Sony :: Vaio VGN-SR39VN/SScreen Makes "waves"
Jun 30, 2009
I'm here to describe a weird experience that i had with a Vaio SR.
The model that i purchased was " Sony Vaio VGN-SR39VN/S".
It seemed as the perfect laptop. However, when i opened the monitor lid, holding it from the left side, the screen started making "waves" from the top left and bottom left side (those waves you get when you push your lcd screen with your fingers anyone?).
At first i was amazed. The "waves" continued to happen for 2-3 seconds, even after i positioned the monitor to the height that i wanted. Moreover, with every little vibration (e.g. typing on the keyboard), the "waves" where coming back ! Then, i did the same thing, but this time from the right side. Same thing. Waves again ! I started scratching my head. My Samsung NC-10 netbook does not make ANY waves when i open or try to position my screen in the height that i want, nor the previous laptops that i owned. LCD screens do make waves only when you put pressure/force on the back of the lcd with your fingers and/or when you put pressure/force with your fingers on the front of the screen.
Why the Sony does this ? Isn't supposed to be superior quality?...........
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Mar 13, 2010
I just bought a sony vaio vgn-sr39vn this week so am trying to set it up myself!! I had it downgraded to XP as that is more familiar to me.
1..I would like to know where I can check the level of the battery as it is charging.
2..Wifi is set up and working well & recognising all the connections in the road incl. mine but I know it is a big drain on the battery. As I have a fast cable (Virgin Broadband) I don't really need to use the wifi in the house so I assume I just turn it off. Correct?
3....How do I set up Outlook Express to work for both...my broadband AND when using wifi? My normal email address?
4...ALSO....I just bought a dLan 200 AVeasy Starter Kit after hearing it is brilliant at boosing internet speeds etc. When I installed it I found another network became installed which is maybe how it works BUT when I tried to send an email from my laptop, I got the message 'This machine has more than one Ethernet or more than one wireless adaptor' so I couldn't send the email PLUS I could no longer get connected to my own wifi connection!
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I am running out of options here. I have heard that this could be caused by a loose connection of the monitor to the motherboard, however, if I open up the laptop to check this conncetion, will that void the warrenty?
For initial flickering issues I resolved above (Definite software issue), try opening paint and filling the screen with the dark-grey color, that is the best way to see these horizontal ripples/waves. (They are a little more visible on 60Hz)?
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That's how dead silent this notebook really is.
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I can almost be sure that if you do not have an SSD, you'd not be able to hear what I am talking about. If you can hear it with a regular HDD, then your monitor must be SUPER loud.
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