latitude 6500 display question

I just received my new Latitude 6500. Build seems good but the display seems a bit washed out. It's my first laptop so maybe it's just me getting accustomed to the display. I opted for the LED LCD WXGA+.

The display is very bright but the contrast doesn't seem the same as my desktop monitor. Colors seems a bit faded, not as vibrant as I had hoped. For example, it's hard to see the unshaded boxes on the list to the left of this page--where it says "most reviewed laptops"

Is there a way I can get the colors to be more vibrant/more contrast? Is this normal for LED LCDs? I'd like to have some more info before I contact support. I'd rather not have to return but if I got a bad panel, I'd like to know.

Thanks.

 

Go to the NVidia control panel (right click desktop) there you can adjust the color settings. Reduce the brightness of blue and reduce the overall gamma, that should help a lot.

 

When I first got my e6500 with LED WXGA+ LCD (matte), I thought that it looked a little bit washed out too. I was coming from my e1505 with WSXGA+ Truelife (glossy) LCD.

Now that I've been using it for about three weeks, I really find that it is superior to the other screen. The colors are much more accurate and I don't have the problems with reflection. Also, I can keep the screen at a much lower back light and get much better battery life.

If I was only watching movies or working with photos, then I might prefer the glossy screen for more contrast and darker blacks (and better resolution). But for everything else, I find that the LED WSXGA+ LCD on the e6500 is the best screen I've used.

Give it another week and I think you'll be hooked.