screen help please!!

Hey guys, I've been reading lately about the screens that come with the vostro 1500 and have been worrying about my future order. What LCD do you reccomend for me? I like the true life but I hope they dont send me the auo screen from what I've read. Is there anyway I can specify dell to send me the non auo screen? Thanks.

 

Well... i don't know about making them NOT give you an AUO screen, and the screen problems may not be limited to the AUO brand.

However, I haven't heard of any problems with the WXGA matte screens, and the WSXGA screens aren't made (for the most part) by AUO from what I've heard.

 

The problem is I go to school on sept 20th. And with the matte screen the ship date is the 11th of sept so i cant risk not getting it in time.

 

if you order a vostro it should ship by the ship date. in this case, the 11th. therefore, you'll have it before the 20th.

 

The monitor I have is a Samsung SyncMaster 930BF 19" LCD, running at 1028x1024. Which screen would be similar?

 

Your 19" lcd has a pixel pitch of .294mm, and a 15.4" WXGA (1280x800) would have a pixel pitch of .256mm, so the image would appear reduced in size by about 15% compared to your desktop LCD. Choosing a higher resolution like WXGA+ or WSXGA+ will result in an even further reduction. Oh, and as far as not getting an AUO display, you could simply choose a screen that AUO doesn't manufacture. They have a list of them all here.

 

It's just luck of the draw...I got an AUO in my 1420, and got a replacement for an unrelated issue and the replacement had an LG, and I liked the AUO 10x better than the LG...it's not just Dell either, it's the nature of laptops. And the problem is only a couple of people have a problem, it's just when they find the problem they post about it and then other people notice it when they would of never of realized it in the first place <_<

 

Oh, nice AUO doesnt manufacture the WXGA+, I think I will go with that. Thank you.