On 20/10/2005, at 10:46 AM, Martin Hill wrote:
I also find the Dell screen too bright (yes, I am not kidding) and
unfortunately can't find a control to drop the brightness.
Might just be me getting old enough that I'll need reading glasses
soon.
(noooo!)
Heh heh - I don't have a problem with the brightness - 'got it hooked
up to a Dual 1.8 G5 with ATI X800 Graphics card.
I think I did drop the brightness down a tad using the on-screen
controls ... I'll have a look tonight.
It's the first LCD screen I've used that actually radiates heat -
you can
feel a bit of warmth on your cheek a centimetre from the screen and
the LCD
is warmish to the touch.
Haven't noticed that either. Or the infamous 'buzzing sound' some of
the earlier models had.
Also, the magnetic mount for my iSight webcam doesn't stick to the
top of
the Dell screen quite as well as to other metal surfaces, so it
slides off
if I rotate the screen. :-]
Damn you Dell! ;-)
I was also a little bit disappointed by the DPI resolution
I prefer the larger pixels. :)
The current industry trend to pack more pixels into the same area
will be great when user interfaces for software can dynamically re-
size. The current methods of resolving this (for example, three
thumbnail sizes to choose from in the layer palette of Photoshop) are
okay ... but tiny text inside a palette can give me a headache - Just
my two cents ...
This is actually my second Dell 24" screen as the first only lasted
a few
days before developing a crackling noise somewhere inside the
monitor, but
Dell sent a replacement reasonably promptly - Talking to Dell
support in
India was a bit of a pain - 5 phone calls and 7 people before I
could talk
to someone who efficiently organised the replacement. *sigh*
Yeah, I was kinda worried about stuff like that. I have a single
(almost invisible) dead pixel on my display. I considered sending it
back, but since I don't notice it unless I look hard for it ... that,
and the Indian support people who gave me incorrect delivery ETAs 3
times kinda put me off wanting to contact them further.
I've always had great support from Apple - and if the Apple 23" was
only only $100-$150 more expensive than the Dell, I would have bought
the Apple display for said support. $650 though, is a huge gap imho.
T.
