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    Has anyone tried the AW15 r3 UHD 4K display?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Joshva, Apr 21, 2017.

  1. Joshva

    Joshva Notebook Consultant

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    I do a lot of coding and want a Retina display. I often find windows screens too dull so am worrried about the brightness on this

    Btw I plan to game at 1080 btw so not worried about graphics power


    Does anyone have any experiences with this screen?
     
    Joshva, Apr 21, 2017
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    FrozenLord Notebook Consultant

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    I've got the 4k UHD display and really like it.
    Mine has got the Sharp LQ156D1 according to HWInfo ( http://laptopmedia.com/screen/sharp-7phpt-lq156d1/)
    Notebookcheck did test this screen in a XPS 15 if you're interested: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-...HD-InfinityEdge-Notebook-Review.156462.0.html

    However be aware that 4k resolution in such little space is really overkill! (you'll gonna have to scale everything and some apps do a really crappy job)
    I've bought the screen mainly because of its color accuracy and really like what I got.
    The brightness (~345 cd/m² according to those links) is fine for me due to its matte finish - it's perfectly usable in indirect sunlight if there is some kind of shade, and indoors has not been any problem for me :)
     
    FrozenLord, Apr 22, 2017
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  3. Joshva

    Joshva Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks thats great to hear. I'm really looking forward to getting it now
     
    Joshva, Apr 22, 2017
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    Do the 17R4 and 15R3 UHD screens still have lightbleed problems?
     
    RussellA, Apr 22, 2017
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    Joshva Notebook Consultant

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    Argh mine arrived. It has a SHP1450 model. Its a little dim and has a yellowish tinge. Its really no where near as good as my AW17R3 UHD 4K display.

    Very disappointed :(
     
    Joshva, Apr 27, 2017
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    Yes mine has light bleed, and is a yellowish tint

    You can solve the tint by bringing down the green in the ICC color profile, but beware that will make the screen not as bright
     
    Joshva, Apr 28, 2017
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    I went through three of them from Dell to get one with acceptable bleed. There is a slight wave at the bottom but barely noticeable.

    This said, the final one was very neutral in colour (white, not yellow) and I really like it. Wouldn't go any other way.
     
    Colonel Panic, Apr 30, 2017
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    Mine is next level yellow. I had to pull the Green down about 20% for it to look good
     
    Joshva, Apr 30, 2017
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