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    Alienware 15 1080P LCD Information - All are not created equal

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by DeeX, Sep 14, 2015.

  1. DeeX

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    Ok so I have had some LCD swaps by tech support. I also have gotten some feedback you all on here.
    I have come up with the following results and facts.


    FACT: There are 2 different types of 1080P panels for this system.
    Here are the two with their part numbers.

    Samsung Screen: (Colors look good but ghosts too much to be Alienware grade. Also used in inspirons)
    Dell P/N: FYTXT

    LG Screen: (one that is reported to have low ghosting and is satisfactory by several ECHO15 owners)
    Dell P/N: C3MWM

    The colors of the Samsung look good but there is much blur. On the LG the ghosting/blur is greatly reduced when compared to the Samsung, however the colors are slightly over saturated in other cases and just do not look right.

    You can research which panel you have yourself by downlading HWINFO64
    http://www.hwinfo.com/download.php

    I figured I would share because I can only assume that Alienware customers assume all the LCDs are created equal and had no idea they all vary so greatly when it comes to quality.
     
    Last edited: Sep 16, 2015
  2. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

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    Very happy with the LG panel in mine, it does have a slight yellow hue in the center tot the right. But it is hardly noticable. There is a little ghosting but nothing extraordinary. The colors and brightness are great though. Slightly too contrasty though.
     
  3. Flaick

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    Where i can go to see my panel?
     
  4. DeeX

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    You would use HWINFO64. I have added a link in the OP.

    It cannot be worse then the Samsung panel. You should see the videos I have made with the ghosting it was very very bad. Now that I have seen two side by side I am blown away. I am eager to see the ghosting of the LG. I would take slightly bad contrast / colors over ghosting.
     
  5. rinneh

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    Where can i check the video?

    I wonder how the new panels are. The 220nits panels haha.
     
  6. DeeX

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    What new panels?
     
  7. rinneh

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    On the AW15 R2 models they use now 220nits panels instead of 300nits.
     
  8. DeeX

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    Where did you find this information?
     
  9. rinneh

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    Its noted on the Dell Alienware website & webshop.