Will Lenovo finally 'get it' that we want higher quality displays?

If you are discussing the cost implications of having x number of model and y number of options, well its not art - its math. Simple as that.

This is more evidence you dont really undertsand the issue. TN or LED or whatver is not the issue. The issue is that given the screen out there in the market, why is Lenovo serving its customers the worst ones?

- Yes Apple is using TN screens. You know what - they are TN screen with contrast ratio of 500:1
- Dell too offers many screens better than Lenovo.

Meanwhile Lenovo is selling "premium" Thinkpad laptops with contrast ratio of 200:1 and sometimes even 95:1. Such screen are lesser quality that what you can buy on a $500 netbook like the Acer 1810.

That is the issue. But from your comments its clear that you're totally failing to process the facts, which is how you end up talking about TN screen. But even if we accept TN screen, it is clear Lenovo is selling the worst of those ones too.

So I'll go back again to my main point, which is that this is a company that really has no idea what its doing with its brand. And for that reason one cant expect them to ever understand or improve on this. They're going to keep following the rest of the industry down the toilet. They dont know any better.

 

So what if they do? There are plenty of other manufacturers that would love to have you as a customer. If you don't like Lenovo, don't buy them, or buy an external monitor. So simple really.

 

That's very true. You might not even realize how true it actually is
That's why so many institutions moving from ThinkPads to cheap Latitude's lately.
As soon as such threads (as this one) emerge, it's an emergency for Lenovo.
In fact it may already be a catastrophe.

 

Oh puhleeze, it's no emergency or catastrophie. The only catastrophie is this thread.

 

Hehe, I'm not trying to scare you.
It's a fact and it's supported by another fact - our company's survey based on a very long and extensive IT outsourcing history. If you could see the numbers you'd be even more surprised.
But again, I'm not here to sway your mind. Just my 0.02$

 

Thanks for the favor, but I don't need convincing.


No matter how long your IT history dates, just basing a conclusion on one single company's "survey", doesn't mean anything to me in the real world, and quite frankly I doubt is indicative of general opinion in the market place.

 

I have them in both my notebooks. Quiet nice aren't they?

Yes, the Apple LCDs have a nice amount of contrast, but when you tilt the screen back, the colors still invert. It's the angles that separates the men from the boys.

I don't know that I'd call ThinkPad screens the worst. I happened to be working on a Acer netbook at the time my X200 arrived. It didn't seem any better than my crappy X200 LCD. The LCD on the X200 is fine for most things, it just didn't have the angles, which is why I swapped it in the AFFS.

The reality of buying a notebook in 2010 is, other than a few tablets like the ThinkPad X200t or the Fujitsu T900, the screens just aren't that great. This is the case on most of the notebooks I've seen. It's probably a byproduct of almost rock like drop in notebook prices we've seen the last few years.

As someone said already the power you have in your relationship with Lenovo is to buy something else until they offer something you like. I don't know why you're so bitter about this? If Lenovo doesn't have what you want, do everyone a favor and buy something else.

I think this thread has run it's course. Everyone's had their say and probably isn't going to change anyone else opinion. I think for that reason it's time to close this thread and move on.