M4400 - WUXGA vs WUXGA RGB LED...

Hi checho

I'm really sorry for the delay. Unfortunately my display failed on me (after only two weeks ><) so I can't post comparison pics.

Sorry again!

 

What happened? Have you got a replacement?

 

Hi checho

I was just working one day in Windows and all of a sudden the screen started flickering and the colors dropped down to a (seemingly) 256-color palette.

Dell came and fixed it without any issues, so I now have a new Samsung Dual CCFL display. It's fine, touch wood, but the webcam doesn't work any more (maybe just a loose connection).

I can take pictures of it, but I have no RGB display for comparison, so it might be unhelpful.

 

Hello everybody!

I'm writing from my new M4400 with 2CCFL WUXGA arrived two days ago.

The screen (LGD018F) is beautiful: vivid colours, sharper text, good contrast and brightness, even backlight... and, the most important, I'm VERY, VERY comfortable after hours reading text or typing code (with default fonts!!).

As far as brightness respect, I'm working with brightness at 70% with 2CCFL screen. On the contrary, I had to work with the brightness around 40 with Truelife RGBLED if I don't want to hurt my eyes!

I'm very pleased with the purchase.

Cons: It seems the 2CCFL screen weights 120gr more than RGBLED!

I'll upload some pics of the screen soon.

BTW, a attach a pic comparing the surface of both screens.

 

Thanks for the pics. I hope that I am pleased with my RGBLED screen.

 

Im considering a dell M4400, but reading a few reviews Im not so sure if i want to get the RGB LED screen, im looking for maximum brightness, maximum resolution, most importantly, sustainability for at least 3 years, what do you guys recommend ?

 

the 2ccfl is 50 nits brighter than the RGBLED, based on the official dell specs. unlike my previous statement the RGBLED was brighter.

 

The RGB is definitely brighter. I don't have pics, but have compared the two side by side...

 

it probably looks brighter because the colours are more vivid. the official specs from dell show a 50 nit difference, with the 2ccfl being brighter


also keep in mind that CCFL displays need time to warm up, sometimes up to an hour to reach max brightness

 

Marketing specifications are one thing, the real-world values are often another thing, especially when it comes to brightness and contrast ratio.

For example, here is the real brightness of a dual-lamp display advertised as 400 nits, and you could also see the uneven illumination typical for many of the recent Samsung panels.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Alienware-M17x-Gaming-Notebook.18781.0.html
(look at the measurements in the display part)

So I don't know which one is brighter but I wouldn't use marketing numbers to make conclutions about that anyway.