dv7 1600x900 screen glare

I just recently purchased a dv7 at Costco and the screen has a bad glare problem. It is practically like a mirror.

Prior to purchasing I read the user reviews at Costco, Sams and PC magazine (which reviewed the Costco machine) and there was no mention of a glare problem.

My previous 4-year old HP from Costco just died, but it never had any glare problem.

Is this normal for it to be so bad? If so, can anything be done about it?


Thank you

Zanthia

 

I just bought a dv7t with the 1600x900 screen 2 wks ago for my wife, and neither of us has noticed any glare.

 

I believe that the screen used to make the 1600x900 in the Pavilions is of low quality. I may be wrong, but many people have experienced issues with that screen.

 

That's called glossy in a brightly-lit room. Good thing Costco has a nice return policy.

 

as i said user reviews made no mention of glare problem yet nitpicked other minor issues such as no backlit keys or too heavy. in fact many praised the screen, some did wish it was higher res though

 

i need to go back to costco as i dont recall model in store having glare,

my previous hp was glossy screen but had no glare.

yes it is good thing costco has nice return policy - which is one main reasons i wanted to get laptop there. such a shame as i don't know where else i can get a 17 inch i7 quad core with 6770 card for so low.(799)

 

Good luck getting matte 1080p for that price. Unless you go without some and get a CTO like mine.

 

i only want a 1600x900 screen that has NO glare.

 

Just get 1080p. It is worth it and you can always lower the resolution. Can't increase past native res.

 

the 1080p is the 1920x1080 resolution ?
if so how does it look at 1600x900. there is no way i could ever use it at the native resolution as i already have dpi increased.

 

It all depends on the GPU and LCD quality. My Intel GPU will not let me set 1600x900 yet. I am using 1366x768 right now and it is still very good quality. The size of things do not change much. Except the amount of desktop space naturally. Back to 1920x1080 (1080p)

 

yeah I returned a dv6tqe with the 1600x900 screen because the viewing angles were god awful, I decided to upgrade because when you spend $900 on a computer what the heck might as well spend the extra $100 or so for the 1080p matte screen and I tell you what it was well worth it

**I payed $300 more for the model upgrade to dv7tqe with the 1080p screen and the oversized battery

well worth it IMO

 

I have heard that the screen used to make the 1600x900 in the Pavilions is not of good quality. I could be incorrect, but quite a lot of people have had issues with that particular screen.

Yes, 1920x1080 is the same as 1080p. The important reason to upgrade is simply the quality of the screen. The ones used in 1600x900 commonly are made out of cheaper materials and therefore tends to be all reflective like such.

I'd assume putting 1600x900 on a full HD laptop upgrade would look fairly the same, with the exception of it being a matte screen, (which means you will get hardly any glare) the screen is made out of better materials.

If you do return it though, there are plenty of options out there that you can get that have a matte screen. But a non-glare screen does not generally come at a 1600x900 native resolution. You will have to either choose to live with it or upgrade to the full HD + matte.