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    1520 w/ 15.4" UltraSharpTM Wide Screen SXGA+ (1680x1050) display - Question!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by dnorrell, Jul 13, 2007.

  1. dnorrell

    dnorrell Notebook Enthusiast

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    How do you like the screen? Does it have any light leakage issues? I am coming off of a MacBook Pro and I have become picky when it comes to LCD screens!

    Thanks for the input folks...
     
    dnorrell, Jul 13, 2007
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  2. jujube

    jujube Notebook Deity

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    jujube, Jul 13, 2007
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  3. dnorrell

    dnorrell Notebook Enthusiast

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    there isn't one nearby :(
     
    dnorrell, Jul 13, 2007
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  4. lowspeed

    lowspeed Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm curious if it's a nice quality display as well...


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    lowspeed, Jul 14, 2007
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  5. whistle

    whistle Notebook Consultant

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    I have an E1505 with one of these screens... haven't got much experience with laptop screens (well - actually, no experience) but I love the screen. I'd guess it's the same type of screen as in the 1520, but if anyone has a way I could check the manufacturer/model number?

    Pros
    - High resolution - coming off my 17 inch desktop 1280x1024 I don't know how I could go back to that... the stuff just looks so _big_.
    - Glossy - good for games/movies/pictures
    - Not much reflection if you've got the brightness decently high and aren't using it outside

    Cons
    - Can't use it outside. If you turn the brightness all the way up and it's cloudy, you might have a chance, but basically if it's sunny you're going to be changing the monitor angle and moving around a lot to try not to get reflections
    - Some people might think the resolution is too high

    Other than that, I don't notice much light leakage (not exactly sure if this is how you test for it) - I just put my screen to blank, and there's a little TINY bit of screen at the bottom that looks purplish near the middle, but when I'm using it I can't tell the difference. Again, I'm not sure if this is how you look for light leakage or even if I'm looking for the right thing.
     
    whistle, Jul 14, 2007
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  6. lowspeed

    lowspeed Notebook Evangelist

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    What about color shift when you move your head around ? is there any ?

    (it's suppose to have wide viewing angle)




     
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  7. whistle

    whistle Notebook Consultant

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    I can look at it from about a 20-30 degree angle to the screen (so about 2 feet to the right/left and 1 foot back) and there isn't much messed up coloring, but if I move my head up (45 degree angle only) it messes up some of the white on this page, but otherwise it's still okay, and it's about the same for the bottom.
     
    whistle, Jul 14, 2007
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  8. lowspeed

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    lowspeed, Jul 17, 2007
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  9. whistle

    whistle Notebook Consultant

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    Dunno. I have an E1505 and it's fine.
     
    whistle, Jul 23, 2007
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    I'll be getting mine fairly soon so I'll let you know.
     
    SunShine3rd, Jul 23, 2007
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  11. Stella

    Stella Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    At this point you can't guess about the 1520 screen from looking at an E1505. My boyfriend's E1505 has a gorgeous screen and my 1520 screen is not good at all.
     
    Stella, Jul 23, 2007
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  12. pufftissue

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    Macbook pro screens are no better and no worse than the rest of them.
    They use AUO and Chi Mei optics just like everyone else.
    There's no secret sauce or stash made just for Apple.
     
    pufftissue, Jul 23, 2007
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