Dell Studio 17" good LG WUXGA monitor?

Hi Board,

I recently got a Studio 17" WUXGA screen and as i was testing out my computer and following Les's removal bloatware guide [big thanks] and reading many of the posts in the Studio owners thread I tried to identify my screen.

I checked as per some posts here under the Hardware identification and it reads LGD0135 and the picture [to me] is lovely and clear so far a big improvement on my inspiron screen and not much light bleed at all. I just can't seem to find this screen model anywhere, they seem to all be Lg philips screen model numbers. so my question is this, is this model any good in comparison with the other ones as i can't find my one anywhere have they sent me a much older screen [possibly used only the older 17" models before the Studio range were released? maybe it was a return to get screen fixed etc., and replaced for older one? I am very happy with the screen but do have questions about it's technical ability and can't really verify that until someone can enlighten me Maybe there is a driver I can install to verify the model if this isn't an actual model number, quite lost really. I am still within my 21 days return if someone suddenly tells me this screen model was adandoned due to its vigorous and complete overnight-combustibility I can return it for the 'newer/safer' model

best
k

 

If you are happy with it why worry? My hardware id is
LGD01B3 but is it the LG RGB LED panel. Which version screen did you buy?

 

his jet757f I don't know as I got it from the Dell Outlet so am in the dark about it? I do like the screen but my other comps are a desktop with an LG 1720B flatron & an Inspiron 1300 notebook both of which have much poorer screens than this but are much older of course. It was just that if this screen was known to have issues that someone might know about i would still be able to swap it as i am no screen guru, the viewing angles i don't think are that great though. It doesn't seem very glossy either.
p.s. i just read you other post about your screen and i don't leave it at 50% brightness but have to put it around 80% or so think that rules that out. worried now it might be a TN panel as the viewing angles seem worse than my LG 1720B flatron

 

could you post a pic of viewing angles with your monitor with the quarry and water desktop picture at full brightness? i will do the same to compare but as i haven't calibrated screen then colours may be well off anyway.
i have two days to decide - i would like to get the best screen for my money & if this isn#t as good as i think it is then i could still swap. [i have some faults iwth the machine too, loose palmrest, jagged edge on palmrest, media panel lifts up!! quite annoying actually.
best
k

 

I have bad news for you. All of the newer notebook computers have the cheap crappy TN type display panels.
None of them have perfect viewing angles although some are better than others. The notebook manufacturers have found that most consumers are more price than quality driven so they can get away with the less than perfect TN panels.

When you bought from the outlet you should have picked a specific resolution and whether it is an LED type screen.
You should have this information on your order or invoice.
All of the Studio 17 1737 will have newer display panels. Dell would not stick an older panel on the notebook.

 

well that's the thing - i have the 1735 and the build on it was from

I went for this machine as i know there are small differences cosmetically lie the colour range [i plumped for plum not available on the 1737 i don't think] and the topographical lines on the palmrest [although it might need replacing I really like this feature] and reading on this forum about 3 types of panel introduced as being available for the 1737 i thought 1735 was the safer bet i.e. more likely to have an LG panel - which gladly it does of course so there is still a chance i don't have the crappy TN panel?

 

Sorry but the LG is TN too. The only way to get an IPS or MVA type panel is to buy an older IBM, Fujitsu or Asus computer.
All notebook computers these days have the TN panel.

 

any surefire way to determine whether i have an led monitor then? It does seem bright at its highest setting uncomfortably slow bright on pages with mainly white backgrounds.

 

TN panels are perfectly fine for 95% of laptop use; the viewing angle requirements arent as wide as with desktop displays. And the use of LED and RGB-LED technologies have drastically improved their colour rendition, contrast, brightness, etc.

Just compare a top rate TN panel from today to TN panels (or even IPS) of just a few years ago.

 

In all seriousness, I think the viewing angle on the LED screen I have in my 1537 is fine. I can read the text on this page absolutely fine at the widest angle I can possibly look at the screen at, although there is some colour distortion. Who looks at a laptop screen from these angles anyway?

 

i still don't know whether mine is an LED screen : the id is LGD0135 as i posted above and i haven't seen that LGD start for anyone else's screen apart from jet757f's one which is LGD01B3 [jet757f is that a 17" screen on a 1737 or 1735/?]

One thing i have read elsewhere is that there are 15 steps in the brightness control keyboard when you have an LED screen rather than 7 with CCFL! can that be confirmed by anyone with an LED screen or those with the ccfl version? or was that user mistaken and it's just a Vista preference setting ?

 

Mine is the 1737 which is the first Studio model using the RGB LED screen. Im trying to remember if the 1735 even had the option for the LED screen with 1920 x 1200 resolution which is what I think you have.

 

Was there still an option for the CCFL screen when you ordered? There wasn't an option for the LED with the 1735 and it isn't in the manual only 6 bit CCFL wuxga screens, however, I got this from the outlet, so perhaps another screen had to be fitted when it was refurbished./?? Where did you get the info that 15 brightness steps was only for LED screens, ? as i was thinking that perhaps only wuxga screens & led allow 15 steps. it looks more like i didn't get one and this is CCFL and 6 bit rather than 8 like yours will be

 

Yes there was still the plain non-LED type 1900 x 1200 display option when I ordered the 1737.
Yes there are 15 brightness steps on the 1737 that I have.

 

how do you know that there are 15 brightness steps for only LED screens? sorry jet757f that i ask all these questions but i am starting to think this 15 step brightness is for CCFL wuxga screens too?
best
k

 

I dont know how many brightness steps are on the other versions of this screen. I only know that mine has 15 brightness steps which I keep about halfway otherwise it is too bright.

 

yes if anyone could tell me that they have the non LED version of this screen that has 15 brightness settings that would be great as I can't find the model number using pc wizard etc., so stilliln the dark about that.

 

Hello

I have exactly LGD0135 and it's with 15 steps for brightness control. It's CCFL panel for sure (according to all found specification and based on service tag in dell support page).

And it's one of the worst display panel I ever seen By default contrast is much too high. Green chanel is awful. Banding is very big also pixel-walking is very very noticable. In left down corner there is something strange with pixels - odd lines are darker, right side is ok.
I was talking with few people and they encourage me to buy this model because of this display. That was big mistake! It's awful.

I had HP dv9500cto which had problems with nvidia chipset. Display was not so bright as here. It wasn't even half of this! But on the other hand there were no issues like here. Contrast and gamma were perfect. Colors were great, there was no banding and all gradients were smooth. I didn't knew what is pixel walking etc. Here it's so noticeable that I can't work!

 

I much preffer the TN panels because they are the fastest for gaming in terms of lag and latency or screen blur IPS MVA PVA are noteably slower. People playing Guitar Hero games or First Person shooters learn the hard way where a minimal lag throws of their timing and accuracy. Besides I am not doing a High Tech Medical imaging or Film quality or photo print editing which would require a $800 MVA or IPS panel. Dell sells them on their website.


I particulary like the 1737's RGB LED screen a separate LED for each color. I was reading one Canon photography forum where its all rage what the photographers wanted, because its a good laptop with a great screen at a good price.

Besides its is giving you 105% of the NTSC color Gamut, not to mention 30% better Contrast Ratio and 40% more colors. and uses less battery. This is why my 1737's RGB LED is brighter and gives better colors and contrast ratio than Apple's MacBook Pro at Full brightness, I've tested it. Also my 1737's at the lowest brightness is still fully readable and useable the MacBook Pro is not. You could bet if Apple had put RGB LED screens in its MacBook Pros its all people would want.

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/09/18/lg.led.backlit.17in.lcd/

Once its calibrated properly You'll love it. I was gonna return it until I found the ATI 3650's color controls Brightness Gamut Hue Tint Saturation.

Now since its gives much better color range and accuracy it will look different from what you are use to looking at traditional desktop LCD's which are 72% of the NTSC color scale.

And if you are shady like be do a buy use and return with Amazon. Use it then claim you weren't happy and return it. I calibrated my baby perfectly.

http://www.amazon.com/ColorVision-S2EL100-Spyder-3-Elite/dp/B000X4X35C