Re: TP 560: DSTN vs TFT

[GREG ALVANDIAN <slppj@cc.usu.edu>]

On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, David Ross wrote:

> I'm currently moving from a (TFT) 701c to a DSTN 560, courtesy of IBM;
> my big worry was the screen type change.  Side by side, the latter is
> clearly less bright than the former, and has a narrower angle in which
> everything is visible. Moreover, the extra .8 inch of screen isn't
> much of an improvement.  However, it is substantially better than I'd
> anticipated: very good color saturation and decent contrast.  The
> unavoidable ghosting is still there, and of course no more video games,
> but overall acceptable.
> 
> BTW, I still think the 701 is a much better thought-out machine: form
> factor is better, keyboard is bigger with deeper travel, and I already
> miss the reverse-video function key.
> 
> - David
> 
> 
What exactly do you use the reverse-video mode for?
I never could figure that one out.
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