Looking to buy a 15.4" T61p, worried about screen...

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Hey everyone,

My T41p just ran out it's warranty and I am seriously looking at a T61p upgrade. However, I keep reading about owners who are less than thrilled with the T61p screen. This concerns me.

Can any veterans here tell me what I should be expecting? I am particularly interested in the picture contrast and vertical viewing angle.

Even better yet, does anyone have any screenshots of the new WUXGA in comparison to another ThinkPad? I would especially love to see it vs. a FlexView.

[pianowizard]

What people have been saying is that the 14.1" T4* and the X series have the worst displays among Thinkpads. If you find your T41p's display tolerable, you won't have problem with the T61p's.

[danny_isr]

i moved from T43 to T61p , i cannot tell the difference.
and if i remember right , i compared my T43 to my friends T41p and mine was brighter . and better picture over all.

i have no leakage on sided/bottom either , i have no idea what other mention about it ....?

[erik]

my T61p WUXGA should arrive on wednesday if it doesn't get held up in transit.   i plan to compare it to my T42p's UXGA IPS first thing.

after having used a 15" UXGA for the past six years on various thinkpads, i hope that i'm not in for disappointment.   regardless, i'm trying to keep my expectations as realistic as possible.

i have seen the 14.1" SXGA+ panel on the T60/p and know that i would not be able to use it for color-critical work when traveling due to the low contrast.   the WUXGA is supposed to have 500:1 contrast and should do reasonably well after calibration.

[wearetheborg]

What people have been saying is that the 14.1" T4* and the X series have the worst displays among Thinkpads. .

Thats not true, I found the T30 SXGA+ displays to be equally crappy