[ubuntu-uk] Laptop screen much clearer with hardy?

[peter]

On Mon, 2008-04-21 at 11:53 +0100, Jason Liquorish wrote:
> peter wrote:
> > On Sun, 2008-04-20 at 17:48 +0100, Matthew Wild wrote:
> >   
> >> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 1:10 PM, peter <peter at petebox.com> wrote:
> >>     
> >>> So i just upgraded to hardy, and one thing I was not expecting is that
> >>>  the LCD screen on my chepo lenovo 3000 c200 laptop is now much clearer.
> >>>  Its easier to read and viewable from a much wider range of a angels. I
> >>>  just wonder if anyone has any ideas why this might be. I am of course
> >>>  not complaining! I just don't understand how this could be so.
> >>>
> >>>       
> >> I wonder if the previous version wasn't setting your display
> >> brightness correctly...
> >>
> >> Matthew
> >>
> >>     
> > Thats what I thought at first but adjusting the brightness up or down
> > makes no difference. I guess there must be a contrast type thing that
> > has been altered?
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> >   
> Well I have upgraded my Lenovo to Hardy and given it a test run. I 
> cannot say I noticed anything amazingly different, maybe a little 
> clearer but it still does not beat the glossy display on my HP.
> 
> -- 
> Jason Liquorish
> 
> 

Like I say it was mostly improved viewing angle that we noticed. Of
course I expect the display on your HP is nicer, but "lenny" was only
£300 or so ;-)

Peter

PS hmm thinks to self I might find a gutsy CD and run it in live mode
just to compare and convince myself I am not mad!!