Please help me out.

Just got my Alienware 13 with the 13 inch HD (1366 x 768) TN-Panel Anti-Glare 200-nits Display. I absolutely love the performance of the laptop and running things at slightly over 720p is fine for me, my eyes suck anyway so I barely notice the difference between 720 and 1080.. Anyways.. the problem is if I play Shadow of Mordor or Battlefield Hardline or any other game for that matter, I can't help but notice that the screen is WAY too bright. Like the Uruks seem to be really dark and it's kind of annoying. So I tried to adjust the Saturation, I tried to decrease the brightness and everything.. now on my Desktop I'm fine. Don't really mind it. I kindof just miss the crispness that my Macbook display had.

Is there any way to adjust this?

Thanks.

 

The best way to do it would be to get a monitor calibration done.

Basically every monitor is slightly different and displays color differently. The way to make this issue better is to calibrate the screen so it displays the colors in a more lifelike way. It is something you can do by yourself easily:

1. Find out what your laptops screen is. Download hwinfo64 and in the summary it should list the make and model number. Then using that information on google see if you can find a calibrated .icc file for it. Now this isn't perfect but it'll be close.

2. If nobody else has calibrated it, or you want a better version then you'll have to buy your own calibration unit. Something like the Spyder 4 / 5 series will work perfect. Here's a link for the 4 express: http://www.amazon.com/Datacolor-Spyder4Express-S4X100-Display-Calibration/dp/B006TF3746

You can get the Spyder 4 Pro or Spyder 5 express / pro but they cost more and the difference won't be substantial.

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The reason the macbook looked crispier is because of the screen technology. Your AW 13 has a TN (twisted nematic) panel, TN panels are generally cheaper and over saturated. Your macbook has an IPS (in plane switching) panel. IPS is the better technology and has superior color reproduction but they cost more. You can get an IPS panel for your AW 13 but it would have been more expensive.

 

Like even on my desktop it seems like the screen is too bright. I mean it's FINE. I think I'm not used to an LED display and it's going to take some time to adjust. Like even on desktop I can tell it has a strong backlight.

When I tilt the screen back, it's actually almost ideal for me.

 

Ohhhh ok that's because its a matte TN screen. Like they look brighter than when compared to an IPS screen.

I mean you have a couple of options.

1. Get a calibration unit or search online for one. This will alleviate some of the brightness issues but not by much.

2. If it's really bugging you, you are still within the return period for your laptop so you can return it and purchase it with the truelife IPS screen. They do cost more but its definitely worth it. The colors and crispness will be more like your macbook.

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It is something that you may eventually get used to. My original alienware 17 R1 (2013) came with a matte TN screen and originally I was like oh wow this screen is bright, but overtime I got used to it. Now that I have an Alienware 17 R2 with the IPS Truelife panel, it's like oh holy ****...my old laptop screen that was that bright and that over saturated? The difference is massive. It's like night and day.

It's just one of the downsides to TN technology. The reason it gets better when you tilt it back is because TN doesn't have as good viewing angles as IPS so when you tilt it back you don't see as much of the color/light.

 

Oh okay. Yeah. I think that I was just completely used to the Macbook screen.. and going to and LED screen is completely opposite. I'm sure I'll get used to it over time. I'm enjoying it so far though! I just ran Shadow of Mordor on High settings at 60 FPS! =)

 

They are great laptops =) Glad you like yours!

Don't let a lot of downers on this forum put you down, at the end of the day the only thing that matters is that you're happy!