Got My XPS 1530 with sec 3350 screen

[AirRescueFF]

Originally Posted by Lithus

Hard to believe given that every other picture here looks like it was taken from a 3 year old cameraphone by an 8 year old with parkinsons, but I'll take your word for it.

Guilty as charged.

[the halo effect]

hi, how does one find out what screen was placed in my 1530?

[kanehi]

There's so much complaints posted about the screen and wished people could just do a search first. Almost all the threads mentions it.

[ProfessorShred]

Originally Posted by kanehi

wished people could just do a search first.

People are L A Z Y

[sonicwind]

It's funny when I see someone ask a really common question like this and get a bunch of replies that complain about the question and take just as much time to not answer the question as it would take just to answer it. I've been reading this forum and have seen the answer posted many times so I'm familiar with it. And it does make it seem like a dumb question. However, I find forum's search algorithms and result formats to be really crappy and I know how hard it is to find specific information sometimes. Add to that many, if not most, forum posters take very little care to use proper grammar and spelling. I don't have Vista, which you surely do, so I can't tell you exactly how to find the model, but if you go into Device Manager and look at Monitors and select the "Plug and Play" monitor and look at the properties and look at the details and look at the Device Instance Id, it will say something like SEC or LPL.

[webdtc]

That comparison of a good vs grainy screen I think is not a photo. I think it's a mockup of what a grainy screen looks like. There's no way a photo can look that pixel perfect.

In any case it's a good example of what the grainy screen looks like.

[sko105]

The scratches on the volume are probably not scratches. The plastic cover is probably there and just needs to be removed.

The screen touching the battery is probably just the screen bezel is not completely snapped on. Just get a popsicle stick or something similar and push it on.

If the screen doesn't bother you, there is nothing wrong with it.

Just my opinions...

[WizeGuyDezignz]

Originally Posted by Lithus

?! You can't take a screen capture to show a grainy screen. That goes beyond not understanding a grainy screen.

If you like your computer, keep it. If you don't like it, return it. It can't get any simpler than that. And boy are we tired of saying it.

LOL, I can't agree and laugh with you more! I can't believe the constant paranoia about these screens. It's like you said, it is a subjective and personal issue.

If you don't even know if you have a grainy screen and/or you are totally content with what you are looking at, then keep it obviously. If you are noticing a grainy screen and you know that you will regret your purchase if you don't rectify it, then replace the screen if you can or return the notebook. It really is a simple concept.

I sit here with my Vostro 1500 on the way with a WXSGA+ screen, and I am not going to overanalyze anything when I get it. I am NOT going to go straight into Device Manager to see which model screen I got.

I am simply going to be happy and fire up the notebook, which will be my first, and I will do my normal tasks and see if the screen is grainy or bothers me. If it does, I will take action. If not, I am just going to enjoy the thing and not worry about which manufacturer made the screen.

Once I make up my mind, then and only then, I will check out the manufacturer just for kicks. But if it is a Samsung, I am not going to return it if I already had no beef with it.

[jobodaho]

As an owner with an "OK" Samsung screen (the viewing angles are horrible) I will throw my $.2 in.

I think a lot of the issues that have been raised are legit, and the fact that people who ordered a brand new laptop expect that they are receiving the best possible product that the company can supply. Seeing the two screens side by side is very telling, and knowing that I could of had a better product but don't due to luck of the draw is very disappointing. I finally got a technician to send me a LG, and I want to be able to see if it is actually better than what I have now, and if not, I will keep it. I will not settle for knowing that I could have a better product and not trying to rectify it.

[gunned]

Great posts...the last 2 pretty much summed it up. Mine should be here 2/6 and that is exactly the way I will look at it...cheers!!!