[ltp] Re: advice on t61p with fhd

Arian Kuschki linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 4 Oct 2010 14:49:56 +0200


On 2 October 2010 06:20, Daniel Pittman <daniel@rimspace.net> wrote:
> Arian Kuschki <arian.kuschki@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> so I am looking to replace my t42 14" 1400x1050 which I've been very hap=
py
>> with. I stumbled upon a refurbished t61p 39,1cm WUXGA TFT Display (15,4"
>> 1920x1200) (Matt), which surprised me as I didn't know there where 15"
>> models with FHD back then.
>
> I have one, and it was a pain. =A0They shipped the 1600x display to me fi=
rst
> time around, and then stopped with the FHD version for a while.
>
>> Does anybody what the display quality is like on that model (brightness
>> etc)?
>
> The colour is good, but after three years the brightness (which was never
> great) is pretty terrible. =A0I now dislike all those folks who use grey =
on
> white text on their web pages, even in optimal lighting conditions, becau=
se it
> makes it so hard to read them. :/
>
> So, yeah: not bad, but brightness is what lets it down.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Daniel

Hi Daniel,
thanks for the feedback, I think I will I'll keep looking for another
model then.
Do you (or anybody else) know how the 15" FHD displays of the new W
and T models compare to the T61p one?