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    Y580 - Color Depth Issue

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MartyMcFry, Aug 6, 2012.

  1. MartyMcFry

    MartyMcFry Newbie

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    Just got a new Y580.. from the moment I first turned it on, it looked like it was running under 16bit color mode. All the colors on my display were out of whack. I checked my the settings for my PnP monitor and Intel HD card and it says it's running under True Color 32 bit, 59Hz.

    Gonna try installing updates now, but I was wondering if anyone else had this problem?
     
    MartyMcFry, Aug 6, 2012
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    MartyMcFry Newbie

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    Hrmm, I took a screenshot and sent it to my other laptop. The colors look fine when viewed from my other laptop. Would I be right in suspecting that this may be a hardware issue rather than software?

    screen issue.jpg
     
    MartyMcFry, Aug 6, 2012
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  3. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    You won't see the screen color in a screenshot. Are the colors looking washed out?
     
    coolguy, Aug 6, 2012
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    MartyMcFry Newbie

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    Here's a pic I took of my screen

    and I ended up just returning the laptop =(

    IMG_3168.jpg
     
    MartyMcFry, Aug 6, 2012
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    funnedyd Notebook Guru

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    You could have gotten a replacement, but whatever works for you...
     
    funnedyd, Aug 6, 2012
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