well said, jslessley. i too unfortunately bought it just before finding all of these forums. then i hoped that it was a mass hysteria, and that i would love the screen. i was given some hope by the fact that 50% of the people actually liked the screen. but when it arrived, 2 days ago, i was shocked and dismayed. i don't feel bad about returning it, i am very happy to do so. but i am pissed because dell really screwed the pooch with this one. they came so close to making a great laptop. awesome build quality, stellar speakers, great graphic card, dvi out etc. then they blow it with the screen. those of us who choose wuxga mostly did so because we LOVE great screens and we KNOW the possiblities (such as native hi-def, etc). but the screen, has really got to be one of the most important parts of a laptop. you look at it all the time. and i hate to be contradictory, but those 'glossy' screens are NOT just the absence of a coating. more over, the better screens have more backlighting (sony, toshiba qosmio, etc) and better viewing angles, color, black levels.. when i looked at the dell next to any other screen, i was painfully obvious that all of these features were far below the quality of better screens. i am pissed at dell for wasting my time! and wasting the potential of a hi-res screen. i rant because i want everyone to know. if you are happy, good for you, you should certainly voice that here too. but i REALLY wish i could have heard from the disappointed people before i ordered. i had only read that one rave review by pc mag or whatever. i also want to add to the uproar in hopes that dell will get it right next time. unfortunately, i don't think i'll be ordering any more dells, certainly without an opportunity to verify that they haven't chosen a terrible screen again. one thing i will admit. the bad dell screen was pretty good on dark backgrounds, and video. but i also use applications on my laptop, and that's where i feared i would go blind. but my screen was never really bright, even turned all the way up. maybe the coating looks good on the wxga+ screen, but it sure as heck doesn't work on the hi-res model. how could they sell it? i am baffled. i am baffled that there are so many people who don't hate it too. too be honest i like the glossy screens, but i used to have a 16'' uxga sony, that wasn't glossy at all, and it was beautiful. very easy on the eyes. it was just a standard lcd look, like you'd find on any screen if you were shopping for lcd panels. THAT would have been fine DELL. i for one, certainly don't need this new 'technology'! (that's a great marketing term, isn't it)
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12/10/04 at 9:51pm
I polled "rocket scientists" that "I work with". Yes, these are "real" rocket scientists....
