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Hi. I have a new Dell inspiron 8200 with the "ultra-sharp" screen. I was looking through the "Dell forum"
and saw that this screen has some serious issues. The problem is with "ghosting/streaking/crosst
mobile 9000 video card. any thoughts about this would be helpful. I am thinking of sending it back. Thanks
p.s Here is the page- http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_video&message.id=61338&view=by_date_ascending&page=1
and saw that this screen has some serious issues. The problem is with "ghosting/streaking/crosst
mobile 9000 video card. any thoughts about this would be helpful. I am thinking of sending it back. Thanks
p.s Here is the page- http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_video&message.id=61338&view=by_date_ascending&page=1
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xThorx
>>Initially I loved the screen and didnt notice this
Hmmm, it sounds like you were fooled by reading complainers in the forum. If you only notice this problem under "extreme" conditions, why are you worrying about it? How often do you use PAINT at all, much less drawing some isolated black lines in it?
Hmmm, it sounds like you were fooled by reading complainers in the forum. If you only notice this problem under "extreme" conditions, why are you worrying about it? How often do you use PAINT at all, much less drawing some isolated black lines in it?
If it is guaranteed not to get worse, keep it. Dell is guaranteeing it not to get worse until the warranty runs out. What happens after that is your problem. Send it back just in case.
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I did take the three year extention on the warranty. So this is not normal LCD behavior. Jhance, you do make a valid point.
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LCD screens are known to have ghost issues. Typically it seems it is a problem when you push them to high resolutions with high refresh rates. And I agree with everyone else. Take a look at the screen in all the conditions in which you use it. If you notice a problem, then send it back. If it performs ok, then keep it, its probably just like most LCD screens. Good luck.
Hi,
I have an LCD display, and I have no problems with the picture.
But I have noticed that if I set the refresh rate over 60Hz the picture is not good.
But there is no reason to run over 60Hz on a lcd tho.
So check that you use 60Hz and if not I do not think you should settle for a bad picture.
And I do not use the DVI only the analog vga.
Oh, but if you have an extra long VGA cable then you can easely get a bad quality picture, even on a normal monitor.
I have an LCD display, and I have no problems with the picture.
But I have noticed that if I set the refresh rate over 60Hz the picture is not good.
But there is no reason to run over 60Hz on a lcd tho.
So check that you use 60Hz and if not I do not think you should settle for a bad picture.
And I do not use the DVI only the analog vga.
Oh, but if you have an extra long VGA cable then you can easely get a bad quality picture, even on a normal monitor.
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Hi. I am not sure if it is an analog VGA. To be honest, I am not sure what that is. It is a dell laptop with the radeon m9 card. I am within my 30 days so I can ship it back {minus shipping}. However, under normal use I do not see the problem and I think the screen looks excellent. I have heard {dell forum} that people do have the same laptop and do not have this problem, although many do. I do have the 3 year warranty if I decide to keep it. I guess I can always wait a couple of years and then have it changed. I would think by then if their is a problem, they would have worked it out.
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Hi. I am not sure if it is an analog VGA. To be honest, I am not sure what that is. It is a dell laptop with the radeon m9 card. I am within my 30 days so I can ship it back {minus shipping}. However, under normal use I do not see the problem and I think the screen looks excellent. I have heard {dell forum} that people do have the same laptop and do not have this problem, although many do. I do have the 3 year warranty if I decide to keep it. I guess I can always wait a couple of years and then have it changed. I would think by then if their is a problem, they would have worked it out.
Enjoy the laptop.
Most of the time when i had a ghost on the screen at hight resolution, it was due to the cable: if you use a cheap cable, you might see a ghost at a resolution of 1024*768. Why don't you try a shield cable for high resolution and check if the problem persist?
I have a friend who has the same problem you have and it seems that the problem cannot be fixed simply. It seems that even when you send it for repairs, the problem persists. If you still have warranty on it I'd say send it back. Always remember that monitor problems get worse as time passes, not better. Why settle for less for your $$$?
Frank.