9200 UXGA Replacement Screen.

I have the 9200 17" Widescreen UXGA model. I don't care for the microscopic font size and the sparkly screen that many seem to be complaining about.
I need to call customer care tomorrow, and I'm not sure what I want them to do. Has anyone here actually received a replacement for the sparkly, grainy 17" UXGA screen, if so, do you like what you ended up with? I'm not sure I want them to replace this laptop with the 17" XGA instead. What would be the difference in the resolution? Would I be able to read fonts and view non-distorted webpages with the WXGA? Please let me know because it's unclear to me that there may actually be a replacement UXGA that doesn't have the original problems. I really would appreciate the input. [ ]

Linda

 

If you type in "wuxga" or "wxga" in google under images you should be able to download pictures (of desktop screens) at their full resolution . When you preview these images in full screen, if you can read the text and are happy with the size of the icons in WXGA vs WUXGA as vice versa then you'll know whether you'll be happy with the screen resolution.

 

It would probably be better in your case because it will let you read websites and type documents much easier. [ ]

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Linda,

if you are living not too far from a Best Buy store, many keep carrying Sony models with WUXGA (1920x1200) resolution, and other machines (Compaq if I recall correctly) with WXGA. This gives you a comparison with your current laptop.

The best screen (at a premium price) is the one on the Toshiba Qosmio G15 (also at Best Buy) - and it is 17" WXGA (1440x900). No other LCD comes even close to it. But you pay an extra ~ $1000, and you have a heavier machine with a shorter battery life.

Concerning your screen, if you have not already done this go to Control Panel -> Display -> Appearance. At the bottom of this window is a drop down box which allows you to select the font size for your display.

I have 1600x1200 on a Dell Inspiron 8100, and all my colleagues at work told me they cannot read anything on my screen at normal font size, although it works just fine for me. (The actual size of a pixel on this screen is close to the one on the 17" Inspiron 9200). Whenever I made presentations, I switched to a larger font size, which fixed the problem for them. (The font changes the default font for icons and also in IE Explorer)

Also, in some other thread someone mentioned that they recently obtained a 9200 with a Samsung LCD (instead of the original LG one), and that it was just fine.

Best wishes