[ltp] T23 and eye strain

[linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org]

This place http://www.arndtcomputer.com/ will replace your laptop
backlight for $150, including shipping both ways. Quite a few people on
forum.thinkpads.com have used the service and think it worthwhile. The
work is warranted for one year, and is transferable.

You could also do it yourself with a cheap CCFL tube and hours of delicate
work.

Chris


> The main degradation of an LCD is its backlight - image gets dimmer
> and dimmer. This can be accompanied by some color and brightness
> shift, but no flicker or other kind of eye-straining behaviour. So,
> probably you're suffering just from degraded brightness / contrast.
> The timescales for this are 2-3 years or so (for example, I could
> easily use my X40 outside when it was new and now this is no-way on a
> sunny day).  Since nobody (that I know) would replace an aging LCD,
> the simplest thing is to get a new laptop - try to get a LED backlit
> one. Heck, if you don't need performance you can get a decent one for
> less than 1000 bucks!
>
> anze
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> wrote:
>> I've noticed over the past year or more that my venerable T23 is
>> getting more difficult for me to look at.  No, it isn't getting uglier,
>> it just seems as though I'm getting considerable eye strain after using
>> it to surf, read documents, etc.  I can now notice the effect after
>> five minutes or so and if I spend an hour or more in front of it, it
>> will take some time before my vision clears again.
>>
>> I'll admit to getting older (I'm in my mid forties) and things are
>> bound to be drifting out of spec as I go along, but aside from getting
>> glasses, which I've thankfully never needed, would I be helping myself
>> by getting a newer Thinkpad?  I've been looking at the T60 series and
>> there are a few at work, although I've not had the opportunity to use
>> them for any amount of time and they do look sharp and clear.  I have
>> three desktops that I use regularly, all with Samsung 17" LCD monitors
>> and I notice no eye strain when using any of them for hours.
>>
>> Perhaps my T23 is developing an aging problem like me and the LCD or
>> backlight is going away.  Perhaps its LCD is not of the quality I am
>> used to with the newer Samsung monitors.
>>
>> I am curious if anyone has put the T23 and T60 side by side and noticed
>> a difference in the quality of the display.  Beyond the increased power
>> of the T60, an improved display is all I'm really after as the T23
>> serves my needs quite well booting either Debian Etch or (most often)
>> Sid.
>>
>> Thoughts are welcome.
>>
>> - Nate >>
>>
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