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    T61p with WUXGA screen, how is it?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MYK, Dec 26, 2007.

  1. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    Owners of the T61p with WUXGA, how is your screen? Is it nearly as good as flexview? I would be compromising portability over the 14.1" to get this, is it really worth it? I take my laptop with me everywhere I go and would prefer a 14.1" screen, unless this screen is reaaaaaaaaaally sweet! :D
     
    MYK, Dec 26, 2007
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  2. Dreamer

    Dreamer The Bad Boy

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    Haha, blasphemy... you are either joking or haven't seen a WUXGA screen before...

    First, these screens aren't great in general, and second, there are only Samsung screens at the moment...

    So, you can expect either a craptacular (search around) or mediocre-at-best screen.

    Btw, HP 8510w and Dell Latitude D830 have the same Samsung screen, so you can check out the reviews.
     
    Dreamer, Dec 26, 2007
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    I agree 100%
     
    gridtalker, Dec 26, 2007
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  4. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    Thanks guys.
     
    MYK, Dec 26, 2007
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  5. inmoonlight

    inmoonlight Newbie

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    I just got new Thinkpad. I am having some issues unrelated to the screen. The screen it self is really good, and I do mean good. The collor is really nice. The illumination is constant. It is a bit deamer then my old MacBook pro, but in the day light the screen is better the one of the mac book pro.

    The ressolution wise, the screen is was one of the sale points for me. I am working for an IT departmet of New School Univerity, we use the HP counterpart with WUXGA screens as our Mobile Classroom Units. I really liked the screen on these models. It almost feels like both Lenovo and HP are made on the same factory, or at least parts of the case are made.

    Anyhow, I do like the screen.
     
    inmoonlight, Dec 27, 2007
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  6. bsodder

    bsodder Notebook Evangelist

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    The uxga is OK - I still like it better than other lenovo screens I have seen. All WUXGA are Samsung now, including Dell and HP - somewhat dim (probably a battery-drain issue with the high res), but extremely sharp, and readable even by my sorry eyes at native resolution.
     
    bsodder, Dec 27, 2007
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  7. dimonay

    dimonay Notebook Consultant

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    If I'm not mistaken, I believe my WUXGA is an LG display.

    I love it.

    It is a little dimmer than other displays, but when plugged in it's just as good.
     
    dimonay, Dec 28, 2007
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  8. inmoonlight

    inmoonlight Newbie

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    Oh btw even the WUXGA Macbooks Pro are toshiba I think. If I am not mistaken, the WXGA+ Compal IFL90 screens that everyone bash at that camp are LG Philips, go figgure
     
    inmoonlight, Dec 28, 2007
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  9. bsodder

    bsodder Notebook Evangelist

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    There is no 15.4" WUXGA Macbook Pro. It is an option for 17": http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html. dimonay - what is the FRU of your screen? They did use an LG WUXGA on the T60P, but supposedly not available on the T61p.
     
    bsodder, Dec 28, 2007
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  10. Ackeron

    Ackeron Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Also quoted for truth. I'm looking at a WUXGA Samsung screen with an inch of backlight bleed along the entire bottom of the screen :( My brother says he's used to it now but it drives me nuts!
     
    Ackeron, Dec 29, 2007
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  11. unL33T

    unL33T Newbie

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    I have the Samsung WUXGA screen in the T61p I got a few days ago.

    Major backlight bleed from the bottom, poor top to bottom viewing angle, and mine seems to have some kind of "graininess"... as in if I'm looking at small text (which is always the case at such a high resolution) I can see it flickering/waving... really bugs me.

    I'm wondering if I could get it replaced under warranty because it really bugs me. I'm getting a little more used to it though the more I use this laptop. I'm not liking the keyboard much either but that's less of a hassle.

    I'm very disappointed with this ThinkPad... maybe because I heard they were supposed to be so good. I really liked my Asus M6N except that it started falling apart after a few years...
     
    unL33T, Jan 5, 2008
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    Hopefully the roll-bar and the ThinkPad light make up for the poor LCD screen and keyboard.
     
    alacrityathome, Jan 5, 2008
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    How can one tell? Looking at properties in the device manager (under XP)
    only shows Lenovo as manufacturer.
     
    esmail, Jan 5, 2008
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    Dreamer, Jan 5, 2008
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  15. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

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    Go here to find out the manufacturer of your system parts: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/s...=/partslookup/partsLookup.vm&sitestyle=lenovo

    The numbers you need are in your email in the electronic receipt invoice.

    EDIT: Oops, I was in the middle of writing mine when Dreamer took care of it. Thanks. To further emphasize his solution, the numbers you need are also on the bottom of your Thinkpad.
     
    Arki, Jan 5, 2008
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  16. unL33T

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    I found out my graininess or noise in the display were from installing the latest nVidia drivers instead of the ones from Lenovo, I installed the drivers from Lenovo's website and now it's fixed. Still bad viewing angle and light leakage though, but no dead pixels.

    Now I just have to figure out if it is normal to have 3 displays show up in Device Manager...
     
    unL33T, Jan 9, 2008
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