is truelife worth it?

im configuring my e1705 and an option is 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife. is it worth the extra $120? also what other useless things are there on configuration page that i can drop to save money ?

 

nobody can answer these questions but you. the question is, "is it worth it to you to pay 120 more for the unltrasharp/higher res LCD?" same goes for the other stuff. we don't know what you consider "useless".

 

It just depends. I have the WXGA matte and it sucks. It doesn't display the correct colors and everything is too dark or too bright. I think too I have a f**ked up screen. Oh well. Just my two cents.

Edit: Man, I need to stop drinking at night. Lol.

 

never seen a malette screen

if you like glossy photo prints get the truelife, if you prefer matte prints, get the matte. I like matte, but have the trulife on my m1210, and its ok. If i could choose, I would get matte

 

thanks guys, i actually saw one of these screens today and i hated it. thats another $120 i can save! ^_^

 

the 120 bucks isnt just for the coating, its an ultra high resolution display, the coating is only 20 bucks, the rest of the money goes to a much better screen, and in my opinion is worth it, and like you, when I first checked out glossy screens, I didnt like them at all, though you can only get high res screens with the glossy option in dells inspiron line, so I got the glossy screen for the high res option and after a month or so of using the glossy screen, I really dig it now, and would pick that option again if I had the choice between gossy and matte, the extra screen real estate you'll get with uxga is more than worth the 120 bucks in my opinion
http://www.dell.com/content/learnmo...=popup&~model=9400&~series=inspn&~tab=details
wxga+ = 1440x900 pixels

wuxga = 1920x1200 pixels

 

yeah... the glossy screen is worth it. Not because of gloss, but because of higher resolution.

 

and smaller pixel pitch,increased brightness and viewing angles, what are you going to be using this for?, if you do any photo/video editing, I highly reccomend you get the wuxga screen

 

im usin it for gaming mostly, and projects for school ect like papers and stuff . but mostly gaming

 

depends on how picky you are. WUXGA is definitely a much better screen. WXGA+ will not do justice to this laptop, but it's your pick.

 

to me it was, i had 2 previous laptops without true life (non-glossy screens), i am glad i upgraded on this one.

 

Well i havent got anything to compare it too because this is the first laptop ive ever owned. But ive had it for a year almost and still looks as good as day 1.

 

I've had two brand new 9400's side by side; one WXGA, the other WUXGA with

TrueLife, and for me - I went for the TrueLife. Seems much brighter and vibrant

colours, also viewing angle is greatly improved.

 

Instead of starting a whole new thread, might as well ask here..

How's text-size (96 dpi) like on the UXGA screen? Smaller than let's say a 12.1" at 1280x800 or a little larger? Just need a general idea is all. Thanks!