Another Dell Screen Question.

I just got done order a Dell laptop with these specs on 09/19/07:


Estimated Ship Date: 09/26/2007

Item Number Item Description Quantity Total Price
223-1242 Vostro 1500, Intel Core 2 Duo T5470, 1.6GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 2M L2 Cache 1 $0.00
320-5543 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD display with TrueLife for Vostro 1500 1
311-7263 2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 DIMM 1
320-5559 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 1
341-4886 160G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive 1
420-7050 Genuine Windows Vista Business 1
420-7291 Google Small Biz Home Page Internet Portal 1
420-6581 Image Restore,Vista,Dell OptiPlex,Precision and Latitude 1
420-7180 Dell Support 3.4 1
430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron 1
410-1100 Adobe Reader 8.1 1
313-5527 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator 1
313-4783 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0 1
313-5298 Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card 1
320-5546 Integrated 2.0 mega pixel webcam 1500 1
412-0998 Dell Exclusive MediaDirect Instant Play Software Application 1
410-1054 No Anti-Virus/ Security Software requested 1
312-0545 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Vostro 1500 1
410-1052 Microsoft Works 8.5 - English 1
983-3920 Warranty Support,Initial Year 1
987-6829 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3 1
987-6977 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Return To Depot, Initial Year 1
983-4060 Type 7 Contract - Mail-In Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year 1
900-9987 Standard On-Site Installation Declined 1
987-7479 VOSTRO,Datasafe 10GB,1YR(Incl w/price) 1
420-7368 Dell DataSafe 2.0 Online, 10GBfor 1 Year Free (for ABU only) 1
960-8851 1YR AUT. PC TUNE UP,VOSTRO, Included in Price 1
420-7367 PC Tune-up, 1 Year (For English OS only) 1
430-2539 Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR) 1
310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System 1
310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 1
420-7189 DellNetwork Assistant 1.7 1
462-4506 Purchase is NOT intended for resell 1
463-0742 Special Pricing Applied 1
310-8977 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forBSD Systems Boxes 1
Subtotal: $939.00
Shipping and Handling: $0.00
Sales Tax: $56.34
Total: $995.34


Here is my question. I'm a bit worried about the screen. I have searched the forum and found that a decent number of people have had issues with the wxga+ and above. I could not find a clear answer as to people having issues with the wxga 1280x800. Should I be worried? Also once I have received my laptop how would I go about finding who the screen manufacture is(a link to the thread that should how to would be great)?

On a side note, I wanted to try to keep the price under or at $1000.00 and this seems like a decent deal to me but I do worry about the T5470 since I do game. How big of a difference is it from the T5470 to the T7300?

Thank you for any guidance you could give me.

 

Either you like the screen or you don't. The manufacturer is irrelevant. If you don't like it, send it back. The most import factor for gaming is the GPU.

 

Ok, I understand what your saying about the screen. I guess you can have a good AUO or a bad LG. Would still like to know how the T5470 compares to the T7300. Thanks.

 

I think with the 8600GT... you shouldn't be too worried.... you have good FSB... so the main difference between the processors is the Clock speed (1.67 vs 2.0) and L2 Cache (2Mb vs 4Mb).. which probably doesn't play that GREAT of a difference.

 

I think if you get the AUO screen you'll be very pleased unless it happens to be defective.

 

auo makes some GREAT displays i saw some at office depot on a coupls of those systems on dsiplay that looked great.. it seems dell either uses the bottom of the barrel or poss seconds i dont know but wherever they get their screens from they suck