Ping Dana! Your prayers have been answered.
Neal Eckhardt
shuts off the backlight and uses the surrounding light for the screen
when it is in bright light.
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?poid=384344&coid=0&cartAction=Add&tab=reviews
Neal
Bill Turlock
'Cept she doesn't pray...
Dana Carpender
What makes you think that? I have been an Episcopalian in my life, I
have been a Pagan, I have been an Episcopagan, I have been undecided.
But one thing I have never been is an atheist.
Dana
Richard R. Hershberger
> Bill Turlock wrote:
> > Neal Eckhardt wrote:
>
> >>Check out the Toshiba Portege R500. It has a new screen type that
> >>shuts off the backlight and uses the surrounding light for the screen
> >>when it is in bright light.
>
>
> >>Neal
>
> > 'Cept she doesn't pray...
>
> What makes you think that? I have been an Episcopalian in my life, I
> have been a Pagan, I have been an Episcopagan, I have been undecided.
> But one thing I have never been is an atheist.
"Episcopagan": I like it. Even if it does rather play into the
stereotype of Episcopalians held by our fundie brethren.
Richard R. Hershberger
Paul Ciszek
In article <g6udnZAFvcK8Dfjb...@insightbb.com>,
Dana Carpender <dcar...@kivanospam.net> wrote:
>
>What makes you think that? I have been an Episcopalian in my life, I
>have been a Pagan, I have been an Episcopagan, I have been undecided.
>But one thing I have never been is an atheist.
Transitioning between opposing religions without passing through
atheism along the way sounds pretty extreme.
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Richard R. Hershberger
> In article <g6udnZAFvcK8DfjbnZ2dnUVZ_hadn...@insightbb.com>,
> Dana Carpender <dcarp...@kivanospam.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> >What makes you think that? I have been an Episcopalian in my life, I
> >have been a Pagan, I have been an Episcopagan, I have been undecided.
> >But one thing I have never been is an atheist.
>
> Transitioning between opposing religions without passing through
> atheism along the way sounds pretty extreme.
What do you mean by "opposing"? Are any two distinct religions in
opposition to one another?
In any case, historically speaking atheism is a rare position.
Converting between religions is much less rare.
For what it is worth, I have known more than my share of neo-pagans in
my day. Many end up there in reaction to a previous situation: a
fundie Christian upbringing, for example. I'm sure that some go
through an intermediate atheism phase, but I have not observed this to
be a necessary step.
Richard R. Hershberger
Bill Turlock
Sorry, I remembered wrong. Appologies.
Dana Carpender
Bill Turlock wrote:
'Sokay, I wasn't insulted, I just wondered where you'd gotten the
impression.
Dana
groo
> What do you mean by "opposing"? Are any two distinct religions in
> opposition to one another?
>
Pastafarianism and Catholocism?
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Bill Turlock
Confused/conflated w/someone else.
I'm sorry I made the misteak, then.
Greg Goss
That link doesn't work for me. When I search for "Portege R500" it
shows the ultralight one "R500-S5002" but doesn't mention anything
about the screen [...] (corrections)
I found the screen mentioned at
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?poid=380434&coid=0&cartAction=Add&tab=xsell
and click on "detailed specs" under picture.
There is a review of the screen upgrade at
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=63237
(rest of posting is quoted from that review.)
I have not had the opportunity to compare the regular MX display to
the transreflective one, but I have had the opportunity to compare a
Fujitsu CV screen to one of Portableone's UX's transreflective
displays side by side. Since the Fujitsu CV screen is considered by
many to be one of the best on the market, I think the comparison is
worth noting.
Color richness and clarity were at least comparable on the
transreflective screen- it definitely retained the photo quality that
draw people to the glossy screens.
Although I didn't carefully compare viewing angles they also seemed
comparable; I do know that the viewing angles are good on the
transreflective display and that it doesn't require slight adjustment
for vertical viewing angle depending on lighting like the glossy
screen.
I did notice a huge difference with both overhead lighting and when
using the unit under a skylight. Whereas I had to fiddle with the
Fujitsu screen to limit the glare. the UX screen was clear regardless
of position on the table. Also- and this may be a personal thing- I
generally hate 12" screens; I find them too small. As a matter of
fact, I ordered this unit for my daughter, for whom weight was a major
factor because she uses it daily for law school; I never would have
purchased a 12" unit because the text on even the top of the line Sony
and Toshiba 12" units was not sharp and crisp (probably because of the
smaller size). I was actually amazed at how sharp and clear the text
was on this screen; I used this for hours while setting it up and then
playing with it and was extremely comfortable, while I was annoyed
after 2 minutes in the store playing on the other units.
A lot of emphasis is being placed on viewing angles. While horizontal
viewing angle is important if several people are watching a movie, the
laptop probably will not be used primarily for that purpose. I don't
know whether the vertical viewing angle per se is improved, but the
comfortable viewing zone definitely is- that is, you don't need to
adjust the angle of the display because the sun shifted position or
adjust it so as not to catch the overhead lighting; you can just
position it to a comfortable angle for you.
$399 does seem like a lot of money- but when you think about the extra
$$'s we are willing to spend to get a little faster machine (when most
of the time we don't use the extra speed) or a little better
component, spending extra on the screen which is used 100% of the time
doesn't seem like that much. I had the same trepidations when ordering
it because of the expense, but after seeing it and seeing the
difference and the eye-comfort I would not hesitate to spend the money
again.
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Neal Eckhardt
Cool, somebody avtually replied on the subject of the OP.
Neal