XPS M1330: White-LED versus CCFL display? (Grey lines on display)

I have owned and currently own many lapops from HP, Acer, Dell, Compaq, Etc. with clearbrite, true brite, etc. and not a one of them has anything less then an exceptionally clear and bright, evenly distributed luminance.

 

NOTE: I have found Acere's to be the most gorgeous screen I ahve ever laid eyes on and I have been buying, selling, repairing laptops since 1989. (I mention this only because I have found compatibilities beween Dell/Acer which has allowed swapping of the sceens on my desktop replacement LT.) 

 

I would seek a replacement ASAP! The very point of the NEW technology and higher price is an overall superior viewing experience as compareed to the older display technology.

 

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

I have since discussed this issue with Tech Support. The technician I spoke to had an M1330 with White-LED display in front him of him & he could not detect any hint of the kind of problem that I was describing.

 

He has concluded that it is a fault with my particular display & he has arranged for a replacement machine. 

iamthemoo: I have not yet received the replacement machine as it was only ordered yesterday. I'll let you know what the display is like once I have received it which could be a while!

 

A friend was due to receive his new M1330 today & I am waiting to hear from him whether he has this same "feature " or not.

 

Like yourself I don't want to become a quality tester for these screens & I am also considering an alternative, one of the new Sony SZ6 series to be precise. I have yet to see one of these machines in the UK although Sony assure me that they do not have that "feature" on their white-LED screens. I don't suppose that there are too many manufacturers of these screens in the world but maybe some are better than others? 

 

tigerwolf7: I have tried to capture this effect with a screen shot but it does not show up in the pic. I've also tried to photograph it with a digital camera but it does not give an accurate copy of the effect so I will try & describe it further - what I am seeing is parallel, horizontal, broken grey lines across the entire screen area. The grey is very faint indeed but noticeable nevertheless. It seems to be caused by uneven lighting of the pixels - some are an extremely bright white whereas others are slightly grey-looking in comparison. Where there are a number of these grey pixels side-by-side they form a line which is occasionally broken up by the whiter pixels.The effect is similar to what you get on some writing paper (vellum?). Also, the random scattering of these pixels causes a "grainy" effect on the display where they are located. This is similar to when you press 2 bits of plastic together with some fluid between them & you don't get proper contact between the 2 surfaces...