[DuoList] Duo 280c Graphics/Display Granularity

[Samual Acorn]

turn off 'active color lcd gama' (not sure about the wording but you
will see what i mean) in the monitor options control panel


On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 01:52:55 +0100, Alex Wenzel <cacx1999 at gmx.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I recently bought a used 280c on ebay and it shows something I have never
> seen before on any Powerbook (or other notebook) I had: The display on the
> screen is a little grainy, so that the menu bar, menus and the desktop look
> slightly chequered. It's *very* slightly on the desktop/menu bar (more
> visible towards the corners), but quite obvious in the menus. It seems to be
> about the same in all colour depths.
> I also have a PB 180c, which has the same display (?), and I cannot see that
> granularity there.
> This is my first duo (although I acquired another one, a 2300c, shortly
> afterwards, which doesn't show that effect), so I don't know if that's
> "normal".
> Does anyone else also know that effect or can positively confirm that the
> graphics chip or display on this particular unit is defective?
> TIA for help.
> 
> Alex
> 
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