XPS 17 L702x - WLED AG 1080p (non 3d): Could you please share your experience

[beertha]

Awesome!! Thanks a lot Beertha, for your effort and interest in uploading the snaps and video in here, for everybody's sake.

From the pictures, I feel that the clarity seems good and maybe I may not have complaints with it. The color of the grass though, to me, seem like more natural in the 9300 screen than 702x. Maybe it makes a difference when seen directly and with the normal/regular brightness.

Thanks for the video too. I too have ordered the 550M video card and I was wondering if most recent games would take a hit (with 1G RAM) but from your videos it all looks good to me (to keep the cost low and me being a beginner in gaming, I ordered a 550M card instead of 555M).

Thanks again. The pictures/video did help.

Since I took those pictures I started playing with some of the color settings and things have improved. I cranked the color gamma down to increase detail and decrease the oversaturation that is evident in the shots I took. My opinion for the screen has not changed since then, as I am still enjoying the display for its matte surface and not having any relections at all. I havent tried it in sunlight yet, because I dont foresee me wanting to use it outside but Im sure the high brightness quality and matte display will definitley help alot better than my glossy Inspiron 9300.
I thought I wouldnt need the 555 either but Im starting to think about getting the 555 chip myself because I found myself overclocking the 550 and realizing that I want more power. So I will probably return this one and purchase the 555 configuration since the $450 coupons are still valid till the end of the month.

[mkj]

Yet another comment...

I received mine on Friday. I purchased the Non-3D 1080p model and I must say, the performance is great for the price, but the hardware is horrible. The matte panel thats in this laptop is atrocious. Bad viewing angles, fuzzy/hazy-ness to the screen that makes it not clear at all. The laptop itself just feels like cheap plastic. The 6230 bluetooth wouldn't connect to my bluetooth mouse, and i tried updating the driver. After a day of using I had to return to my old HP Core2 laptop, its a 1680x1050 screen that is soo much clearer than the Dell. There is seriously no comparison. Im definitely calling in and returning the laptop. Im just highly surprised since this is an XPS laptop rather than a cheaper Inspiron. I also looked up the service tag and its a Chei Mei panel. Anyone else very dissatified with their non-3d 1080p screen?

(from the general L702X thread)

[snoozeulooze]

Here's another review quote on the matte screen:

The screen is good but I think I'm too used to the glossy screens that all devices these days seem to have from the phones to the TVs. It taking a little time to getting used to. I think Dell could have chosen a better matte screen in terms of the matte coating which I'm not a huge fan.

It boils down to preference. If you don't like reflections its the screen to go with. Its definitely a great screen with good brightness and color reproduction. On the 3D glossy screen you get much smoother look and feel as you have the 120Hz refresh rate.

[Plexihead]

I thought the laptop itself was pretty good, doesn't seem too plastic-y. Everything seems to work fine on it, although I haven't tried everything yet. The problem for me is the screens poor viewing angles. After really checking it out I think it's because the matte surface is over done, they should've chose more of a semi-matte. My monitor is matte and I can barely notice it, the matte on the laptop is very noticeable. That could be what's screwing up the viewing angles. The colors don't seem too bad though, I've been too busy the last few days to really do some comparing, maybe on the weekend.

[Plexihead]

Hey guys, help me out a little here for a reference as this is my first laptop and maybe I'm expecting more from the screen than possible.

In comparing it to my current desktop, the 5 yr old Ultrasharp 2007WFPb monitor blows this laptop screen away, am I asking too much from a screen in a laptop compared to a stand alone monitor.

[mwg3c]

Wow, with all these reviews it sounds like the the 1080p non-3D screen sucks! WTH?

[beertha]

Wow, with all these reviews it sounds like the the 1080p non-3D screen sucks! WTH?

I guess Im one of the few owners that actually like the screen. Like I said in my review, the contrast ratio is not as dark as the 3D XPS version (which I used for about 2 weeks before returning it) but thats about it. I used an Inspiron 9300 with a 1920x1200 screen for over 5 years and switching to this screen is enjoyable. Also I used an 17" HP Envy 3D edition for about a month in December and the screens are about identical to the 3D XPS edition.
My pics and video are on page 5 of this thread in case you did not see it.
You can make out the depth of color, viewing angles and brightness on the uncalibrated screen.
I'm not saying that the screen is the best out there, but it certainly does not suck.

[Darkstone]

The 3D screen is the same as the one in the envy 3D.

[snoozeulooze]

Here's another review on the matte screen by Cam. He really likes it.

"Yeah it is growing on me the AG screen the viewing angles are very good I have not really noticed image quality losing much at angles at all it is quite clear from all aspects and quite solid once the media files were instructed to run of the nvidia dedicated the image quality was very good for video..it does photos and videos very well"

new XPS 17 "L702X" + 1080p 3D TFT = no Optimus? - Laptop Video Forum - Laptop - Dell Community

"The AG monitor is very good sharp and has very good viewing from angles but probably isnt quite as rich as True Life, but I like the matt finish and the way it presents with no reflection at all in daytime and.it looks great at night time.

Overall the graphics run very smoothly with very little heat except when playing a game which I dont do very often and is still with in reasonable bounds.

The 2720QM CPU is excellent giving a windows score of 7.4 out of 7.9 plus the WiDi option and the turbo boost is good running anywhere up to 3.3 GHz when necessary and then dropping back when not being being pressured. It is a powerful machine.

Like I said at first you may want to know when the Nvidia is being used but once you are used to it you probably wont be as concerned and it is very easy to configure and control and there is the option of the applet to monitor it if you wish.

Optimus is very impressive you will get more effecient use from the battery as well as running cooler and the Intel GPU handles OS and windows tasks very well I have not had a problem with it"


He's going to post a youtube video in the near future.

[ramonamo]

Thanks very much for posting relevant review comments from other threads and forum into this thread.

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"... it is quite clear from all aspects and quite solid once the media files were instructed to run of the nvidia dedicated the image quality was very good for video..it does photos and videos very well"
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This is interesting and good to know that it makes a difference to image quality when the media files are run using dedicated graphics card.

I received my XPS 17'' today in Canada and I think the screen is ok. Don't have much to compare it to but I think the glossy might have been the better choice. I haven't tweaked the colour scheme etc yet but it almost seems not sharp enough of something.

Does anyone have any recommended settings to get it looking a bit better. It also seems kind of grayish.

Dell201, I guess you might have already tried the above idea of configuring to use the dedicated card. If yes, did this help or make a difference in your viewing experience?