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Would love to go back to Thinkpads, but I've had bad experiences with the LCD panel quality (not resolution) being terrible. Maybe it's my eyes, but certain ma
by turtlebits 9y ago
Would love to go back to Thinkpads, but I've had bad experiences with the LCD panel quality (not resolution) being terrible. Maybe it's my eyes, but certain manufacturer LCDs have left a bad impression that I'm unlikely to even consider them - Ones in Thinkpads, Nokia devices, ASUS tablets, some Acer. Even to the point of giving me eye strain.
I think the only non-Apple display in a laptop I've really enjoyed is the 4k one in my Dell (heavy as all but plays games).
- dm319 9y agothey do good and bad displays. The OLED displays are incredible. The 768pn TN ones not so.
- firmgently 9y agoSwapping out the panel is fairly easy in most (all?) Thinkpads and they're pretty cheap to source especially if you don't mind buying used. A bit of Googling on the Thinkpad model number will reveal which manufacturer's panels are good and which are bad (often the same IBM/Lenovo part number is used irrespective of the supplier) for that model. Or sometimes another panel with the same dimensions and spec that matches the gpu/connector can be used (often Dell and Lenovo are using interchangeable panels in similar model ranges, used to be the case with Apple too but nowadays they seem to do exclusive deals with manufacturers and don't let anybody else play). Not a solution that everyone can be bothered with but I've vastly improved some cheap 2nd hand Thinpads with a nice new screen.