Whereas many budget notebooks' speakers are so weak that we usually leave the volume at or close to its maximum, the Inspiron 15's speaker was so loud we didn't feel the need to crank it past its median setting. When watching a Saturday Night Live clip on Hulu, we had slightly better luck when trying to view it from the sides.Ĭlick to enlargeWhen we watched an episode of Heroes on DVD, the show played smoothly, although when we pressed fast forward a few times to jump chapters, the optical drive took a few seconds to catch up, and the playback stuttered. Although very bright, the screen's glossy finish limited our viewing angles: As soon as we pushed the lid forward, the picture began to wash out. The display's 1366 x 768 resolution is standard for this screen size. As bright as our display was, our unit did not come with the LED-backlit option (a $25 upgrade). Like many consumer notebooks we've reviewed in the past 12 months, the Inspiron 15 has a wide, 16:9 display, whose extra pixels make it ideal for multitasking, as well as for watching movies (for the record: a 16:10 display would have been fine, too). The lack of a webcam is also disappointing, especially because you'll find this feature on most lower-cost netbooks you can add one for $25 when configuring your system online. Although the 15.6-inch display will be large enough for many users, we wish the Inspiron 15 had an HDMI port.
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