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    Z2 Display with stripes?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by gyhor, Feb 22, 2012.

  1. gyhor

    gyhor Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    recently i bought a sony z21 with 1600x900 display. I am / was very satisfied with the notebook till I saw, that there are stripes in the display.
    There are really weak and only visible if i move something (like a window).
    First i tought it could be a driver problem. But the effect is visible in windows and in ubuntu.
    The problem is if you once aware of it, you see it always! And that is really annoying. :(
    I thought it is maybe a faulty controller or display. But a new Z21 in the shop has the same effect.

    here you can see what I mean:
    Sony Z21 1600x900 annoying stripes in the display - YouTube

    Remark: It is not the horizontal stripes, which came from the recording.

    Anyone else has that effect? Do the FHD also have it?

    gyhor
     
  2. ota-con

    ota-con Notebook Deity

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    I have seen these lines on all LED screens.
     
  3. Ambroos

    Ambroos Notebook Consultant

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    They're normal, I have them too on my Z13. I noticed them all the time at first, but you stop noticing them. From time to time I see them flash by, but that hardly ever happens anymore.

    Unfortunately it's just completely normal with most LED displays...
     
  4. gyhor

    gyhor Notebook Enthusiast

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    i can believe it. :(
    I have a also Thinkpad T410, who has a led display and there are no such stripes.
    How is the effect called?
     
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    Ashers Notebook Evangelist

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    gyhor Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmm...so it is flaw in the design and sony won't fix it.
    :(
     
  8. MikjoA

    MikjoA Notebook Evangelist

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    well it is weird, but I like theses diagonal lines. They do not bother me at all.
    But I guess on full-HD display there are less visible.

    I remenber them on my VGN-Z11 and VPC-Z11