Dell Inspiron 5000 (15" SXGA)

[kaworu at bu.edu (Evan Sarmiento)]

I just wanted to correct you on the fact that there _is_ DVD software for
Linux.

Check out opendvd.org

- Evan S. 

On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Mark J. Dulcey wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Derek Martin wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 SiriPro at aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > > I saw your post on "BLU Users' Group" saying you have the Inspiron 5000 with 
> > > the 15" SXGA LCD screen.  I just purchased the same and I have complained to 
> > > Dell that the screen appears soft focus, and I'm having trouble viewing the 
> > > screen with equally full saturation of colors and contrast which varies 
> > > drastically from top to bottom of the screen.  There is no optimum viewing 
> > > angle to see the full screen.  I must tilt it to see the bottom...then the 
> > > top fades away.
> 
> I have one of these, too, and I like it a lot. It's not perfect, but it's
> really good...
> 
> The viewing angle is a bit critical. Because the screen is big, and
> because this LCD doesn't have as wide a viewing angle as some recent
> designs, you do have to get the screen tilt just right for all of the
> screen to look good.
> 
> The panel also has a bit of trouble producing a really deep black. This is
> a limitation of LCD technology. It's not a problem for most data uses, but
> it does make DVDs (using another OS that I won't name, since there is no
> Linux DVD software yet) look a bit faded. Colors, as with any LCD, won't
> look like the colors on a monitor; LCD technology is a different beast.
> 
> The display really only looks good at maximum resolution (1400x1050); all
> other resolutions are scaled by the Rage Mobility chipset, and don't look
> nearly as good. Set your font sizes to match your vision, and you'll be
> happy. You do need a patched X server (or perhaps XFree86 4.0, which I
> haven't tried yet) to get that resolution.
> 
> Mine also has a bit of a problem with the backlight being dim at the two
> lower corners. Annoying, but livable. On the other hand, it has NO bad
> pixels that I have been able to find - amazing for a screen of this
> resolution.
> 
> 
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