XPS M1210 owners. There have been alot of complaints of light leakage, bad viewing angles, washed out colors and flickering with the LCDs used on the M1210. This thread is to help other owners identify what they have and find a solution to the problem.


Reply with your confirmed order date, LCD model number and if you have the AV package or not.


Use Powerstrip to identify your LCD.
http://entechtaiwan.net/util/ps.shtm



Known LCD types.
1. AUO3214 Best
2. Samsung SEC3157 Mid Range
3. Toshiba LCD58E Worse



From what I've read. AUO screens are the best, followed by SEC, then worse is LCD58E.


Flicker Problem:
The Samsung SEC3157 has known issues of producing random bright flashes. This is a known defect that can be fixed by turning off the Powermizer function. Visit the link below for the step by step. If you don't want to disable Powermizer call Dell and they will exchange it for you.

Flicker Fix:
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=xps_port_vid&message.id=2234


At eye level, LCD58E colors, brightness and clarity is about par with the 710m. It's only bad when you start to move in any direction.

Slightly above eye level
LCD58E m1210 vs. AUO 710m




The LCD in the 710m and m1210 are not interchangeable due to the different inverters used between models. Trust me, I've already tried it.



I'll start off:

Order Date - 7/15/06
LCD Manufacturer - Toshiba LCD58E
No AV Package



Current Stats: Will Update Soon
AUO3214 without AV -
AUO3214 with AV Package -
SEC3157 (Samsung) -
LCD58E (Toshiba) -


Currently your odds are: Will update soon




This post is by no means 100% accurate as I will make changes when more information becomes available. Let me know if you see anything that needs to be corrected.

Interesting thread.

I ordered 2 systems, both on 7/3, both shipped on 7/7.

One came with LCD58E (NO AV).
One came with AUO3214(With AV).

AUO3214 - ordered on 6/29 shipped on 7/4 (With AV Package)

no clue but it looks fine, getting tired of people complaing about light leakage , its like listening to people go to the proctologist and complain about anal leakage

Does anyone know if the "AUO 3214" real model number is "B121EW01" or "B121EW02"?

AUO3214 here, looks great. viewing angle could be better but i'm still happy with it.

ordered 7/5/2006
recieved 7/12/2006

AUO3214 and ordered on 6/29. couldn't be happier! Barely an light leakage and fairly good viewing angles! No major complaints here!

4 AUO and 2 LCD58E. Come on guys, I know theres alot more m1210 owners on this board.

I'll check what screen I have and post it here tomorrow. It arrives tomorrow! I'm excited. Do they choose at random what systems get what screens? Or is it related to when you order it? I'm hoping I get the best as this is really the first good laptop I've ever bought...

Mine is AUO3214 as well.

Ordered 6/30/2006
Shipped 7/5/2006

I'm expecting my replacement system later today so I'll post that replacement's LCD later.

plastik, by the way, why don't you set up a poll so you don't have to count.

pictures added

AUO3214 here with A/V package
Order date: July 17
Shipped: July 20
Arrived: July 24
Place of purchase: Hong Kong

I have no idea but after tweaking my display with Adobe Gamma, my M1210 looks fine.

Adobe Gamma Controls will not do much to fix bad viewing angles, it will only help out with hues and color by adjusting the LCD's gamma levels. LCD583 looks perfect when viewed directly at eye level. Infact I couldn't tell the difference between my 710m and the m1210 but move in either direction you'll get the results seen in the picture above.

Use Powerstrip to identify your LCD.
http://entechtaiwan.net/util/ps.shtm