Jan 19, 2005 update: Thanks to everybody who voiced their opinion! I think we have enough data at this point, so I won't be updating this post unless some new information becomes available.
Original post:
If people tell me which panel they have, and how they like it, I'll try to keep a tally in this thread. We've known since intro that about half love the WUXGA and half hate it. We also know there are at least two OEMs making the panel, and I've seen four different part numbers. So, here's my tally so far:
Part / Rez / OEM / Model (via Kanotix/Knoppix)
D8987= WUXGA replacement kit, usually a Y4014, but could be a W4554
F7116 WUXGA (UK) sometimes Samsung, sometimes LG!
W4554 WUXGA LG Philips LPL0000
W5409 WUXGA LG Philips LPL0000
W5412 WUXGA sometimes Samsung, sometimes LG!
Y4014 WUXGA Samsung SEC5557
T4976 WXGA+ LG Philips
W5410 WXGA+ LG Philips
W5411 WXGA+ Samsung SEC5857
X4746 WXGA+ Samsung
Capsule Reviews
F7116 (pro:3, neutral:1, con:2)
nparrett: very slight sparkle, easy to read
bainy: bit of annoying sparkle, but getting used to it
PedramK: no problems at all
nparrett: very bright, slight sparkle (confirmed to be Samsung)
smart80: sparkles like crazy (confirmed to be LG)
ami111: frosty, grainy, and sparkly; replacement requested
W4554 (pro:2, neutral:2, con:7)
Everybody says it sparkles.
zurgdawg: didn't like, requested replacement with different part #
heinrich: wretched, exchanging for wxga+
jrbryner: irritating sparkles, requested replacement
andycogbill: sparkles, but sharp
swgeorge: sparkles and he digs it
nirolf: sparkles, pending exchange
775: sparkles, esp on white (exchanged for Y4014)
asianthug9: loves it
u.n.inspector: gives him a headache
junkymagi: if this is a bad one, a good one must be great
shboyles: stinks
W5409 (con:1)
dellbert: confirmed this is identical to W4554, sparkles like mad
W5412 (pro:5, con:4)
dellbert: weird one, service tag indicated Samsung, but delivered as LG, sparkles and all
syanh: sparkles
anon dell forum dude: no sparkles
leeu: terrible compared to 15.4" wuxga
dano: sparkles, returned
CanulaMan(oz): confirmed to be a lovely Samsung SEC5557
scooter62(ca): ditto -- loves it
maximus9314: slight sparkle, not a problem; bright and clear
blr_liquid(oz): no sparkles, extremely happy
Y4014 (pro:9, neutral:1, con:1) -- this is the WUXGA you want!
groston: horrible, difficult to read text
MrMxyzptlk: loves it.
slayher: slight sparkles, but loves it
775: much better than the W4554 (exchanged)
touay001: loves it
zurgdawg: replaced W4554, 100x better, brighter too
imagineer: virtually none of the terrible grain and sparkle of the first display
jamesgarret: 150% better than original LG
each hit: better than W4554, but light leakage
h_j_b: quite ok, little greasy looking, could be brighter
dellbert: brighter and less grainy than W4554, but colors a little washed out
T4976 (pro:4, con:4)
go5700: looks even better than the X4766 that everybody loves
sowelu: prefers the colder tones to the X4766's warmer tones
inu_yasha: sparkles
heinrich: sparkles a little, but otherwise lovely
jkratze1: no sparkles, good colors, bright whites
testinz: sparkles
pyar101: hates it!
hobbes71: sparkles a lot, seeking refund/exchange
W5411 (pro:4, con:1)
inu_yusha: loves it
talz: very happy
dellbert: brightest, clearest display in the house
cdrom8: looks great
zeusmaster(oz): sparkles and dim compared to sony vaio (later confirmed to be an LG panel with wrong part number)
X4766 (pro:8, con:1)
elistan2: looks great
bbqmynutz: looks great
alzar: looks great
clonedancient: looks great except for backlight uneveness
frontierdriver2: looks great except for light leakage
dlukesdoom: bright, clear, no sparkles
RobsTV: look good except for light leakage
odawg: very happy
pyar101: fabulous
LCD Maker Detection Software (see FAQ for others)
http://john.fremlin.de/programs/linu...t-edid-dos.zip
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
Original post:
If people tell me which panel they have, and how they like it, I'll try to keep a tally in this thread. We've known since intro that about half love the WUXGA and half hate it. We also know there are at least two OEMs making the panel, and I've seen four different part numbers. So, here's my tally so far:
Part / Rez / OEM / Model (via Kanotix/Knoppix)
D8987= WUXGA replacement kit, usually a Y4014, but could be a W4554
F7116 WUXGA (UK) sometimes Samsung, sometimes LG!
W4554 WUXGA LG Philips LPL0000
W5409 WUXGA LG Philips LPL0000
W5412 WUXGA sometimes Samsung, sometimes LG!
Y4014 WUXGA Samsung SEC5557
T4976 WXGA+ LG Philips
W5410 WXGA+ LG Philips
W5411 WXGA+ Samsung SEC5857
X4746 WXGA+ Samsung
Capsule Reviews
F7116 (pro:3, neutral:1, con:2)
nparrett: very slight sparkle, easy to read
bainy: bit of annoying sparkle, but getting used to it
PedramK: no problems at all
nparrett: very bright, slight sparkle (confirmed to be Samsung)
smart80: sparkles like crazy (confirmed to be LG)
ami111: frosty, grainy, and sparkly; replacement requested
W4554 (pro:2, neutral:2, con:7)
Everybody says it sparkles.
zurgdawg: didn't like, requested replacement with different part #
heinrich: wretched, exchanging for wxga+
jrbryner: irritating sparkles, requested replacement
andycogbill: sparkles, but sharp
swgeorge: sparkles and he digs it
nirolf: sparkles, pending exchange
775: sparkles, esp on white (exchanged for Y4014)
asianthug9: loves it
u.n.inspector: gives him a headache
junkymagi: if this is a bad one, a good one must be great
shboyles: stinks
W5409 (con:1)
dellbert: confirmed this is identical to W4554, sparkles like mad
W5412 (pro:5, con:4)
dellbert: weird one, service tag indicated Samsung, but delivered as LG, sparkles and all
syanh: sparkles
anon dell forum dude: no sparkles
leeu: terrible compared to 15.4" wuxga
dano: sparkles, returned
CanulaMan(oz): confirmed to be a lovely Samsung SEC5557
scooter62(ca): ditto -- loves it
maximus9314: slight sparkle, not a problem; bright and clear
blr_liquid(oz): no sparkles, extremely happy
Y4014 (pro:9, neutral:1, con:1) -- this is the WUXGA you want!
groston: horrible, difficult to read text
MrMxyzptlk: loves it.
slayher: slight sparkles, but loves it
775: much better than the W4554 (exchanged)
touay001: loves it
zurgdawg: replaced W4554, 100x better, brighter too
imagineer: virtually none of the terrible grain and sparkle of the first display
jamesgarret: 150% better than original LG
each hit: better than W4554, but light leakage
h_j_b: quite ok, little greasy looking, could be brighter
dellbert: brighter and less grainy than W4554, but colors a little washed out
T4976 (pro:4, con:4)
go5700: looks even better than the X4766 that everybody loves
sowelu: prefers the colder tones to the X4766's warmer tones
inu_yasha: sparkles
heinrich: sparkles a little, but otherwise lovely
jkratze1: no sparkles, good colors, bright whites
testinz: sparkles
pyar101: hates it!
hobbes71: sparkles a lot, seeking refund/exchange
W5411 (pro:4, con:1)
inu_yusha: loves it
talz: very happy
dellbert: brightest, clearest display in the house
cdrom8: looks great
zeusmaster(oz): sparkles and dim compared to sony vaio (later confirmed to be an LG panel with wrong part number)
X4766 (pro:8, con:1)
elistan2: looks great
bbqmynutz: looks great
alzar: looks great
clonedancient: looks great except for backlight uneveness
frontierdriver2: looks great except for light leakage
dlukesdoom: bright, clear, no sparkles
RobsTV: look good except for light leakage
odawg: very happy
pyar101: fabulous
LCD Maker Detection Software (see FAQ for others)
http://john.fremlin.de/programs/linu...t-edid-dos.zip
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
Why the different part number from others? Anyway, it looks great to me.
