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willorbit · 10-28-2006, 11:55 AM

Hi,

I just bought the AR21S which is the top of the range model and in regards to the backlight leakage i'm getting quite a lot (see picture below).

I was just wondering if anyone else was getting leakage as bad as this. As you can imagine it is really annoying when watching dvds.

To be honest this is supposed to be a state of the art machine and I spent a lot of money on it, and for there to be light leakage this bad I'm not very impressed. Your input would be much appreciated.

ZyRaIN · 10-29-2006, 11:27 AM

Its about the same here maybe a little less. but the brighness is set very very high. Use the nvidia control to reduce some of the settings and you would come to love the display. I can't see my light leakage. Had an Dell m1710 before this ar11s and there was the light leakage much worse and had the screen replaced 3 times without any result. But on the other side I've had the A117s before and there was NO light leakage at all.

Just my 2 cents.

thebachellor · 11-10-2006, 03:06 PM

For those with the glossy finish, does the vaio logo on the back of the lid glow?

Scribbler · 02-06-2008, 04:46 AM

No. Doesn't need to tho. You'll get plenty of notice with just the gloss and thin profile. Everyone goes nuts over the sleek case.

willorbit · 10-29-2006, 01:06 PM

Reduced the brightness and tweaked the other settings, and its a lot better. Went to a few computer shops today and all the other AR models have the light leakage, so at least its not just mine. The screen is the best I've ever seen in a laptop - colour reproduction is superb.

tom2517 · 10-31-2006, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willorbit

Reduced the brightness and tweaked the other settings, and its a lot better. Went to a few computer shops today and all the other AR models have the light leakage, so at least its not just mine. The screen is the best I've ever seen in a laptop - colour reproduction is superb.

Yeah, pretty much all AR that I have seen has this problem, so exchanging probably won't help much. But even with this leakage problem, it's still the best notebook LCD that I have seen.

Scribbler · 11-03-2006, 07:47 AM

Turn off the VAIO logo at the bottom of the screen using the notebook utilities. The leakage drops to a small fraction of what you see before.

tom2517 · 11-09-2006, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scribbler

Turn off the VAIO logo at the bottom of the screen using the notebook utilities. The leakage drops to a small fraction of what you see before.

Excellent idea.

10-28-2006, 11:55 AM	#1
willorbit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Credits: -350	Hi, I just bought the AR21S which is the top of the range model and in regards to the backlight leakage i'm getting quite a lot (see picture below). I was just wondering if anyone else was getting leakage as bad as this. As you can imagine it is really annoying when watching dvds. To be honest this is supposed to be a state of the art machine and I spent a lot of money on it, and for there to be light leakage this bad I'm not very impressed. Your input would be much appreciated. Last edited by willorbit; 10-28-2006 at 11:59 AM.

10-29-2006, 11:27 AM	#2
ZyRaIN Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 32 Credits: -336	Its about the same here maybe a little less. but the brighness is set very very high. Use the nvidia control to reduce some of the settings and you would come to love the display. I can't see my light leakage. Had an Dell m1710 before this ar11s and there was the light leakage much worse and had the screen replaced 3 times without any result. But on the other side I've had the A117s before and there was NO light leakage at all. Just my 2 cents. __________________ :: SONY VGN-AR11S ::

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11-10-2006, 03:06 PM	#3
thebachellor Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Credits: -350	For those with the glossy finish, does the vaio logo on the back of the lid glow?

02-06-2008, 04:46 AM	#4
Scribbler Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Credits: -350	No. Doesn't need to tho. You'll get plenty of notice with just the gloss and thin profile. Everyone goes nuts over the sleek case.

10-29-2006, 01:06 PM	#6
willorbit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Credits: -350	Reduced the brightness and tweaked the other settings, and its a lot better. Went to a few computer shops today and all the other AR models have the light leakage, so at least its not just mine. The screen is the best I've ever seen in a laptop - colour reproduction is superb.

11-03-2006, 07:47 AM	#8
Scribbler Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Credits: -350	Turn off the VAIO logo at the bottom of the screen using the notebook utilities. The leakage drops to a small fraction of what you see before.