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    latitude owners, are you happy with.....

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by the1, Jul 30, 2006.

  1. the1

    the1 Notebook Consultant

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    the screen brightness of the matte?

    i've been reading a lot of reviews which say the matte screen of the d820/d620 is not very bright. i've seen a matte next to a glossy and to be honest, at full brightness i find the glossy a bit too bright for me.
     
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    titaniummd Notebook Deity

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    I find the brightness as good as the 700 m with the glossy screen. The lateral viewing angle is not as good (that isn't a bad thing for prying eyes). Light leakage is more than the rest of mainstream laptops (limiting vertical viewing angles).

    I am still happy with it.
     
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    Pandaren Notebook Geek

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    Yes, the brightness is good enough IMO. I have the 945GM integrated graphics (GMA950) and the WXGA display (185 nits). I find it more than satisfactory.

    Glossy displays tend to have better contrast, but I find that they give me eyestrain after awhile.
     
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    any other owners out there?
     
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    fizzleation Notebook Consultant

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    i think the brightness is more than good and it works great for what i need.
     
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    I'm satisfied with the brightness. It's good enough for what I do. Unlike a lot of people on these forums it seems, I really wasn't expecting too much in terms of screen brightness and whatnot from a business laptop. As long as it was in color, relativly sharp, allowed me to watch a few movies time to time in peace, I'm happy.
     
    z3rogx, Aug 2, 2006
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