Studio XPS 1645 RGBLED Color Issue.

So I've been following the RGBLED calibration thread and don't think i've found my answer through all the ICC profiles and whatnot.

I've had a Studio XPS 1640 which i exchanged for a 1645. The 1640's screen was showing up as way too saturated with blue causing everything to have very cool overtones. I had that screen replaced only to see the same issue.

Upon receiving my new 1645 I've noticed the same thing. The screen (although slightly to a lesser extent) is still pushing way to cool a picture. None of the ICC profiles have helped other than to push too much green as a result of the change.

My question is should I consider this to be an issue and request a replacement screen. Is there anyone out there who doesn't have an over saturation of the RGB colors in their display? I've seen people complain about too much reds and some with too much green. Also the display going to 1 of the 3 colors entirely. (I have not experience this)

I'm comparing this to my Dell Dimension 2200 Monitor which although is not RGB LED i would assume color accuracy would be near to (although more vibrant) as my samsung 245BW LCD.

Things I've tried. (all of the ICC Profiles provided in the display thread, Windows 7 Color calibration and finally ATI's Color control system in the CCC.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

 

While three screens certainly isn't a great sample set, the fact that you see the same sort of over-saturation on all three is an indicator that it's working as intended, within the limitations of the screen.

People have historically either (a) raved about the screen despite the over saturation (I fall in this group) or (b) complained about the over-saturation, usually as a result of video/photo editing that requires more color precision than day-to-day usage.

I have a feeling that the RGB LED screen may not work to your taste unless you personally use a color calibration tool like the Spyder3 or a similar device. That's assuming that an ideal calibration even exists. Honestly some people prefer the WLED screen precisely because of this reason.

 

I agree that the screen is excellent and that colors are vibrant and very beautiful to watch, however i've seen a similar issue when purchasing Samsung LCD's in the past where the screens were way to cool no matter the color tweaking. This issue ranges accross a variety of LCD's however there are instances where you get lucky and get a panel that works as you expect.

I'm hopeing this is the case with the RGBLED. It would make no sense for this to be the gorgeous display everyone expects yet it cannot produce a realistic color.

The blue I see affects everything mostly turning Grey colors to a light blue. it causes yellow colors to show up slightly green. Its literally shifting the color spectrum on my screen.

I agree that it would be great to have a proper calibration tool, but based on what i've seen nothing accurate truly exists.

 

How can you tell if you have regular LED vs RGBLED panel on DELL Studio XPS 16 laptop Thanks.

Anyone know why DELL is not selling anymore RGBLED panel with intel i7 cpu...

 

There is another thread that discusses specifically how you can tell. Basically if your Hardware ID says MONITOR\SEC5448 under Device manager/Monitors/(right click-Properties)/Details Click on Hardware ID.

According to other posts. The RGBLED is in high demand and short supply. You will have to wait for them to replenish stock and return to the order availability. (just like bluray drives dissapeared a few weeks back)

 

So, Dell has replaced my screen one more time. and I'm not entirely sure what to think. I'm believe as was mentioned in a previous post that I cannot be happy with this display like I want to.

I still feel as though there is too much blue being pushed out through this display and its affecting my overall enjoyment of video's photos and of course photo manipulation softwares. Greys are just not grey, yellows are still slightly green and especially when side by side with an lcd panel.

Has anyone had any bad experiences with the WLED 1080P display. I'm going to hate to have to downgrade but I may not be able to live with this as it stands. Not to mention the 15.6vs16" difference.

 

Anyone have any input?

 

Well, after speaking with a dell customer relations rep, i've opted to downgrade the RGBLED to the 1080p WLED display and upgraded the processor to the i7 820QM

 

Sounds good...the WLED's are very good too, as far as I've heard. You didn't want SSD? That might give you a more sizable speed boost than the upgrade in processor...but I'm just talking, take what you like.

 

yeah the SSD was considerably more expensive for a decent capacity. and i'm already pushing my luck with what dells is going to give me in upgrades.

(400$ upgrade in exchange for a 250$ one) lol.