Re: Thinkpad 600E LCD color -> What's up?

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From: Juan-Carlos Lerman (jclerman_at_netzero.net)
Date: Wed Sep 01 1999 - 02:17:56 EDT

Doesn't it mean that the TP makes magenta by alternating adjacent
red and blue pixels, while it makes red or blue with "pure" red
or blue pixels?

You should see similar effects with yellow (red + green) and most
other colors.

Jeff Macht wrote:
>
> Can anyone with a 600E try this out? I have a 2645-5AU so anything similar
> would be cool.
>
> Change the background colour in Windows 98 to the color
> (R,G,B)=(256,0,256), which is magenta. Now look at the left and right
> edges of the screen. Is the last pixel (on the left) red or (on the right)
> blue? That's what I get. If so, what is the reason for this?
>
> If you set the background to pure red or blue, the left or right
> respective single pixels are black.
>
> Is this a software (driver) or hardware issue that i'm having? Or should I
> just ignore it? It's hard to ignore once you see it.
>
> Thanks in advance for anyone noting the same problem,
>
> Jeff.
>
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