on the merits of multitouch & compromised screen brightness

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one last question here.

i'm currently debating the merits of buying an x61 tablet with xga multiview/multitouch vs. one with a regular xga screen because i found this tidbit of disconcerting information about x61t screen options:

12.1" Super-Wide Angle FFS XGA TFT (1024x768, 195nits),
12.1" MultiView/MultiTouch XGA TFT (1024x768, 150nits)

now, the 5-year old desktop monitor i'm staring into right now has 250 nits of brightness, so i'm wondering what a 150-nit display even looks like.

in the experience of anybody who has a multiview/multitouch model, do the benefits of having a touchscreen outweigh the decreased brightness? if so, then how have you found multitouch to be a helpful feature? (i'm not 100% certain of what multitouch has to offer because internet searches have not yielded a lot of information on a feature once offered on a laptop that's now four years old.)

i guess i'm trying to decide if i really want it that badly. i intend to use the system while on-the-go (e.g. on the bus, or on the subway) and i'd like to know if ridding myself of the stylus pen (which could be cumbersome in those situations) is worth the dimmer screen (which may mean increased eye strain).

i know i probably sound like a crazy person. worst case scenario, i find ebayers with good return policies and try both types out for myself.

[tombaker]

If you are working inside in reasonable lighting....either screen will work, and be bright enough.
I have had a pen only screen, it was a Samsung, PVA type, and a Multiview, both on the same machine. The Multi-View Multi-touch is brighter.

from another thread
" Brightness in order (greatest to least brightness):

Multiview XGA > Superview SXGA (X61t) >> XGA = SXGA+ (X60t) "

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i see. but from what i've been reading, the sxga screen was brighter than the mv/mt on the x60 tablet, but the opposite was true for the x61. which would mean that the mv/mt on the x61 tablet is actually dimmer.

if you are referencing the thread that i think you are, then the post you quoted was followed by this one:

the XGA on the X61 is dimmer than the Superview, whereas the reverse was true for the X60. The Superview screen is something like 190 nits vs. 150 nits for the Multiview.

how would it be possible, then, that a mv/mt screen would look brighter than one that has more nits? i have noticed that the mv/mt screens were marketed as "indoor/outdoor" screens, whereas the others (regular xga and sxga) were not. does the special mv/mt coating have something to do with increased visibility? is that why it would seem brighter than a non mv/mt?