Is the screen bright? I've heard it's dim at like 190 nits or something? And does it get really hot? The new Alienware 13 is brighter and cooler.
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I haven't had trouble with the screen, it is bright enough and the dimmer has a variety of options to adjust the brightness. Regarding the temperature I use my Alienware daily for school (including CPU intensive programs like ArcGis) and leisure and it doesn't get extremely hot. If you use it for a long time and with CPU intensive programs it will get hot, but the cooling system works just fine.
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Well im not sure about brightness particularly but it seems to be a pretty well lit screen , it doesnt get so hot I also use a cooling pad to ensure it doesnt though .I dont know much about the 13 I bought my labtop befor it came out.
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The screen is bright, I haven't noticed any issues. It does get warm, but I use a cooling pad with fan under it. It is heavy also.
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I would like to know this too. Is the screen excessively glossy? I know on some of the higher end ones they make the display very shiny which is incredibly annoying if you have even a dimly lit room. This set is priced in the middle range so I'm wondering how the gloss on the screen is. It's so hard to tell in the stores because they have the screens in a dark area and angled just so.
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The laptop is great for gaming. The turbo fax is loud, but keeps everything humming along great. The screen is very bright and the color pops I think better than glossy screens.
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As far as look..the picture looks much more natural that my other lcd tvs that tend to be extra bright making the people look "too" colorful. This is most likely due to the micro dimming feature that makes the blacks more black. It gives everythign a little more depth. Cant give you info on gaming..I dont play games. It does not firefly as much as my old Samsung probably because its 240hz vs 120. Mine is the 65 inch so not sure if small models are even smoother...That would probably make gaming better if you want to play on a big screen. Good luck.
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I've had mine for about 6 months. The 2 fans blow directly up onto laptop and you can feel, depending on speed, the air dispersed to sides. Blue lights are quite bright. The remind me of the underlights on cars these days. ; p I keep mine on low speed and adjust the height/ angle on the very 1st "rung". I don't game but I do turn it up when grandchildren come over and use it. I have a Presario notebook. It does get very warm which is why I purchased this. If it did breakdown I would get another just like it in a flat second. Cleaning?. I havent tried to take it apart. I blow it out while running on low with canned air. Hope this helps. I've had mine for about 6 months. The 2 fans blow directly up onto laptop and you can feel, depending on speed, the air dispersed to sides. Blue lights are quite bright. The remind me of the underlights on cars these days. ; p I keep mine on low speed and adjust the height/ angle on the very 1st "rung". I don't game but I do turn it up when grandchildren come over and use it. I have a Presario notebook. It does get very warm which is why I purchased this. If it did breakdown I would get another just like it in a flat second. Cleaning?. I havent tried to take it apart. I blow it... » Read More I've had mine for about 6 months. The 2 fans blow directly up onto laptop and you can feel, depending on speed, the air dispersed to sides. Blue lights are quite bright. The remind me of the underlights on cars these days. ; p I keep mine on low speed and adjust the height/ angle on the very 1st "rung". I don't game but I do turn it up when grandchildren come over and use it. I have a Presario notebook. It does get very warm which is why I purchased this. If it did breakdown I would get another just like it in a flat second. Cleaning?. I havent tried to take it apart. I blow it out while running on low with canned air. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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actually one of the things i love about this laptop i the cooling feature. When gaming, it gets, warm. When just using it to go on the web, it spits out cold air. like if i left it on right now, it would be some good air conditioning.
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I updated the graphics drivers to the latest from Intel and the computer started behaving very strangely. I could not control the brightness properly so I reinstalled the Asus drivers from 1005PE. As far as the broadcom driver, the one from Broadcom.com is working properly so far.
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There is barely any noise from this laptop and I love that. It does get warm though but only as warm as expected, not hot, and only during gaming. It stays at roughly room temp during desktop use.
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Hey Jwag, did you get the TN-T2653H by any chance? I just got it a couple days ago, I also noticed the high pitched noise, and it seemed to be related to how bright the screen was (ie. when programs showed bright shots and when the backlight setting was set to 10). Did Samsung tell you anything relevant?
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My U845W-S400 does not have any lines, bad pixels, or uneven lighting. You can tell that this laptop is built with high quality. The display is good but not excellent. I guess it is not the brightest and does not have the most vivid colors, but nothing that would actually bother the viewer. I watch movies on it.
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Flawlessly, I consider myself a pretty hardcore gamer with multiple 3+ hour gaming sessions and I haven't found that the computer ever gets too hot to continue playing. The Max temp I have seen both CPU and GPU was probably around 75c. Even when it gets to that point just turn on the Turbo settings for the fan and it drops the temp to high 50s mid 60s. This laptop is a big girl so it's heat displacement is really amazing.
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It's a bit high, but i expected as much seeing how thin the laptop is, also the dual vents help a lot and the smart dedicated /integrated video card switcher, helps a wjole lot to keep temp at bay. I hope this answer is helpful to you, besides that, its a GREAT laptop, the metallic finish looks awesome, and the customizable backlit keyboard is really cool.
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Th laptop is fast runs fairly cool under full load considering its a laptop, never got concerned about the temp. Screen quality was fine too. All this considered i sent it back because the overall build quality felt very poor and it was just a lot bigger then i was willing to put up with.
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Steven, link me to a 2D scrolling shooter, and I'll snap a picture of this monitor at 90 rotation. Right now just browsing the web I can see a slight haze on the screen. If I look at it at different angles the screen gets dark, but head on it looks nice just not as bright.
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Out of the box, the screen is somewhat dim, and there is an automatic dimming feature connected with energy management that can make it quite dark. The brightness can be adjusted through Windows settings. The battery won't last as long, but it's a trade off. My screen is adjusted for full brightness now and is great. I love this laptop.
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I love my monitor the screen is bright enough yet pleasant to the eyes. You do not feel any eye strain. This is possibley due to the LED lites
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Hey Donald, I just replied to you on another one of these discussions and will do likewise on this one. Regarding the viewing angle, do any other 8 series owners think it... well... sucks? If I move so much as 5 degrees one way or another, the colors (particularly the blacks) start to fade. Wondering if this is one of the concessions for the 8 series' slim profile.