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[Digital BW] Re: CRTs not being made, what LCD for future?

2005-03-18 by Djon

One of the several reasons a CRT changes is the accumulation of carbon
on the inside, much like an incandescent light bulb (LCDs are
fluorescent). I'm not claiming an LCD lasts longer, just that it's
more stable through its life. 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia
<mark@c...> wrote:
> Doesn't a LCD have a backlight that burns out over time? Mine just went 
> on my video cam, they replaced the backlight on the 2" LCD screen, not 
> the LCD screen.
> Mark
> 
> 
> On Mar 18, 2005, at 2:12 PM, Djon wrote:
> 
> > (a CRT is a light
> >  bulb burning out).
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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