Official Sony VAIO F Series i5/i7 owners thread *Part 5*

xingren · 10-20-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.leXus

Hi, what about USB in the canadian model? USB 3.0 or USB 2.0? Please check right side of the laptop. Can you take a pic of USB ports?

I am sure it is USB3 because the two ports on the right side are blue. Also, the USB3 driver is installed in device manager. I will try to take a picture when I get home later tonight.

jpride · 10-20-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Paingiver

In my EU F11, I have the Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 that operates in both the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz

Ahhhhh, yet another reason I want an EU F.

Dr.leXus · 10-20-2010, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by xingren

I am sure it is USB3 because the two ports on the right side are blue. Also, the USB3 driver is installed in device manager. I will try to take a picture when I get home later tonight.

Thanks for help!

jpride · 10-20-2010, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by xingren

..... The screen still needs to be tilted almost all the way back to look normal during desktop application use and forward a little to look not too dark during movies. Found one blue stuck pixel which is not noticeable. Compared to my 5 year old IBM T41p with 1600x1200 matte screen, the black is not as deep but the contrast and color is more vibrant with worse viewing angle.....

This viewing angle, having to tilt it all the way back to see the screen, is getting to me. It's hard for me to look at the screen at that angle for more than a few minutes. Are all Vaios designed this way? I've never had one before. It's a very bad design. Obviously, it doesn't bother everyone as much or no one would buy them, but I am wondering if I will have to send mine back. I'm really trying to get used to it.

Dr.leXus · 10-20-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by xingren

Got my Canadian F13 on the weekend. Unfortunately, the premium HD screen is semi-glossy here too. After changing the color profile according to guide found in the forum, the color is much richer and no longer look washed out.

Are you use Native_5900K_2.2_109cd-m2.rar profile?

xingren · 10-20-2010, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.leXus

Are you use Native_5900K_2.2_109cd-m2.rar profile?

I downloaded pretty much all of the ones on the guide and tried them out. That one looks good. But I ended up using the Grandalf one which has a slightly darker tone that that one. Try and see which one is visually more pleasing.

xingren · 10-20-2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jpride

This viewing angle, having to tilt it all the way back to see the screen, is getting to me. It's hard for me to look at the screen at that angle for more than a few minutes. Are all Vaios designed this way? I've never had one before. It's a very bad design. Obviously, it doesn't bother everyone as much or no one would buy them, but I am wondering if I will have to send mine back. I'm really trying to get used to it.

Same here. It takes some getting use to especially when you need to use the webcam. I am sticking with this laptop though since overall it is still good and I went through a long painful process getting this order from Sony.

omaroo · 10-20-2010, 02:46 PM

jpride, for the eu matte screen the viewing angles are great and great picture, have you got the american version.

jpride · 10-20-2010, 03:31 PM

So I'm messing around with trying to calibrate my screen to make it viewable enough for me to keep. I'm going to try all the profiles but first I'm trying to calibrate it myself so that I can compare that to the pre-made profiles. Does anyone have an opinion on when you'd want to use ICC vs sRGB? I'm not doing any professional work where I need exact color representation - I'm just trying to make my screen look better to my own eyes.

omaroo · 10-20-2010, 03:44 PM

Can i ask if everyone has viewing angle problems with the f series, does this happen only for glossy screens.