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Laptop with CCFL screen

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Guys what is best new or used laptop with best CCFL screen on the market now?

I need it to be easy on the eyes for 8+hours of daily work - programming/reading.

Don't need extreme high resolution. Something to keep PPI around 100 - 115.
 
CCFL back-lit displays are a little hard to come by these days if you're in the market for a new laptop.

The only options I can suggest is either turn down the brightness or install something like F.lux to change the color temperature.
 
GushpinBob said:
CCFL back-lit displays are a little hard to come by these days if you're in the market for a new laptop.

The only options I can suggest is either turn down the brightness or install something like F.lux to change the color temperature.
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f.lux is great program! I've started using it last year. It has cured insomnia for my friend;)

p.s. i am thinking about returning my samsung 900x3a with matte IPS screen - while i love the notebook a lot, i can't stand the screen... Seemly feel some pressure while using it. Seems like IPS even worser than TN, definetely has better viewing angels and colors, but i feel some eyestrain on it(maybe it's AG coatting though)

Still open for suggestions for laptop with ccfl screen - used or new.
Right now i am looking at used Satellite L505 or used/refurbished dell d630 - but both heavy and relatively old...

Here is some guys feedback on Satellite l505 CCFL screen:
I've got a brand new Satellite A660-BT3N25X, had it less than a week (replacing a retired circa 2004 Satellite A45-S151) I love everything about the laptop, EXCEPT the screen. For some reason the screen physically irritates my eyes after moderate or sometimes even short use. I've played with the brightness (but not contrast setting...where is that?) and the Windows color configuration utility (including gamma & RGB settings) more times than I can count (dozens) and I can't find a setting that I am happy with.
Meanwhile, my girlfriend has a Satellite L505-S5988 she bought in '09, that I just love working on. No eye strain, and richer, truer colors. When comparing the two screens side by side, hers is just flat out better. Hers is a CCFL screen, not an LED screen.
I understand the that I can not swap out a CCLF LCD and put it in front of LED backlighting, but I'm wondering if I can replace the whole assembly (screen, bezel, and all...basically everything above the hinges) with a part I bought or cannibalized from another laptop. They look identical and the stats are exactly the same - 16" screen, 1366x768 resolution, everything except the LED vs. CCFL.
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Why do you want CCFL so badly? A good LED backlit screen can be just as easy on the eyes as a CCFL.
 
I have one of each on my desktop, and with the LED the white looks brighter, the black blacker, and there's no light bleed at the edges.

The only display that ever bothered my eyes, were CRT TVs.
 
I think there are a few i5/i7 laptops out there with CCFL screens. The MSI gx640 and gx740 are 2 but they're heavier and not as durable as the d630. Also the Alienware m17x r2 I believe.

Edit: Oh hey, I've confirmed the the Lenovo x201 is at least compatible with CCFL screens. Probably your best bet. You can still find a nice AFFS CCFL display for it too.

BTW mercury found in CCFLs is metal mercury, not liquid mercury. There's a very small amount of it and you'd have to like cut yourself with it or swallow it to cause yourself any harm. At least from what I've heard.

All that said I really don't get why you want a CCFL screen. I think you can figure this out some other way. Odd suggestion, maybe its related to refresh rate? I've seen intel graphics switch to 48hz or something for power saving mode. Maybe you could uh, overclock your panel refresh rate. Forget what that program is, maybe powerstrip can do it? I can find that guide if you actually want to try it. :p
 
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the ccfl 1200p screen on my Area-51 m17x-R1 looks great and is easy on the eyes. if the screen on the R2 is the same then I would recommend it. I really like the 1200p RGB on my m17x-R2, but it is definitely briiiiiiight.


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