well, in my haste i made a mistake in describing the model of laptop i bought. this is the full specifications...
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3230M processor (3M Cache, up to 3.2 GHz)
Windows 8, 64-bit, English
17.3" Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display with Anti-Glare
8GB2 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
750GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive (even though the size i see is 699 gig)
8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GDDR5 2GB
90 days Premium Phone Support + 1 Year In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis
7.23 lbs
playing games with it is not too bad but watching movies become a problem. There is a constant deep black color that makes watching movies that have night settings a hell. I have tried adjusting the inbuilt Intel graphics and have even tried setting the nvidia as a primary or default graphics but to no avail. compared to my old dell latitude, the color is too clearer. I must say the images are sharp to my liking but the whole thing looks extra dark. I have tried the brightness, gamma etc but can't make any headway. is it because the laptop is new because this is the first time i am buying a brand new laptop and i don't know why such a thing is happening. hope now i can get the required help. thanks to all of u;