Lenovo screens, junk or quality?

User reviews of the T61P are filled with complants regarding the screens poor quality. The compaints i've heard say it's too dim and the resolution isn't great.

What exactly is wrong with the screen that's causing the complaints? Has Levono skimped on screen quality? Does it suck that bad? How does it compare to say, a quality Sony VIAO screen?

I'm not a Levono user, but would be in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the bad reviews of the screen.....

 

could be who lenovo is buying from at the moment. some manufacturers are having this problem because demand is high for all types of lcd's and they're just buying from who can supply now rather than later. dell is having the same problem with a few of their lineups. i think hp is too. not sure on that.

 

I'll put in my two cents of my X61s' screen. The display is plain terrible if you compare it to notebooks like the Macbook and the Vaios. The colors are rather dull, and the text isn't that crisp. If the quality of the display is your top priority in a notebook, then I would stay away from ThinkPads.

On the other hand, if you're not going to use your ThinkPad to play video games or watch movies, I don't think it should matter that much. Most manufacturers are going glossy screen now, but I prefer the ThinkPad's matte finish.

 

I second going for a "traditional" anti-glare-coating-only screen to a glossy screen. That's actually more important to me than screen quality (to a reasonable degree).

My girlfriend has a Toshiba with a glossy screen, and at times it can be a 60hz mirror.

To answer your question, while it's agreed that the Thinkpad line has relatively poor screen quality, the difference won't likely be oppressive and the lack of a glossy screen finish will be a net plus.

 

The root cause of the poor quality display is the TN panels installed on practically all laptops today. TN panels have narrow viewing angle that causes the colors to change when the viewer moves away from the dead-on position. Move low enough and the image will turn negative. Glossy finish or brighter backlight will do little to compensate for a flawed technology.

There used to be a choice. Flexview display with IPS panel was offered on T60p and older models. Flexview was discontinued in T61p due to supply problems. Of today's ThinkPad models, only X61 tablet has a wide viewing angle (WVA) display. I do believe they are BOE Hydis IPS panels.

 

Well, could it be because it's a more business-oriented notebook, so they've just not bothered much with the screen, thinking the business people won't really be bothered?