Re: Inspiron E1405 14.1 screen question

On Apr 18, 10:33 pm, Journey <rain...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 18 Apr 2007 20:05:18 -0700, steve <sedelb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi, I just received my 14.1 in Inspiron E1405 with the best screen I
could order - 14.1 inch WXGA+ UltraSharp TFT Display with TrueLife
(1440x900). I just wanted to make sure I don't need to return it. I
have a three year old 17 in. HP laptop with a 1680X1050 resolution so
I am comparing this screen to the dell I just got. The dell laptop
screen looks grainy, especially when white is displayed. Also, my HP
can be viewed from many more angles than the dell. I just wanted to
make sure the slight graininess of this screen is normal for a dell. I
thought by upgrading to the best screen dell offers, it would be
comparable to a three year old laptop that I got when glossy screens
just came out, but is not. The color and brightness is fine. Just, my
hp has no visible graininess and the dell is noticeable.

Thank You,
Stephen

Hi, I am very happy with my display -- it has the same specs as yours.

I don't detect any grainyness at all. If I really try to stretch
things, I can detect a little (almost unnoticable) "grainyness" which
seems to be in the True Life coating. If I look at my 20" monitor
from dell very closely within about 6 inches I can detect something
similar.

I assume you have your display set to the right Color Quality -- 32bit
in the Display applet.

Also, you can set the font smoothing. If font smoothing isn't on the
text looks "grainy". I use "Clear Type".

I am using the term "grainy" very loosely because I don't know what
exactly you mean.

It would be helpful if you could write a followup post explaining what
you mean by "grainy"

Well, I mean that initially i thought there was a thin film of plastic
protecting the glossy screen with small pockets of air. It is not a
problem with the pixels being sharp. Unlike my HP, it looks like dell
just put a glossy cover over a regular rough laptop screen, if that
makes any sense.

.

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