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The refresh rate convinced me to buy a TFT. Not because of games, but because of ghosting when typing (especially when adding text in the middle of a line), trails on the mouse cursor and other effects of a slower screen refresh. I think that the screen is just about as sharp and the colors just about as good on a DSTN, but I just couldn't live with the refresh rate. On Thu, 18 Sep 97 18:47:58 , "Paul Khoury" <pkhoury@loop.com> wrote: >On Fri, 19 Sep 1997 01:28:27 GMT, epbrown wrote: > >> I'm thinking of buying a 560, and am wondering if anyone has >>thoughts on this model of Thinkpad, re. quality, performance, etc. I'd >>also appreciate hearing from someone with a dual scan as to how the >>display is. They seem to be all that's left below $2000, and I'm >>wondering whether to settle for one, or keep waiting; the 560e models >>may be in that range by Christmas when the Tillamook models hit the >>streets, and with a TFT MMX system I'd be happy with just 150 or >>166Mhz. >> epbrown > >Well, my first ThinkPad was a 355C, a 486SX-33 with a small, but crisp 8.4" >TFT, and it was indeed sharp, clear, and games actually were okay, like DOOM, >but worked better on an IBM CRT. I'm sure that technology has obviously improved, >but my DSTN is pretty sharp too, compared with the dual scans back then. If you >want TV and fast action games, and have the extra cash, TFT is better, but DSTN >is really just as good, but the refresh rate is slower, because on a TFT, each pixel is >controlled by its own transistor. Dual Scan is called so because the screens is like >2 sections, the top half and the bottom half, and they are both constantly being scanned. >So because it is longer to scan the whole screen, instead of lighting individual pixels, DSTN >is thus slower. Hopefully this makes sense. > >Paul > >>On Thu, 18 Sep 1997 11:28:38 -0800, you wrote: >>>I just got this in my email today, without comment I pass it along to the list. >>>IBM Thinkpad 560 Only $1499!!! Ask for SH0852 >>>with FREE 16MB Upgrade - a $139 value >>> -Ultra Light - only 4.1 pounds >>> -Ultra Slim, only 1.2 inches thick >>> -100MHz Pentium processor >>> -24MB RAM (8MB & FREE 16MB Upgrade) >>> -810MB Hard Drive >>> -11.3-inch DSTN color display >>> -Integrated infrared >>> -Built-in 16-bit stereo audio >> >>Stop by the Portable Computing Center for reviews, >>editorials, and the FAQ on laptop computers. >>http://www.enteract.com/~epbrown >>Laptop: Kiwi 680TX >> > >