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Monitor Question for the 9300

post #1 of 10
12/2/05 at 7:20pm
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There is two choices for the LCD monitor on the 9300 and basically im kind of short on funds and was wondering if there is a huge difference between the two.

17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display


17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™

If I decide to go with the XGA which costs 125 less will I still be satisfied with it or should I opt for the UXGA if its really worth the extra money. And BOTH these screens are LCD displays correct?
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post #2 of 10
12/2/05 at 7:22pm
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Originally Posted by PirateChris
There is two choices for the LCD monitor on the 9300 and basically im kind of short on funds and was wondering if there is a huge difference between the two.

17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display


17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™

If I decide to go with the XGA which costs 125 less will I still be satisfied with it or should I opt for the UXGA if its really worth the extra money. And BOTH these screens are LCD displays correct?
uxga has a glossy screen. the resolution is 1900x1200. wxga is non glossy, and 1400x900. your choice.
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post #3 of 10
12/3/05 at 3:07am
I just got a replacement UXGA screen that doesn't have the glossy coating. I don't think it looks as nice without it, but the glossy coat shows fingerprints like no other so I'm not sure which one I like best yet.
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post #4 of 10
12/3/05 at 3:20am
Draconis, you are right about fingerprints, my solutions is to keep everyone's fingers away from my screen =)

In response to original post, UXGA has resolution of 1920 x 1200 which makes things look kinda small but it gives you LOTS of workspace and I am loving it. XGA ais 1440x900 or something like that so it's not AS much space. If you like glossy-like display that's extra bright (TrueLife), go for the UXGA screen. If you take laptop outside a lot, go with UXGA because you can see it better in light.

PS: Be sure to change DPI settings on your I9300 once it arrives from 120DPI back to the normal 96DPI if you are ordering the UXGA screen.
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post #5 of 10
12/3/05 at 3:23am
Definitely. The 120DPI looks retarded.

Keep everything away from the screen. It would be helpful to wear a medical mask when using the laptop to keep it from getting dirty.
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post #6 of 10
12/3/05 at 3:26am
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It would be helpful to wear a medical mask when using the laptop to keep it from getting dirty.
Lol /signed
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post #7 of 10
12/3/05 at 3:30am
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Originally Posted by Draconis77
I just got a replacement UXGA screen that doesn't have the glossy coating. I don't think it looks as nice without it, but the glossy coat shows fingerprints like no other so I'm not sure which one I like best yet.
That would be great, how did you score that?

I want UXGA but can't get it because of the glossy screen. Taking that into the office I would have a headache in minutes because of the high glare with flourescent lights.
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post #8 of 10
12/3/05 at 3:38am
Well, there were a lot of people over for Thanksgiving and I was letting a lot of people play games on my laptop (Dad, wife's brothers, friends) so they could play networked games with others.
Anyway, I noticed some scratches on the screen and got kind of ticked... so I called Dell and told them about the light leakage I had noticed (but up until now didn't really care about ) and the paint that wore off my palmrest. They offered to replace the palmrest and the LCD... so 2 days later I got an XGA screen and a new palmrest.
I installed the palmrest and had them send me the correct UXGA screen which arrived today... it has no glossy coating though
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post #9 of 10
12/3/05 at 5:01am
Draconis77.. just wondering if they asked for the scratched palmrest back or not?
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post #10 of 10
12/3/05 at 11:02am
yeah. I ended up with 3 boxes that have to go back to them. The old palmrest, the XGA they sent and the old UXGA.
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