Dell :: WUXGA Screen (1900x1200) WOES :-( XPS M1530

I ordered my XPS M1530 at the beginning of this month, and I decided to add a blu-ray drive to it, so they had to cancel and place the order again.

I received my XPS m1530 this Monday 12/15/2008.

M1530, t9300, 4gb 667mhz, 8600mt 256mb, 320gb, Blu-ray Burner, 9cell, midnight blue...

One of the main reasons I chose to go with the dell was:

A. I had the option of having a very high resolution screen 1900 x 1200 (wuxga)

B. I got a good deal on a 4 year accidental damage warranty w/ the package.

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I was so excited about getting a 1900 x 1200 screen; it would allow me to be as productive as on my desktop since I work with many windows open. I also play a little with video editing.

As soon as I received it I tested out the notebook for several hours.

The first thing I noticed was that white and light colors are shimmery / grainy. I have never seen this on any other screen that I work on.

After several hours I found myself feeling a little nauseous. In addition, my eyes felt strained.

I have never experience this in my life as I sit in front of computers 8-10 hours a day for the past 20 years (Work).

I raised the DPI of the fonts in vista to make them a normal size, so I don't feel that the size of the letters caused this feeling.

The next day, I decided to try again. This time I set the screen to 1440 x 900. I still experienced the same effect. I think the shimmery / graininess of the screen is causing this, as it causes the text to blend in with the background to a degree.

I tried using the notebook throughout the week. I tried getting used to it, and I did somewhat, but still felt uncomfortable working on it for an extended period of time (after only 2 hours).

I then called my sales rep. to see if he had heard of this problem. His only advice was that I should call customer support.

I called customer support, and got someone from the Philippines on the phone very quickly. The person was very nice, friendly, and wanted to help me. I was impressed. (They probably don’t want me to return it within 21 days).

He told me this is the nature of the wuxga screens. He was willing to send me another notebook to compare it with either a 1440x900 display or another wuxga.

I then did a bit of searching and found other people expressing dissatisfaction about the graininess (which is what I think is causing my fatigue) on the wuxga screens as well as other Samsung screens.

My question to everyone is:

Has anyone else experience this?

Do you think switching to the 1440 x 900 LED screen will resolve this issue?

Does the WUXGA 1900 x 1200 screen come in any other brands besides Samsung, eg. LG ?

I am really dreading on downgrading to 1440x900 as I love the real estate that the wuxga screen provides, but something is up with its quality.

I am trying to convince myself that I will get used to it but I really do not think this is the case..