(x200 Owners only!) On a scale of 1 to 10....

[jonlumpkin]

up, any news? I'm planning on getting an x200 as my primary on-the-go/office laptop and I'm hoping to be able to at least watch decent movies and view pictures normally with it.

I have a decent 22"inch lcd at home for my photo editing needs;

If you're really serious about either of those on a 12.1" laptop I would recommend you consider modding an x200 with a 12.1" AFFS+ display pulled from a tablet (see here). Note that this WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY, so don't overspend on a good protection package.

This mod will give the x200 a very good screen (arguably even better than the SuperBright LED display on my x200 Tablet).

[ashura]

Agreed with the majority, the x200 screen gets a 5 at best for watching movies.

[NumLock]

If you're really serious about either of those on a 12.1" laptop I would recommend you consider modding an x200 with a 12.1" AFFS+ display pulled from a tablet (see here). Note that this WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY, so don't overspend on a good protection package.

This mod will give the x200 a very good screen (arguably even better than the SuperBright LED display on my x200 Tablet).

Thanks; but I don't have accessibility to get my hands on that kind of display. But I will first ask around at local stores.

[ra990]

4 or 5 at best

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

Thanks; but I don't have accessibility to get my hands on that kind of display. But I will first ask around at local stores.

They are readily available on eBay for around $200


I wonder if those people that give a high score for the X200 screen have ever seen anything else but TN. Lol

[justanormalguy]

They are readily available on eBay for around $200


I wonder if those people that give a high score for the X200 screen have ever seen anything else but TN. Lol

There is no way you can rate this screen well. It's exceptionally poor unless you're sitting right behind it. I was watching some futurama last night on my bed and I leaned off my pillow the slightest bit and it became un-viewable.

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

Yes I know. The same here with my T61

According to Dell it's a feature...

[The Fire Snake]

I have a X200 and I am not thrilled with the screen as others have mentioned. The viewing angle is very small. I have a T61p also and I find that screen to be really good and the viewing angle is what I expected with a TN panel. But not so with the X200 screen. I find myself constantly adjusting the X200 screen so that the screen isn't washed out. I almost never had to do that with my T61p. On low brightness the X200 is tough to look at unless the room is very dark and it seems that setting it to higher brightness helps remedy a lot of the problems(maybe an illusion but the screen looks good on high brightness). So I low brightness I would give it a 5 and on high brightness I would give it a 7.

[jaredy]

Yes I know. The same here with my T61

According to Dell it's a feature...

Just means we don't have to buy privacy filters :P.

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

Just means we don't have to buy privacy filters :P.

That's nonsense, because the viewing angles are especially bad vertically. I don't know where the most obsessive eyes are.... on the ceiling and floor or to the left and right...?