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    How to tell if Envy has Radiance screen?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by jdane770, Jan 25, 2011.

  1. jdane770

    jdane770 Notebook Consultant

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    Exactly what the title ask, post all the ways we can tell if an Envy has the Radiance screen.
     
    jdane770, Jan 25, 2011
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    uh... just look at the native resolution in windows.
     
    awdotson, Jan 25, 2011
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    Precisely. Nothing more to it than that. 1600 x 900 = radiance.

    Right click on desktop, choose screen resolution. You will see the resolution. Native res has (recommended) next to it.
     
    2.0, Jan 25, 2011
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    Is there any way of knowing from the outside? It should have a big sign in the cover, Radiance :D
     
    jdane770, Jan 26, 2011
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    No way to tell externally. Why? You about to rob your neighbor's or something? :D
     
    2.0, Jan 26, 2011
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    spencerp Notebook Evangelist

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    ha I was thinking the same thing. It made me think of someone buying one off ebay switching the screens and returning it.
     
    spencerp, Jan 26, 2011
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    Yeah, but you know what would be funny? Jdane comes back and is like...

    :D
     
    2.0, Jan 26, 2011
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  9. spencerp

    spencerp Notebook Evangelist

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    hahaha that would too funny
     
    spencerp, Jan 26, 2011
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    Not many eBay sellers take returns and they do check their stuff that gets returned.
     
    Star Forge, Jan 26, 2011
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    maybe someone could write a program that made it appear to be 1600x900 when you checked your screen res in windows?
     
    spencerp, Jan 26, 2011
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    you could still tell the difference just by looking at it..at least I could, everything is smaller, you can fit 7 desktop icons vertically on a 1366x768, but on a 1600x900 I beleive there is some extra space at the bottom..not sure if you could fit an 8th icon though...you can also easily tell the difference when web browsing
     
    waleed786, Jan 26, 2011
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    And.. It's fraud and immoral.

    Imagine when the eBay seller relists and sells the supposed radiance envy that you swapped the screens with. The buyer will pay a premium and then be super pissed when he notices he got he lower-res screen. Both he seller and new buyer get ripped off. Put yourself in their shoes.
     
    Jasper101, Jan 26, 2011
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    I reaaaally don't think spencerp was being serious... at all ;)
     
    fixr, Jan 26, 2011
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    Yup
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    Wait what does that mean? LOL
     
    jdane770, Jan 26, 2011
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    I was just kidding. Mine will be here by 10:30am in the morning. Unless hp switched the screens on me. grrrr
     
    spencerp, Jan 27, 2011
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