XPS2\I9300 Screen at 1920x1200 with Truelife, interpolated? Glarey? Text too small? Let's see what some research finds...
Here is another picture of the screen.. Does not appear to have a large glare on it as the previous posted picture. I think the glare on the other picture was in in an extremely lit room and at the wrong angle, just my opinion (Still didn't look too bad). These reflections are most notable when displaying dark settings, not saying it's perfect, but I don't think it is as bad as some make it out to be. I also own an NEC 17" lcd with the protective coating (Hard plastic? Plexi-Glass? I don't know, but it's not glass) and it dosen't really bother me. Here is a link to another shot of the screen of the screen (and others).
XPS2 Screenshots at bottom of page (Notice the title of the pic is "The screen on the laptop is gorgeous.")
Also, in the area of interpolation, there was a blurb at the bottom of page 1 on the hothardware review stating "The Inspiron XPS Gen 2 has a 17" LCD, with a native resolution of 1920x1200. We found this display to be surprisingly adept at interpolating lower-than-native resolutions. The typical blur associated with running an LCD below its native resolution wasn't very pronounced when viewing the Windows desktop and while gaming at lower resolutions, blurring was hardly noticeable at all."
Statement on interpolation Linky (Scroll to the bottom of page 1 to see this statement)
So.. in conclusion, if you are opting aginst the 1920x1200 resolution simply becuase of glare and interpolation I think you are making too much of it. If you can't see or are uncomfortable viewing at that resolution I can understand, but to rule it out from statements made by someone who has not actually seen it (as the reviewers I linked to have) I believe it would be a mistake. As someone who does web dev and graphic art I cannot begin to say how much I love what the 1920x1200 resolution offers me in terms of worksapce. Only thing better is dual monitors IMO.
Tripps Out
P.S. Not looking to bash previous posters, just trying to provide answers to those who had questions\concerns.
Here is another picture of the screen.. Does not appear to have a large glare on it as the previous posted picture. I think the glare on the other picture was in in an extremely lit room and at the wrong angle, just my opinion (Still didn't look too bad). These reflections are most notable when displaying dark settings, not saying it's perfect, but I don't think it is as bad as some make it out to be. I also own an NEC 17" lcd with the protective coating (Hard plastic? Plexi-Glass? I don't know, but it's not glass) and it dosen't really bother me. Here is a link to another shot of the screen of the screen (and others).
XPS2 Screenshots at bottom of page (Notice the title of the pic is "The screen on the laptop is gorgeous.")
Also, in the area of interpolation, there was a blurb at the bottom of page 1 on the hothardware review stating "The Inspiron XPS Gen 2 has a 17" LCD, with a native resolution of 1920x1200. We found this display to be surprisingly adept at interpolating lower-than-native resolutions. The typical blur associated with running an LCD below its native resolution wasn't very pronounced when viewing the Windows desktop and while gaming at lower resolutions, blurring was hardly noticeable at all."
Statement on interpolation Linky (Scroll to the bottom of page 1 to see this statement)
So.. in conclusion, if you are opting aginst the 1920x1200 resolution simply becuase of glare and interpolation I think you are making too much of it. If you can't see or are uncomfortable viewing at that resolution I can understand, but to rule it out from statements made by someone who has not actually seen it (as the reviewers I linked to have) I believe it would be a mistake. As someone who does web dev and graphic art I cannot begin to say how much I love what the 1920x1200 resolution offers me in terms of worksapce. Only thing better is dual monitors IMO.
Tripps Out
P.S. Not looking to bash previous posters, just trying to provide answers to those who had questions\concerns.