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post #41 of 54
2/13/04 at 8:32pm
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Originally Posted by deltawalkerl
I too have wondered whether people talk about rise/fall time or rise + fall time when talking about notebook LCDs. Perhaps all those complaints about 50ms response time were unwarranted because it is the same as those that claim 25ms response times. Is it really a mess, and these two types of specs are mixed and stated as one, with no way to tell which one the maker is referring to? Or is it simply that everyone states the rise/fall time, leaving out the obviously larger rise+fall time?
Nah it's dobutful. 25-35 ms is pretty standard shipping for Samsung manufactured books. That's total response time. 50 ms on the Hitachi's is night and day as I had the miserable misfortune of finding out. I use my desktop 1800fp as a reference and the difference was obvious.
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post #42 of 54
2/13/04 at 8:35pm
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Originally Posted by Clonedancient
ha, i wonder if the xps will have the same amount of problems that 8600 has

This could be a typo in the manual. If Dells is using the same Sharp WUXGA screens shipping out in the 8 series books, then IIRC it's a 25 ms total screen. Otherwise, the manual is wrong or Dell has opted to go with a higher ms screen.
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post #43 of 54
2/13/04 at 8:47pm
What's the link to the XPS manual pdf. I can't find it. Thanks.
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post #44 of 54
2/13/04 at 8:52pm
http://www.x1000forums.com/viewtopic...+manufacturers

This is a thread on lcd manufacterers. Notebook manufactureres use the same pool of lcd makers. This is for the x1000 specifically and the pdf with the details regarding W-lcd's is a few months old so the most recent Toshiba branded WUXGA isn't on there. HOwever, users are reporting great things about that as well. That's a good thread for anyone whose a stickler about their screens like I am.
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post #45 of 54
2/14/04 at 12:36pm
So far the XPS is looking good:
http://anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.html?i=1967
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post #46 of 54
2/14/04 at 12:41pm
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Originally Posted by infamous_pb
Those two close-up shots make the XPS's appearance far less unappealing...not good, just less unappealing. However, I think the XPS is a bit thicker than the specs indicate. Judging by the front photo, it looks like if you stack the base of two 8600s, you'll get a good idea of the thickness. Dat's purty big!! I like the observation about the LCD looking even better than that on the 8600. I wonder why?
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post #47 of 54
2/14/04 at 2:04pm
Why is everyone complaining about the thickness??? I have a small HP ze4430 and its about 1.6 inches thick (tall).... And the XPS is only 1.9?

OH! .3 inches!!! Big deal................................
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post #48 of 54
2/14/04 at 2:05pm
I like thickness...the XPS looks stunning AFAIK - rugged and frightening!!
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post #49 of 54
2/14/04 at 2:09pm
From the assembly diagram of the XPS, it seems that it has at least 4 fans...

Scary...

But everything is modular! Modular AGP, modular CPU/Cooling assembly, modular modem, modular speakers, ... This is a very good trend.
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post #50 of 54
2/14/04 at 6:19pm
I decided to stick with my 8600 and pass on the XPS. I'll buy my next notebook when the 17" WUXGA finally becomes a reality in a year or so. Good luck to everyone with whatever machine you choose!!
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post #51 of 54
2/14/04 at 8:00pm
as far as desktop displays go I love both my realSync 19" flatscreen crt's they have awsume quality for under 200 bucks to boot... I mean come on and on top of that my wolf nocked my huns monitor on the floor over a year ago and nothing seams to be wrong with it... cept the power buttons a bit sticky but I think thats just from all the soda spraying on it... haha
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post #52 of 54
2/16/04 at 1:53pm
Sure... soda.. right...

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Originally Posted by Kesh
as far as desktop displays go I love both my realSync 19" flatscreen crt's they have awsume quality for under 200 bucks to boot... I mean come on and on top of that my wolf nocked my huns monitor on the floor over a year ago and nothing seams to be wrong with it... cept the power buttons a bit sticky but I think thats just from all the soda spraying on it... haha
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post #53 of 54
2/16/04 at 4:22pm
hahaha you don't know my hun man.... he drops his soda and leaves it out for the dog all the time...... his keyboards fo filled with sh!t right now you can barely type on it....
::whispers:: I get the 4780 and he isn't gonna even be allowed to look at it cross eyed
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post #54 of 54
2/16/04 at 8:58pm
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Originally Posted by citgo566
Well.. you have to thank dell for trying...............BUT............. What are they thinking? That thing is so ugly (Has a face only a mother could love). Not to mention the price, $3600+ without changing anything! Now I will give them the benefit of the doubt since the pricing for the 8790 has not appeared, but I highly doubt it will be that much. You can go and get a sleek looking Voodoo for that much. Also, I don't know why everyone gets so excited about these upgradable GPUs. From everything I have seen they are much slower than a system with the GPU on board.
I went to one of those Dell kiosks. It's true the new XPS laptop is just plain pugly. I know how some people can overlook the montrosity, but this thing stuck out like a sore thumb. It reminds me of pancakes stack together in a heap. The good thing is the bottom half of it is mostly devoted to ventilation so overheating risk is probably minimal. Oh, another thing, after I configure the laptop, the ship date shown was March 29! That's more than a month away. Forget it.
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