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    S1 Screen Issues

    Discussion in 'LG' started by MrWacko, May 30, 2006.

  1. MrWacko

    MrWacko Notebook Guru

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    I've been hearing that the screens (both WSXGA+ and WXGA) on the S1 are rather sub-par, and I'm wondering if this is true, or whether this is just a bunch of rumor. Thanks for any confirmations.
     
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  2. kensuke

    kensuke Notebook Consultant

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    What do you mean exactly by sub-par though? I've had an S1 for a while now and it's brighter than my Acer 2012.. The res is the same though (1280x800).
     
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  3. MrWacko

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    As in it's not very bright and has some leakage issues.
     
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    Mag07 Notebook Geek

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    I've had the S1 for a couple of months now. In my opinion the screen is very bright, as for leakage issues, not sure what you mean but yes, I can see a thin light strip at the bottom of the lcd when the screen is black - i.e. when the computer boots up. That does not bother me in anyway and I don't consider this to be a problem, though :) If you are terribly picky about screen quality - go for a Sony. I think the S1 is in the upper middle class when it comes to screen quality.
     
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  5. MrWacko

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    Good to know that it's not that bad. I'm not picky at all when it comes to screens, but I heard that the S1 had some really nasty issues with leakage. Guess I was wrong. Now the more difficult task of getting one of these laptops in the States with a WSXGA screen...
     
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