Message Edited by modular on 12-01-2004 06:26 PM

If you ordered the WXGA screen you're fine. Those on Notebookforums.com who have received the i9200 with WXGA love it.

Those who have received the WUXGA have raised issues with the "grainy effect" of the LCD and its image quality. They are considering returning their laptops, but would like some answers first.

See posts in the Inspiron Video section, or the Dell General section in www.notebookforums.com

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Message Edited by Demo-514 on 12-01-2004 12:17 PM

Message Edited by Demo-514 on 12-01-2004 12:37 PM

i got mine with the WUXGA haven't experienced any problems....although the i9200 is an ugly beast...the white side trims was a bad mistake

I received my 9200 with a WUXGA screen and still deciding if I would keep it.

The screen is not bad, but it could be better. It has a coating that reminds me of a fine mesh, almost like a matte photo. This result in a grainy look that is a bit annoying: the solid white area is not as smooth as that on my 3 year old 14" Inspiron with 1400x1050 resolution. Also, brightness and contrast if not uniform throughout the screen which I find to be annoying considering it is such a large screen.

I am considering returning it for a WXGA+ screen, but can't bear with going back to low resolution. But perhaps fewer quality pixels are better than many average ones in this case.

Mind you, has this been year 2000 this would have been considered a great screen, but the new screens found on Sony, Toshiba, HP make me think there may be better choice out there.

I love the laptop otherwise.

I have an I8200 UXGA and i want to order an I9200 with WUXGA. Can somebody make a comparison between uxga on 8200 and uxga on i9200, and i don't mean the wide aspect, or the difference in dimension. I was very happy with this laptop, and I'm not particularly impressed by the

Message Edited by Nirolf on 12-02-2004 07:39 PM

Message Edited by Nirolf on 12-02-2004 07:40 PM

I'm not sure what the complaints could be.  I received my i9200 with WUXGA and love it.  It does not appear to be grainy and the brightness and contrast remains consistent across the entire screen.  I had the i8200 with UXGA and they are very similar.  It has the same quality as my previous i8200, which is to say there is a certain sparkle effect to it.  I find it to provide good contrast between different shades and colors and I would definiteliy recommend the higher res WUXGA.  I had the HP ZD7000 with the WXGA+ and it is not as bright, clear or enjoyable.  However, I am not as familiar with the bright screens and cannot compare.