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Acer Screens, dim & muddy, wat u think?
I am surprised about one thing that no body mentions or discuss, even in forums and reviews. Acer has of course good name but what i have noted taht as compared to other common notebook brands( Dell, Toshiba, HP, i mean) it,s only Acer whose screens look significantly dim and rather muddy. For any average home user or student (using only net, office documents and light gaming) this is the most important thing, wat he will do with processor speed or other high tech componenets if he is not happy with the screen of the notebook.---Is it only my observation or yours also. Pls let us know ur opinion.thanks.By the way I like acer in all except its screen, really terrible.
PLS NOTE I AM TALKING ABOUT MAINLY TRAVEL MATE SERIES BUT I THINK SAME IS TRUE FOR ASPIRE N OTHER SERIES AND EVEN FOR HIGH PRICED FERARI( FERRARI IS COSLY CONTRARY TO ACER OTHER MODELS,may be u r paying just for name of ferrari!!!!) . :budget:
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It's simple, just adjust your Acer LCD settings through Windows (ATI Control Panel in this case):
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Agreed, Acer's displays in general (there are exceptions) are dim and washed out. I certainly was not satisfied with mine when I had it.
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Fujitsu glossy screens are the best in my opinion. For a matte I would choose the ThinkPad FlexView.
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I've discovered a distinct difference between my TravelMate screen when it's plugged in vs when it' running on battery. In fact, until I ran it on battery a while I didn't understand any of the complaints about screen quality--it's very nice and clear when running on power, and frankly not all THAT bad on battery. Definite difference, though.
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Re: Acer Screens, dim & muddy, wat u think?
I've discovered a distinct difference between my TravelMate screen when it's plugged in vs when it' running on battery. In fact, until I ran it on battery a while I didn't understand any of the complaints about screen quality--it's very nice and clear when running on power, and frankly not all THAT bad on battery. Definite difference, though.
There's a bios setting that will dim it 50% when u unplug it. I think u can also adjust this in the eManager or whatever it's called. I just wish there was a way to set how much it dims when on battery. Otherwise, the screen's pretty good - my friend just got a Powerbook, and even he was jealous of my glossy wide screen.
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This is absolutely not the case with the Ferrari which I think has a magnificent display. What I really like about the Ferrari display is how bright and sharp it is without being a reflective type display.
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I'd have to say I am satisfied with mine. I do have a Crystalbrite screen, so that may be the difference. I haven't seen an Acer that has a standard screen.
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Yes I brought back my Aspire , a beautifully well made budget unit, because without the CB option the screen was terrible for viewing DVDs. Surprisingly they had a fast 5400 rev. HD but a display from the early days of notebooks. You can upgrade RAM but not the screen. I have a Compaq with glossy which is more than adequate. From comparisons at the stores Toshiba looks the best.
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Well I have a brand new travelmate 3220, with a 14" matte screen that I find terrific. I've had Compaqs and FujitsuSiemens before, and my new Acer is at least as sharp and bright as the old ones. However, I needed some tweaking via Acers ePower management to adjust the auto-dimming of the screen when unplugged, and also i used ATIs built-in tool for brightness and contrast fine tuning.