice viewing angles and very bright. The brightness can also go really low by using fn+down.

    Only thing is that it doesn't look very good if NVIDIA powermizer is on. So I basically keep powermizer off all the time (unless I really need battery life like when I am on a plane).
     
    Percybut, Feb 14, 2007
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    How can u get on Michael's office.. that's some serious customer who's very picky there.

    Overall I got 3 replacements with 3different screen. LG is the best... sometimes there's little horizontal lines that decrease the detail of the pixels on screen.. especially on the left side. When i visit Dell store yesterday, I don't see them... and the screen looks perfect and bright on their newly vista preinstalled Inspiron E1705.


    Why don't Dell just order LG screens to put in their LCDS ? than put a crappy Sharp LCD in their laptops.
     
    khanhfat, Feb 14, 2007
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  12. Euphronius

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    Received mine 2/9/07, Samsung screen w/ AV (from another forum I guess that's weird, they seemed to think if you get AV you get AUO) and I'm very happy with it. No light leakage, very bright and clear, still in honeymoon phase :)
     
    Euphronius, Feb 14, 2007
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