X200 Tablet screen vs X200

Does anyone have experience with the X200 Tablet screen, but the CCFL variety of it? I am trying to find out is whether there is a substantial quality difference between the CCFL X200 screen and the CCFL X200 Tablet screen ? Both at 1280 x 800.

 

Yes, there is most certainly going to be a quality difference between the two screens even if both use the same backlighting tech. That being said I believe the LED backlit option is pretty default now for the x200t.

 

Jaredy what kind of screen do you have on your X200, LED or CCFL? Is it ok for watching videos etc. I am not sure if I can still get a CCFL screen, but the T400 LED screen gives me headaches and that's no good.

 

CCFL. It is not a spectacular screen by any means, but works fine for office work, which is why I have the laptop.

 

I've seen both, had the x200 tablet. The X200 tablet screen is much much better. I've seen many an x200 around campuses. It's not impressive.

The only "negative" is that the x200 tablet screen has a graininess to it that is inevitable when using a tablet. From what I hear, however, this graininess is the least apparent among all tablets out there.

 

what is the difference between CCFL and LED screen? and what is graininess?
thanks

 

Different backlight technologies.

Gaininess...is how grainy a screen looks...

 

Backlight technology. LED tends to be brighter, use less power, can be thinner, and has the potential to offer brighter whites and darker blacks. However, backlight technology alone does not imply anything regarding quality. Graininess is a kind of sparkle the can be very subtly seen on tablet displays; it is a side effect of the writing surface and touch layer (if so equipped).

The CCFL x200 Tablet is a FFS (Fringe Field Switching) panel with wide viewing angles and great contrast. I have not seen a CCFL x200T, but I have seen many CCFL x41T and X61T that share similar high quality FFS displays. Conversely, the x200 regular uses a TN (Twisted Nemantic) panel with very narrow viewing angles (especially vertical) and poor contrast (especially in blacks and dark grays).

 

X200 tablet CCFL is very good, in terms of view angle, colors.
X200 tablet LED (the superbright LED - no touchscreen) is equally good in terms of view angles and colors, but significantly brighter on max setting (as one would expect from the nit values).
Also, the battery life on CCFL is quite a bit lower compared to LED (20% worse)?
The CCFL is also a bit yellowish vs the LED (or the LED a bit blueish vs CCFL). Not a big deal though, and probably subject to calibration as well.
Both might be a little grainy, but I don't really see it anymore. (Though Sonys look always a bit clearer/sharper). The X200 tablet lid is significantly thicker compared to X200/X200s (for the included pen/touch layer).


X200 non-tablet screen is at least one class worse then X200 tablet screens.
I think I have seen X200 non-tablet LED screen and the view angles and overall colors were pretty bad. The CCFL version will be equally bad, I suppose.

It all depends what you need the screen for. I love my X200t screens, as well as my IPS Dell desktop monitor. But for regular office work (Word/Excel, web, email), the X200 screen should be enough. If screen quality is very important (and you don't want X200 tablet), have a look at manufacturers different than Lenovo (Sony?).

 

Thanks for all the input ... well to say the least I am a difficult customer. I cannot look at a gloss screen so that limits my choices. I also noticed I cannot look at the Lenovo T400 LED screen without getting headaches, though I do not seem to have this problem with a small Samsung NC10 netbook which I believe also uses LED technology. Apparently it all has to do with frequency and the Lenovo LED screens have a lower frequency when not on max brightness. Whatever the real story is... I am afraid of buying another Lenovo LED screen. But I really like the laptops so it's tough ! But the Samsung screens are just far better in every way (the non gloss ones). Problem in Europe is sending back computers after you bought them. Very few companies allow returns. My T400 I cannot return, but it's ok since it is for a co-worker who has no problem with it.

 

Sorry and yes I need one machine that does it all ... business. movies, Itunes, etc. I cannot afford 2 different computers. Also I need it as light as possible. I am quite sure that if anyone started a true business laptop store in London which sold Dell E4200/4300/6400 etc, HP Probooks, Lenovo Thinkpads, Samsung P Series etc... just all the business notebooks, that they would be rather successful. The internet is great but nothing as good as being able to play around with a computer, feel the keyboard, see the screen for yourself. On here people are very helpful but in the end you just need to get the computer and then find out if you really like it ...