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    Gateway MX7515 screen

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by qqwwee, Nov 1, 2005.

  1. qqwwee

    qqwwee Newbie

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    Hi,
    I have a strange thing with my MX7515 notebook’s LCD screen. When the screen is completely black, you can see that a stripe of screen at the bottom (about 1” or 2” wide)is noticeably brighter than the rest of the screen.
    Also there is a small gap (about credit card width) between
    the glass and the plastic frame on the right side of screen, but not on any other one.
    I wonder if such things are normal with laptops?
    Thanks !
     
    qqwwee, Nov 1, 2005
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  2. blear

    blear Notebook Enthusiast

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    It does not sound right to me. I would take it back to the store where I bought it and compare it with another one. The store will probably do an exchange.
     
    blear, Nov 1, 2005
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  3. Hellmanns

    Hellmanns Notebook Evangelist

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    A little bit of light leakage is normal, but I'm not too sure on the gap. Mine seems pretty snug.
     
    Hellmanns, Nov 1, 2005
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  4. Dr. J.

    Dr. J. Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'd exchange it for another one - that is unacceptable.

    I heard some of the Dell XPS notebooks had a similar light leakage issue - it was due to a faulty screen
     
    Dr. J., Nov 1, 2005
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