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    Finally Here Woohooo

    Discussion in 'HP' started by qsimpson, Aug 17, 2006.

  1. qsimpson

    qsimpson Notebook Evangelist

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    ok so fedex guy knocks on my door i take deep breathe answer the door and sign paperwork and i must say just like everyone else says the way its packaged does make ya nervous if its still even in 1 peice haha but i guess it does the trick everything seems fine as far as major no broken screens or anything haha i am burning the discs now and then going to reformat



    EDIT: I got the SEC4x Screen why me...? :(


    EDIT: **** i need a really small screwdriver to get this laptop open so it looks like it will be awhile before i can get one :[
     
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  2. EagleDevil

    EagleDevil Notebook Evangelist

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    How do you check what kind of screen you have?

    Chris
     
    EagleDevil, Aug 17, 2006
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  3. qsimpson

    qsimpson Notebook Evangelist

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    right click my computer then go to hardware, then go to device manager then go to monitors, then plug and play right click go to details and it gives like the first few letters like SEC, AUO, QDS, etc..
     
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  4. EagleDevil

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    OK, so I got the SEC screen, too. What's wrong with that?

    Chris
     
    EagleDevil, Aug 17, 2006
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  5. rockharder

    rockharder Notebook Evangelist

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    So which manufac has the best reputation?
     
    rockharder, Aug 17, 2006
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  6. qsimpson

    qsimpson Notebook Evangelist

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    well its just the dimmest of the screens they use apparantly, the QDS and the AUO are quite noticibly brighter from what many people are saying.
     
    qsimpson, Aug 17, 2006
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  7. fdlazarte

    fdlazarte Notebook Consultant

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    really?!? let me check mine this afternoon...
     
    fdlazarte, Aug 17, 2006
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  8. sav

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    That's true, but you can try to calibrate it. It should improve significantly.
     
    sav, Aug 17, 2006
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  9. EagleDevil

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    How do you do that?

    Chris
     
    EagleDevil, Aug 17, 2006
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  10. midkhan

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    I got display/CMO
     
    midkhan, Aug 18, 2006
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  11. Shel

    Shel Notebook Evangelist

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    I've got QDS... so who manufactures the monitors which say QDS?

    I didn't realize they manufacture the dv2000 with different screens. Guess that explains why some people complain about the lack of brightness of the screen.
     
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  12. qsimpson

    qsimpson Notebook Evangelist

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    i think its Quanta? i not sure but i know all are of them are considered to be substantially brighter than the SEC4242 :[
     
    qsimpson, Aug 18, 2006
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  13. miner

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    Yeah, QDS is Quanta Display. TBH, I have seen both screens and the Samsun wasnt too bad. Any diffrence in brightness was negligible IMO.
     
    miner, Aug 18, 2006
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  14. vassil_98

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    Any idea what brand MS_0000 would stand for? This is listed as the brand name of the screen on my l2000.
     
    vassil_98, Aug 19, 2006
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    Download powerstrip.
     
    sav, Aug 19, 2006
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  16. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I dont think MS stands for any brand name, but rather it is the standard name given to a monitor when it is not properly identifiable. Try Powerstrip as mentioned above and see if that is able to decipher the info. If that is not successful then you will have to physically look at the monitor to find out the manufacturer.
     
    miner, Aug 19, 2006
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  17. fdlazarte

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    mine is AUO
     
    fdlazarte, Aug 20, 2006
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  18. vassil_98

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    Thanks for the suggestion. It seems I'll have to open the laptop to see my screen brand. It's a very good screen for a non-brand one, though.
     
    vassil_98, Aug 20, 2006
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