[G4] LCD Screen

rich northouse rnorthouse at wi.rr.com
Thu Apr 1 05:55:24 PST 2004


Thanks to everyone for your info on the LCD displays.


rich

On Mar 31, 2004, at 9:27 PM, Daniel Brieck Jr. wrote:

> No screen saver, have it simply set to put the display to sleep after 
> a reasonable amount of time for you, because doing so will likely 
> extend the life of the LCD display.
>
> Screen saver only if you wanna, but  having your LCD on all day with a 
> screen saver is not good for the display. So balance what you want to 
> do.
>
> For example 5 minutes no activity Screen saver, then after 20 minutes 
> the display turns off (goes to sleep).
>
> LCD's don't burn in they burn out.....,right.
>
> On Mar 31, 2004, at 9:59 PM, rich northouse wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Got a simple question for you smart people.
>>
>> If you leave an image fixed on a CRT screen long enough, you can burn 
>> the phosphor and leave a permanent shadow.   Can something similar 
>> occur with a LCD screen? There is no phosphor to burn, is there ??  A 
>> related question is, do you need a screen saver for a LCD screen?
>>
>> Thanks for your wisdom,
>>
>> Rich
>>
> Dan Brieck Jr.
>
>
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