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    Dell 1420/1520 Lcd Question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by stevenxowens792, Jul 23, 2007.

  1. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    First, I love my 1520. I am not posting to complain. Here is my question.
    I can't tell if the light is playing with my vision or not but sometimes it looks like the VERY LOWER right hand corner is just a tad darker than the rest of the screen. Just about a half to quarter of an inch seems to be darker. I have tried several pics to test and I just can't tell. I was wondering if anyone else has checked their laptop for this?

    Thanks for your time!

    SXO792
     
    stevenxowens792, Jul 23, 2007
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  2. phobos512

    phobos512 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    I haven't noticed anything like this on my 1420 but when I got my 2405fpw for my XPS 410 I did notice when it was brand new some uneven backlighting. However this went away with use.
     
    phobos512, Jul 23, 2007
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    Aggie384 Notebook Guru

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    Have you tried putting an all-black screen on and then turning out all the lights in your room?

    This will help you see if there is any back-light bleed, which may be causing your problem.
     
    Aggie384, Jul 23, 2007
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  4. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I will try this tonight. Thanks so much. If it does turn out to be back light bleed, what can be done to fix this?

    Thanks,

    SXO792
     
    stevenxowens792, Jul 23, 2007
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    Aggie384 Notebook Guru

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    You can't fix it yourself because it is a defect in the screen. Dell will have to replace the screen.
     
    Aggie384, Jul 23, 2007
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