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
alk" Evidently their are quiet a number of people who have this problem. It is mainly noticable in high contrast situations. One test is to make your desktop grey and open "paint". Make some broad black lines in paint and you can see the 'ghosting on the grey background. Initially I loved the screen and didnt notice this. But when I did the test mine performed badly. If this was the nature of the screen I might except it but apparently there are some laptops {8200-ultra} that do not have this problem. I have all the latest drivers and bios and am using a radion
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
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.