Refresh rate and color quality

X60/X61 series specific matters only.
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ratoto67
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Refresh rate and color quality

#1 Post by ratoto67 » Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:34 am

I am using 50 Hz and 32 bit. Is this the optimal for a X60?
X41, bought Nov. 05 - Stolen March 06.
X60, bought April 06.

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#2 Post by atlacatl » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:21 pm

I found that you can change to 60 Hz and did change it. However, I can't tell the difference :)

But I left the 60 since it's bigger than 50 and figure that it is better...
X200: 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 160 GP @ RPM drive, WinVista Business 64-bit

X60s (1704-4DU): 1.66 Core Duo, 1.5 GB RAM, 100 GB @ 7200 RPM drive, WinXP Pro

T40p: 1.6 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM, 60 GB @ 7200 rpm drive, 64 MB Video, 802.11 a/b, WinXP Pro

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#3 Post by trentblase » Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:24 pm

I'm not sure how much this matters, but part of the power profile is reducing the refresh rate. This implies that a higher refresh rate uses more power -- how much, I don't know. But since I can't tell the difference between 50 and 60hz, I leave it on 50. Maybe I'd notice the difference if I was doing video stuff.

The other thing to realize is that many lcd screens are only 18 bit, so the overhead of true-color is mostly wasted. Not sure how much power/memory savings you'd get with using only 16 bit, but it's something to think about.

On that note, does anyone know what technolody the non-UL x60s screen uses? Is it able to display true 24 bit color?
Thinkpad X60s 1702-3QU
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