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t41user · #1 Post by **t41user** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:27 pm

So what is the deal with the crooked screens? I ask this question with all due respect, bearing in mind that I really like my T41. Were there just a few crooked screens in early T6x shipments? Does the crooked screen problem affect all shipments? Could any current/new order for a T61 or T61P come with a crooked screen?

I have never heard of this problem with any other major notebook company. Has Lenovo ever addressed the problem or explained the issue? Why can so many other notebook companies succeed in not producing regular shipments of crooked screens? What do they know or do that Lenovo doesn't?

#2 Post by **ryengineer** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:34 pm

Define crooked screen?

If you refer off centered screen as crooked screen then it's a feature and not a problem.

t41user · #3 Post by **t41user** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:42 pm

I stand corrected and totally defer to the language use of anyone else on this forum. I am sincerely interested in the "off centered" feature of screens on Lenovo T61 and/or T61P notebooks. I hereby repeat my questions about the off centered screens:

So what is the deal with the off centered screens? I ask this question with all due respect, bearing in mind that I really like my T41. Were there just a few off centered screens in early T6x shipments? Can we find the off centered screen feature in all shipments? Could any current/new order for a T61 or T61P come with an off centered screen?

I have never heard of this feature with any other major notebook company. Has Lenovo ever addressed the feature or explained the reason why they produce notebooks with this feature? Why do so many other notebook companies not produce regular shipments of off centered screens?

#4 Post by **ryengineer** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:55 pm

To accommodate the requirement of mainly the roll cage and other features it was done. It's a trade off as the head of the team who designed it said:

We discussed it on this forum too:

Thinkpad Design Matters

Direct entry to his blog can be found here:

The Inside Scoop on Design

By the way people who own T61/p say they seldom notice off centered screen.

t41user · #5 Post by **t41user** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:08 pm

Thank you for the informative links on the off centered feature. May I ask if owners could elaborate on the off-centeredness? Is it only from side to side, or is there also sometimes a tilt such that a line across the screen would not be parallel to (lines created by) the bottom or top casing of the screen?

Hellbore · #6 Post by **Hellbore** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:25 pm

This sounds dumb but I didn't even know it was off-centered until I read about it on the forums recently. As you might guess, I don't care.

#7 Post by **ryengineer** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:26 pm

t41user wrote:snip....Is it only from side to side, or is there also sometimes a tilt such that a line across the screen would not be parallel to (lines created by) the bottom or top casing of the screen?

I think you've some misinformation about off centered screen, below is a picture of T61:

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I have used T61 for a while and hardly ever noticed the bezels across the screen been off centered, everything will be displayed parallel on your screen. In my honest opinion when one is computing, they are more focused on the screen than the bezels itself.

BradS · #8 Post by **BradS** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:30 am

Of course its not tilted, its just "off center" compared to screen bezel/keyboard. It is unnoticeable.

eyecon82 · #9 Post by **eyecon82** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:52 pm

this is mostly a psychological thing....I didn't even notice it till i read a thread about it at NBR..

if you have a tendency towards OCD..then I don't blame that it bothers you...or if you are fixated on it

Just do know that it wasn't an accidental flaw..it was done on purpose to accomodate roll cages and antennas...

if you look..you will also notice the left metal hinge is bigger than the right

STRYPER · #10 Post by **STRYPER** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:05 pm

I have a T61 and a T61P that just arrived yesterday. Both 14" standard screens (4:3 - 1400x1050).

Of course both screens are off-center to accomodate for the roll cage - i know all of this. But the screen on my T61P is actually crooked, meaning that the screen itself seems to be tilted inside the LCD lid. Is this something i can fix myself or should i return to Lenovo? It is very slight but noticeable.

STRYPER · #11 Post by **STRYPER** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:52 pm

Anyone else have a screen that is slightly crooked?

eyecon82 · #12 Post by **eyecon82** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:53 pm

STRYPER wrote:Anyone else have a screen that is slightly crooked?

can you post a pic please?

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