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[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 weeks ago

My thinkpad (480, 490?) is super thin and keeps the lights on for like 8-10 hours.

Screen could be better ofc, can't have everything I guess.

[-] ThePinkUnicorn@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I recently upgraded my t440p's display from the stock TN display to an ips display (N140HCG-GQ2, should also work on your laptop but finding a genuine is a bit dificult) and it made a massive difference, so that's always an option if you feel like it.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

Wow, thanks for the tip!

How's the power consumption?

[-] ThePinkUnicorn@lemdro.id 2 points 4 weeks ago

I've not noticed a difference to the battery life in reality but in theory the panel should use a watt less at max brightness (4.1W with the stock N140FGE-EA2 vs 3.1W max on the new one), but also has almost double the brightness so does not need to be ran as high. The main difference is with the colours, the new panel covers 71% of the NTSC colourspace where the other only covers 47%. Plus IPS displays just have much better viewing angles so doesn't need to be viewed straight on.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago
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