Satellite P100 - 160 PSPAA: grainy effect on screen
Hi all
I just bought a brand new P100-160. I bought the laptop mainly for its specifications and screen size / quality, however, it seems to be a weird effect on the screen. However, to tell you the truth, it's hard to describe, I would say that it's as if the screen is a bit 'grainy '.
For example if I find a blank white screen, it seems that the white background is composed of a variety of pixels lighter and darker than the desired color (similar to the static effect on TVs). I took the phone back to the shop and explained what I had found, however, they said it was because the screen has a glossy finish. This, in my opinion, is not a satisfactory explanation and I have read reports of people having screens that look perfect and some that ' grainy ' (mainly in the P & M series). Some others say that the bios update can help; That being said, when I search the updates to the bios on the Toshiba site he says that none are available for the P100-160 (PSPAA).
Just to let you all know that I am running in the maximum native resolution with 32-bit color and almost the most recent driver. The latest drivers forced the screen to go blank when windows loaded.
Basically, I would like to know if one:
1) has known of anyone with this problem
(2) know if there is a fault screen or simply 'how it is '.
(3) has any advice on what I should do next
(4) where can I get a bios update?
Thank you all for your time,
Regards, Matt.
Hello
I don't know if you're talking about the same issue such as m:
The background isn't clear on Satellite A100 Satellite Pro A100, Equium A100 and Tecra A7 models with the version of the BIOS between 1.40 and 1.90
But if so, then a BIOS simply should help solve this problem.
I also found a second useful Toshiba document about how to update the BIOS:
How update the BIOS on my Toshiba laptop and where can I get the latest version of the BIOS for my machine?
Well, what to say, if you will not find any version of most recent BIOS, or if the BIOS does not solve you question, so I guess the next update should allow. Let's hope
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