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    T400/500 displays

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Rich.Carpenter, Feb 27, 2009.

  1. Rich.Carpenter

    Rich.Carpenter Cranky Bastage

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    Ok, I've read all about how Lenovo uses crappy displays, and I accept that (well, I accept that subjectively speaking, many people think they're crappy). Luckily, I'm not the hardest person to please in this regard. Poor viewing angles don't bother me *too* much, as long as there is a good enough "sweet spot", where the entire screen displays correctly.

    With regard to LED displays, sure, brighter is better and I'd never turn down more efficiency from a power standpoint, but the machine I've been using for three years now (Dell Inspiron 6000D) uses the conventional CCFL display, and I really can't say I've ever found it lacking at all. It looks fine to this day, so I wonder how much of the "evils" of CCFL technology is the result of greater significance being placed on minor details than is actually warranted.

    That said, I'd like to hear others' views on how the T-series displays compare to each other from a color and image quality standpoint. I'm really trying to decide if the T400's LED display is worth the wait. I know they're brighter, and like I said, brighter is typically better, but is there really that big a difference in quality over the 14" and 15" CCFL panels?

    At the same time, I'm having second thoughts about resolution. The difference between 14" WXGA+ and 15" WSXGA+ is only about 9dpi, but I still just can't decide which I would find more comfortable at their respective size. All I know for sure, is that my present 15" display at WXGA is not cutting it. I really like WSXGA+ on my 22" desktop monitor, but don't know how well that would translate to a 15" display. It really stinks that retail outlets don't seem interested in catering to anyone but the WXGA and 16:9 crowds so that I could see these in person.

    At this point I'm still leaning toward the 15" WSXGA+. I just wish the T500 were a bit more lightweight.

    EDIT: Bah! I just realized I'd posted on this topic a couple of weeks ago. I'm starting to get my forum sites confused. My apologies.