Apparently, yes.

Post #48,060 by a6l6e6x 8/4/02 6:01:19 PM Reply	Apparently, yes. Designed for long service thanks a high-efficiency, extended-service-life backlight (50,000 hours) Measured at ambient temperature of 25° C, with display on continuously. Service life is considered to have ended when luminance reaches 50% of its initial value. Service life will vary depending on environmental and usage conditions. [link\|http://sharp-world.com/corporate/news/001205.html\|Sharp link.] That's well over 5 years of continuous use. I would think an active screensaver (other than blank black screen) would constitute use. Alex "Television: chewing gum for the eyes." -- Frank Lloyd Wright
Post #48,070 by deSitter 8/4/02 7:27:58 PM Reply	Bummer This ThinkPad has the brightest display I've ever seen. It's brighter than a top-end 17inch monitor (mine's an IBM P77). I usually don't run it at maximum brightness so I have a lot of time until it gets dim. Oh the display has one of the neatest features yet - a little lamp on the inside top frame that illuminates the keyboard with a faint glow, like bright moonlight. You can work in the dark with this little gem. -drl -drl
Post #48,117 by SpiceWare 8/5/02 9:37:06 AM Reply	Yep, slick feature I've a T22. First time I turned the keyboard light on I wondered how useful it could be because it was so dim. However, in a dark room it works wonders. I also like how the keys on opposite corners on the keyboard are used to turn it on, makes it very easy to find by feel. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore

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