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    17" Dell Screens

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by cotolay, Aug 24, 2006.

  1. cotolay

    cotolay Notebook Evangelist

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    It pisses me off how dell doesn't offer a glossy WXGA+, or atleast a glossy WSXGA+. I am a blind guy and i cant stand WUXGA, but i love glossy. Is there any way to get it with a glossy wxga+?
     
    cotolay, Aug 24, 2006
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  2. adpirz

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    unfortunately, dell offers you just those two options.
     
    adpirz, Aug 24, 2006
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  3. cotolay

    cotolay Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh well i guess i will keep waiting for the Asus Z84J.
     
    cotolay, Aug 24, 2006
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    Check out the Lenovo N100. 15.4" wsxga+ (1680 x 1050) for $900 CDN, that's like $800 US (ish)? As glossy as they come...
     
    a1mint, Aug 24, 2006
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  5. cotolay

    cotolay Notebook Evangelist

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    I want a 17" lappy :D
     
    cotolay, Aug 24, 2006
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    You might want to look at the HP dv8000t/dv9000 as an alternative option. They cost more than a comparable E1705/I9400 though, especially with Dell's coupons.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Aug 24, 2006
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  7. cotolay

    cotolay Notebook Evangelist

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    I was thinking that the 7600 on the DV9000 Might Not be enough.
     
    cotolay, Aug 25, 2006
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  8. xAMDvsIntelx

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    I'm sorry to hear that :( Unfortunately, you'll have to go for the WUXGA if you want glossy, or replace the standard screen on the notebook with your own. Southern Girl on the Dell forum did the same thing - you may want to contact her.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Aug 25, 2006
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  9. aglowlight

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    I think you can find what you are looking for at this website http://www.screentekinc.com/. They sell all kinds of replacement screens in glossy and non glossy. Hope this helps.
     
    aglowlight, Aug 25, 2006
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  10. Leshii

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    mmm... why not just increase DPI on WUXGA? You can make text and icons look as big as you want....
     
    Leshii, Aug 25, 2006
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  11. xAMDvsIntelx

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    Well, it does help in increasing text size, but it also distorts/oversizes desktop icons, which can get pretty annoying after awhile.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Aug 25, 2006
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  12. Leshii

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    you can also adjust text size alone if you want w/o touching icon size (or change icon size separately)
     
    Leshii, Aug 25, 2006
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  13. NissanSupraGTR

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    You may be able to get more screen options from dell small biz.
     
    NissanSupraGTR, Aug 25, 2006
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