Ok. It's easy. Right click on the MY COMPUTER, then click on the properties.
-Click on HARDWARE
-Click on DEVICE MANAGER
-On the list there, click on the "+" sign on the MONITOR icon
-Right Click on the PLUG N PLAY MONITOR
-Click on the PROPERTIES
-Click the DETAILS on the top panel
-then U will see a row like this "DISPLAY\AUO2077\xxxxxxxx"

The AUO 2007 is the model of your monitor. AUO means for AU OPTRONICS which is basically owned by ACER.

Besides AUO, you also might get other brand like "LPL" which stands for LG PHILIPS LCD.

DELL outsource all its LCD to other manufacturer, so you might get different model from us.

Mine 1525 monitor is SEC3358. Nah, according to Google leh..SEC3358 is made by Samsung. I think Samsung ok gua...since I'm quite satisfied with my Samsung LCD monitor on my desktop. Samsung monitors are quite Ok geh actually..

YEP! Mine also SEC3358. i also believe to be made by samsung. does any comparison between these LCDs manufacturer?

i dont mean to burst your bubbles guys, but samsung notebook LCDs have a nasty reputation for being grainy, leaking light and uneven brightness. i dont know which model is affected, but if you are happy with your LCD, then it should be fine.

y or y DELL opted for this samsung.I've read at some other forums too about samsung LCDs. Some are happy, some do have complaints.

As for me, when i first got this lappy, grainy was the issue. Now , got used to it.

Other than that, bleeding light only very2 minor. I have used this screen outdoor,although very2 REFLECTIVE, but the picture is quite bright and colours are vivid.

This post has been edited by elwwmatrix: Jul 31 2008, 11:06 PM

basically, I don't know what constitutes a screen as "leaking light". what are the symptoms for leaking light?

as for grainy...i noticed that ALL LCD displays are made up of highly visible "pixels", i consider them as tiny "rectangles". thats the thing i dont like about LCD, no matter what resolution you choose, you can feel the screen is made up of millions of tiny rectangles. I don't notice such "rectangles" on CRT screens. These are especially apparent on those anti-glare LCD screens.

as for uneven brightness....im no expert in this. Looks OK to me...or maybe I'm not too picky about this..well, if it's none too obvious, I can live with it, unless somebody comes up from behind me and say "hey, you oughta do somethin' bout' yer screen"

Guys... read this. Articles from PC WORLD regarding the overheat issues on Nvidia Cards, especially on DELL laptops..


http://www.pcworld.com/article/149055/arti...ml?tk=nl_llxnws

This post has been edited by elwwmatrix: Jul 31 2008, 11:44 PM

light leakage/ bleeding is easy to detect. just make sure u r in a completely dark room, no light source watsoever apart from your LCD at max brightness, look for bleeding/light leakage especially around the corner areas. it's very obvious even to the untrained eye. and while you're at it, you can angle around and check for uneven brightness. this one takes a little bit of eye training and coordination. you'll notice some area of the LCD is brighter or dimmer than the other area. as for grainy, well, as the name suggests, you get to see grains of "sand" forming all over your LCD, and you just cant seem to wipe them off. this too, takes a little bit of training. best way is to compare with other brand notebook with same resolution LCD.

This post has been edited by alexnvidia: Jul 31 2008, 11:33 PM

maybe i'm in a state of denial or what...but i did apply the techniques u mentioned, and felt happy with the way things are as of now.
felt just like what i've expected of an LCD screen, I would approve their quality if I were QC analyst. maybe got used with Samsung coz all my monitors are Samsung-based. hehe.

but since you've mentioned it, i did notice my desktop LCD, I'm using a black background wallpaper, at different angles, I did notice the corners give aways some reddish lights...is this the "light leakage" phenomenon the people are talking about? ahh, out of topic.

anyways, I', Ok with all that actually, not too picky. unless these kinda issues can cause blindness in the long term. then it IS an issue.

Another thing is, that differentiate this lcd with other brand. When you turn down the brightness all the way,it only dimmed. This is different from my previous laptop from Twinhead and ACER screen which will go completely dark if the brightness was dialed all the way down.

i've not really heard about samsung having issues with desktop LCDs, only notebooks. dont worry, as long as you dont see any problems with your LCD, it's perfectly alright. that reddish light you are talking about, i dont think it's leakage, if im not mistaken, it's more like issues with CCFL backlight. how long have u been using that desktop LCD?

that's a grave issue...

just like what the Dell spokesman said, software fixes would only control the fans to prolong their running time or startup sooner. no such thing as software fixes to somehow "magically" cool down the generated heat inside of the laptop.

i guess this is bad system analysis and design on Dell's part. in their quest to beautify and slim down their laptop designs, they have overlooked the implications on the heat fluctuations generated by the components inside.

i dont like what dell is saying. clearly all G84M, G86M, are affected, but we are not getting any BIOS update to regulate fan speed and temperature. well, guess you guys better stock up on warranty for an almost certain future disaster. im covered with 3 years complete cover, so my 8600MGT fails in 2 years time, it's their business.

man
it makes me worry bout my laptop...

1 year plus...yeah, as you've said. nothing to worry as long as i'm satisfied as a user. haha. thanks alex, for the helpful info.

anyway, regarding the graphic card heating issue...only 1 viable solution to this....downgrade to Intel integrated graphics X3100. hehe....nah, just kidding.

But in the article the DELL representative says that models which has not been given the BIOS update are not affected with the heat issue.
Which means ours 1520 and 1720 are safe?



They were saying based on the design of the laptop will partly determined whether there are problems or not......
Now aren't you glad our 1520 is BIG as a TANK with the all metal aloy chassis ???

This post has been edited by elwwmatrix: Aug 1 2008, 12:15 AM

1520 and 1720 are excluded definately because of the "excessive" use of magnesium allow and copper heatsink. im so glad 1520 is the tank of 15" laptops! but anyway, it's only a matter of time before our 8600M fails, better cooling system could only prolong or delay the hardware defect failure.

mayb user who use this laptop to gaming should more beware??

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Need bigger and better COOLING PAD lah.aiyooo. long life Nvidia 8600M GT....