Well I just got my third M1710 from dell today, and all 3 i've received have had a diagonal banding or crosshatching.
it looks like this: (this was done in photoshop, its NOT a photo)
Of the 3 laptops, 2 had samsung screens, 1 had an LG screen. The samsungs actually go from right to left banding, the LG goes left to right banding like in the picture. The banding also "rolls" if you move your head around, it's not actually something on the screen, it looks like some sort of coating. It's not very easy to see but once you see it, it'll bug you forever. It's very faint but definitely there.
Anyone have ANY IDEA how to get rid of this, its annoying the shit out of me. I don't want to keep sending it back to dell and waiting 2 weeks at a time for something that potentially won't get fixed.. how can 3 laptops all have the same problem... I'm thinking about asking for my money back and just getting an alienware or other brand.
My girlfriend also got an Inspiron 9400 with the 1440x900 screen but hers was perfect, no hatching at all.
Anyone else experiencing this? I've read some people describe similar issues on the forum, i can't be the only one!
it looks like this: (this was done in photoshop, its NOT a photo)
Of the 3 laptops, 2 had samsung screens, 1 had an LG screen. The samsungs actually go from right to left banding, the LG goes left to right banding like in the picture. The banding also "rolls" if you move your head around, it's not actually something on the screen, it looks like some sort of coating. It's not very easy to see but once you see it, it'll bug you forever. It's very faint but definitely there.
Anyone have ANY IDEA how to get rid of this, its annoying the shit out of me. I don't want to keep sending it back to dell and waiting 2 weeks at a time for something that potentially won't get fixed.. how can 3 laptops all have the same problem... I'm thinking about asking for my money back and just getting an alienware or other brand.
My girlfriend also got an Inspiron 9400 with the 1440x900 screen but hers was perfect, no hatching at all.
Anyone else experiencing this? I've read some people describe similar issues on the forum, i can't be the only one!
just kidding heh. I made the lines MUCH darker but they aren't anywhere near as extreme as this in real life.
That's what I found out from guys in this forum. I think that it will be great for you as long as you have a screen with minimal light leakage & no dead pixels... 
