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    Studio XPS 13 and 16 Screen Brand survey

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Nintendogs, Jan 17, 2009.

  1. Nintendogs

    Nintendogs Notebook Geek

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    As many of you know, Dell uses a selection of display panels from different manufacturers on laptops, even if they are described by dell as being the exact same display when you ordered your laptop. For example, if you were going to order an XPS M1530 with a WSXGA+ resolution, you have about a 75% chance of getting a Samsung screen, and a 25% chance of getting an LG screen. (The samsung screen is usually very grainy, and the preferred LG screen has a great contrast ratio, is slightly brighter than the Samsung, and is perfectly clean with no grainyness). Dell pretty much builds your laptop with whatever screen they have left on the shelves.


    The purpose of this survey is to find out which LCD panels are undesirable or have anything wrong with them, and which ones you should request when ordering your Studio XPS.


    So please report your LCD panel name/brand, and give a short description of what you think of it.


    In case you don't know how to find your LCD panel name, go to the "device manager", and expand "monitors". Then double-click on the "Generic PnP" monitor. Click on the "details" tab and change the Property box to "Hardware Id's", and then just copy and paste the ID it into your post.
     
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  2. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    I don't think anyone has rec'd theres yet! ;)

    Good thread though! I would prefer LG, that's what I have on my 1530 :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 17, 2009
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  3. Nintendogs

    Nintendogs Notebook Geek

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    I was hoping someone out of the thousand people on notebookreview would have ordered it on the day it came out, but apparently not...
     
    Nintendogs, Jan 17, 2009
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    ya peopel ordered, but i dont think dell has shipped those orders yet...
     
    paper_wastage, Jan 17, 2009
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  5. Aaronmcc

    Aaronmcc Notebook Consultant

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    Will dell let you request what brand of screen you receive?
     
    Aaronmcc, Jan 17, 2009
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  6. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    I think I remember from the screen complaint threads of the past that some people did ask Dell to send them a certain screen type, not sure if they received it or not.
     
    Jayayess1190, Jan 17, 2009
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  7. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    I think I saw that 3 peeps have posted they ordered. ;)

    You can always try, it may or may not work...some peep's tried it ~ and it did work..some, not!


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 17, 2009
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  8. Nition

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    The M1530 also sometimes came with AUO screens. The Samsung screens for the M1530 haven't been grainy for the last few months either, but they're still quite low quality compared to the LG and AUO versions.

    Doesn't the Studio XPS only come with LED screens anyway? I think most of the problems were with the standard screens.
     
    Nition, Jan 17, 2009
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  9. Nintendogs

    Nintendogs Notebook Geek

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    LED or not LED, there can still be a huge difference in color quality, brightness, reflectiveness, and sometimes even weight of different display panels with the same backlight and resolution.
     
    Nintendogs, Jan 18, 2009
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  10. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    Interesting thread.

    If the device manager does not give all the info you can also use PC Wizard 2008 (free trial).

    I believe the best 13" LED panel used in the Dell 1330 was Toshiba. I expect it will be used on Studio 13 too.
     
    Phil, Jan 18, 2009
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  11. cfoo

    cfoo Notebook Consultant

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    It will be any time now. I'm looking forward to some real-world user feedback this coming week.
     
    cfoo, Jan 18, 2009
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  12. Nintendogs

    Nintendogs Notebook Geek

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    ...Anybody received theirs yet?
     
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  13. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Look's like several forum members orders, are in the boxing stage right now.

    Hopefully soon! :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 20, 2009
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  14. Nintendogs

    Nintendogs Notebook Geek

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    I think I'm just gonna order a studio XPS 16 today and hope for the best

    BTW can I have some tips on getting a dell rep to give a discount? (they always say they can't do anything although I know they can)
     
    Nintendogs, Jan 21, 2009
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  15. wlfng2005

    wlfng2005 Notebook Consultant

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    try these:
    1, my friend ordered the same system yesterday and he got a discount
    2, spend at least 2 minutes complaining the price and the economy
    3, please stop BSing, I know you representatives can give discount, you just don't want to LOLz

    we'll see how it goes....
     
    wlfng2005, Jan 21, 2009
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  16. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Please see this thread post #5 from the awesome Les:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=153475

    Here it is:

    This has worked for many peep's...if at first you don't succeed try again! :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 21, 2009
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  17. Nintendogs

    Nintendogs Notebook Geek

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    Ok, thanks guys!
     
    Nintendogs, Jan 21, 2009
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  18. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Good luck! If you follow Les's suggestions, it will work to your benefit! :D

    Keep us updated!

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 21, 2009
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  19. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    I am not sure the LG vs Samsung debacle applies to LED screens. And I don't think every Samsung screen is necessarily poor quality or grainy either. So comparing the two brands at this point is moot. As with any new machine I am always interested in what the hardware really is and its quality, but lets wait for those assessments to come in. Pre-notions of LG=Woot and Samsung=Bah on a brand new machine we know very little about is kinda lame. :\
     
    Thund3rball, Jan 21, 2009
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  20. Nintendogs

    Nintendogs Notebook Geek

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    I finally ordered it and got $200 off! Although it was still really expensive ($2050 with tax and shipping)
     
    Nintendogs, Jan 21, 2009
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  21. Nintendogs

    Nintendogs Notebook Geek

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    I didn't say that Samsung screens are always worse than LG screens in every laptop, just the M1530 and M1330. I was just trying to give people the main idea of how some laptop displays will most likely be better than others even if ordered in the same system.
     
    Nintendogs, Jan 21, 2009
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  22. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    OH wowsa! Nice :D

    Whens the ESD?? :cool:


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 21, 2009
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    Nintendogs Notebook Geek

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    The ESD is 2/9/09 but the Dell rep that I ordered it from said it would actually arrive around 2/3/09 since I live near Texas where they build most of the Studio XPS's.
     
    Nintendogs, Jan 21, 2009
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  24. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Yeah, you should be able to get it before 2/9..barring any delays and such! ;)

    How exciting, you ordered your XPS Studio! :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 21, 2009
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  25. dampfnudel

    dampfnudel Notebook Evangelist

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    I thought all of Dell's notebooks were built somewhere in Asia. :confused:
     
    dampfnudel, Jan 22, 2009
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    yellowlt4 Notebook Consultant

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    China, Malaysia, Ireland and soon to be Poland. You won't be getting a Dell Laptop from Texas.
     
    yellowlt4, Jan 22, 2009
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    Jidde Notebook Guru

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    Isn't Ireland factory closed now? I think Poland is building laptops for Europe now? :confused:
     
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    Nintendogs Notebook Geek

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    For some reason it still just doesn't seem like I bought the laptop... I just can't believe it lol. (I've been checking notebookreview, dell, and xpbargains every day for the last 6 months for deals)

    Wierd... He told me that they build most of their laptops in Texas.
     
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    cfoo Notebook Consultant

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    They ship most of it out of the Texas warehouse. They definitely do not build there.
     
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  30. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Well, you got a good deal ~ wait til you actually receive it! :D Do they ship out of TX, maybe? Or, is that Tennessee?

    Cin ;) :)
     
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  31. theguac

    theguac Notebook Evangelist

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    There's a big production plant in Nashville, so they build some of the computers in the USA. I live there so I see the plant all the time.
     
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    Cin' Anathema

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    Nice! Too bad you can't just go there and get what you want! :D

    Right off the production line!


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 22, 2009
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  33. fernandez21

    fernandez21 Notebook Consultant

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    so now that people have their laptops, whats the verdict?
     
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  34. moose

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    my screen has some grain to it.. :\

    my hp screen looks much better
     
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    Cin', Mar 2, 2009
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  36. Nition

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    Nothing wrong with this WLED screen on the 1340. It is a Samsung SAM01AE. I haven't seen anyone complain about either of the 1340 screens.

    On the 1640 the standard screen is apparently fine but the RGBLED is oversaturated and has some issues. You could read the 1640 thread as suggested above, but maybe easier is this thread, which is about the screen only, with professional testing as well.
     
    Nition, Mar 3, 2009
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