1) make sure your dpi a set to 96. You will find the setting under display properties> settings> advanced.
2) enable ClearType by looking under display properties> appearance> effects
3) make sure your running in the LCD native resolution 1280 x 800.
Additionally, the factory default brightness of the screen may be too high for your eyes. You can decrease your screen's brightness by using the Fn+ down narrow key.
Occasionally, a phenomenom known as tolerance stackup occurs in a production item like your 6000. This means that all the manufacturing allowances add up in the wrong direction and the result is a very marginal product or a lemon as we know it.
In the case of 6000 LCD screens, three things determine the screen's display qualities such as sharpness, clarity, contrast, etc. One is the quality of the LCD display itself. The next is the quality of the video card that drives the LCD. The last one is the quality of the motherboard that both the LCD and the video card depend on for image creation, power and timing.
I had occasion to swap a blurry LCD with a sharp one between two 6000's. The blurriness remained with the originally blurry computer and didn't follow the suspect LCD. Then, I swapped the video cards with the same results - the blurriness stayed with the originally blurry computer. Nothing caused the blurry computer to become sharp.
That exercise proves that display problems frequently originate in the motherboard and replacement of individual components like the screen and video card are not going to cure the problem.
If you are within your 21 day satisfaction period, by all means, return the entire system for a refund and decide later whether you want to try again. Do not waste your time trying to replace parts to improve display quality - it rarely works to the extent you expect.
As an aside, I have four 6000's with the WXGA screen. They are all awful by today's LCD quality standards. They are slightly washed out, fuzzy, dim and disappointing. One had to be returned because of the blurry problem described above. So, you may want to consider a different computer after you send your bad one back for a refund.
The settings are at 96 dpi and 1280x800, and if I lower the brightness of the screen it really gets too dark for me. So, I'm guessing that it is just a normal computer thing. I was just looking at my past Dell purchase of a 600m (from 2002), and I noticed that I had a SXGA+ display, and it is really much cleaner looking... I never payed any attention to that before... so if I return this product and get one for a WSGA+ display, can I expect a cleaner screen, like that of my 600m? Or is the Inspiron 6000 just a bad notebook?
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August 22nd, 2005 08:00
1) make sure your dpi a set to 96. You will find the setting under display properties> settings> advanced.
2) enable ClearType by looking under display properties> appearance> effects
3) make sure your running in the LCD native resolution 1280 x 800.
Additionally, the factory default brightness of the screen may be too high for your eyes. You can decrease your screen's brightness by using the Fn+ down narrow key.
asd34567
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August 22nd, 2005 11:00
Occasionally, a phenomenom known as tolerance stackup occurs in a production item like your 6000. This means that all the manufacturing allowances add up in the wrong direction and the result is a very marginal product or a lemon as we know it.
In the case of 6000 LCD screens, three things determine the screen's display qualities such as sharpness, clarity, contrast, etc. One is the quality of the LCD display itself. The next is the quality of the video card that drives the LCD. The last one is the quality of the motherboard that both the LCD and the video card depend on for image creation, power and timing.
I had occasion to swap a blurry LCD with a sharp one between two 6000's. The blurriness remained with the originally blurry computer and didn't follow the suspect LCD. Then, I swapped the video cards with the same results - the blurriness stayed with the originally blurry computer. Nothing caused the blurry computer to become sharp.
That exercise proves that display problems frequently originate in the motherboard and replacement of individual components like the screen and video card are not going to cure the problem.
If you are within your 21 day satisfaction period, by all means, return the entire system for a refund and decide later whether you want to try again. Do not waste your time trying to replace parts to improve display quality - it rarely works to the extent you expect.
As an aside, I have four 6000's with the WXGA screen. They are all awful by today's LCD quality standards. They are slightly washed out, fuzzy, dim and disappointing. One had to be returned because of the blurry problem described above. So, you may want to consider a different computer after you send your bad one back for a refund.
Good luck.
Mirioox
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August 22nd, 2005 12:00