Post your Display model and Impressions

I was under the belief that dell uses the same Samsung monitor for all FHD models but after receiving my laptop yesterday, found that I have a LGD046F . It has a very slight cold feel to it but otherwise it's stunning. Please use a software like HWInfo. I'd like to see if we all have different panels.


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Dell use the same panel in the Precision M4800. LG and Samsung are the go-to manufacturers and panels can vary depending on what's available at the time. Actually, the 4k UHD panel in the 15 is a Sharp. I'd imagine there are some out there with Samsung panels. FWIW, I have a Sammy in my 18.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...reen-clevo-users-come-in.774777/#post-9985921


im kinda dissapointed with my AU Optronics B156HAN01.2




the new dell xps 15

Information
X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 394 cd/m²
Average: 365.2 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 349 cd/m²
Black: 0.282 cd/m²
Contrast: 1238:1


why are there no 1980x1020 sized screens out there with such bright specs?

 

SAMSUNG SDC4C48 AW15

 

That's not the model number, my 18" screen has the same part number as yours but it's an 18 inch...... this is my model number, you can only find out by opening the LCD bezel and looking at the back of the screen.

Samsung LTM184HL01

 

Nope.

It depends on what type of monitor you have.

If the monitor is a TN panel it tends to be Samsung or AUO
If the monitor is IPS its LG / LG Phillips
If its a PLS or PVA panel then its Samsung.

The reason being is that various companies own various LCD technologies. IPS is owned by LG, PLS and PVA are owned by Samsung.

 

I have the 1080p Samsung monitor on my alienware 14. Both brightness and viewing angles are VERY good. as expected from on IPS panel.
Very good contrast ratio and color reproduction. Black levels aren't amazing, but are good enough, it's at least good that the light bleeding is very minimal.

The ghosting is visible. It did drop compared to when I freshly got my laptop, but still it's visible. Though not a major issue. (for me at least)

And not really panel related but, I usually am a fan of Glossy screens, because matt finishes reduces the picture quality, by either making the screen look slightly blurry, or by showing red green blue noise (small visible dots on the screen). There are some implementations of matt screens that are good. And I'm VERY HAPPY to see that the matte finish on this screen is AMAZING. Couldn't ask for a better one. So overall very satisfied.

Though still nothing can beat OLED. Still waiting for the day OLED gets widespread on monitors

 

Wasn't debating which company owns what technology, more so the fact that because Dell use several vendors, what you get can vary according to what is in stock at the time. Maybe read next time, eh?

From your logic, EVERY panel in the AW15 should be an LG panel (as they own the IPS tech, right?) and Dell specifically list panel options for the AW15 as "All IPS with touch or without". How do you explain the fact that already one owner has posted here with a Sammy panel in his AW15??????

Now, if you wanna get specific, PLS is just Samsungs version of LG's IPS, and as such, Dell will stick either panel in depending on which they have got - that's why I said it depends on stock.

Above from TFTCentral: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/panel_technologies.htm

 

Like you said and like I already mentioned Samsung's IPS is called PLS. Not that difficult to understand especially since I even bolded the part of your post that I was discussing because you made it sound like dell just sticks their hands in a bin and pulls out something. They don't. It comes down to what panel your laptop has, if its an IPS panel it will be LG (or Samsung if Dell uses PLS but decides to call it IPS for simplicities sake, even though it's technically wrong). If it comes with a PVA panel it'll be 100% from Samsung.

If you got a true IPS panel it would come from LG or LG phillips . if you got a PLS or PVA panel it would come from Samsung.

There aren't many LCD manufacturers because its all based on who owns the technology (hence my post about who owns it). That's also why Samsung made PLS, they didn't want to pay the licensing fees to LG for their IPS technology.

 

Your missing the point (or not understanding what I wrote) once again. How does what I said below constitute Dell grabbing something out of a bin? - if they have Samsung PLS panels and no LG panels in stock, they will obviously use a Samsung panel, and vice versa. The same logic has applied to SSD's, with Dell being able to choose from many manufacturers. An example of such was the 256gb SSD for the M18x R1 - Samsung and LiteOn were both an option and the customer had no choice in which one they got, hence indicating that Dell would use one or the other depending on what they had in stock.

Dell advertises the AW15 as either having an IPS or a TN panel - nowhere does it mention PLS or PVA, so going off what you said, any average Joe would assume that they should have an LG panel when this is clearly not the case:



The fact that Dell only advertises its panels as IPS or TN means they can use either LG or Samsung (or even Sharp for the UHD) for the IPS options shown above. Just because someone buys what is described as IPS does not mean they will get an LG panel just because IPS is LG technology, so what you said below is totally inaccurate.

This is why when you order, say a AW15 with 1080p IPS AntiGlare, you cannot guarantee that it will be LG or Samsung - even though Dell market them both under the guise of IPS advertising.

That's what I said initially, but you were arguing that what I said was incorrect. It does not matter what panel type you order with, as they are all described as IPS panels as shown above quoted pic from the AW landing page, hence Dell having the choice of LG or Samsung.....which is all I was saying before you were quick to disagree.

Whilst I agree the TYPE of panel you get DOES have an effect on which manufacturer it comes from, it DOES NOT have an effect on what you get from Dell. The fact that Samsung call their panels PLS and LG calls theirs IPS has no bearing on anything other than who made said panel. That was the whole point of the OPs first post - not who owns IPS or PLS or who makes them. Dell consider them both to be IPS, and as I quoted before from TFTCentral, they are deemed to be the same, essentially, hence marketed under the same umbrella.

 

OP said all FHD screens, not all IPS FHD screens.

Granted its in the AW2015 forum which is all IPS but dell also sells laptops and monitors that aren't IPS (or PLS).

But fair enough you are right that dell just markets it as IPS for simplicities sake which I wish they wouldn't even if the technologies are close enough that it doesn't matter.