Posted by Bob Myers on 11/05/07 05:26

"Rita � Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote in message
news:13irheclqe41t56@news.supernews.com...
> Really, LCDs are being forced upon the public. LCDs are cheaper to
> manufacture and easier to handle, have less longevity for quicker
> replacement, and have less of an environmental impact for recycling. CRTs
> are almost a nightmare to get rid of since most landfill have considered
> them hazardous waste and banned them.

The "less environmental impact" statement is correct; however,
LCDs are neither cheaper to manufacture than comparable-sized
CRTs, nor do they have lower longevity.

> Yep, and as good as the best LCD is they still have the fluorescent
> backlight color corrected it is still fluorescent light and the light
> spectrum can be "spikey" as one of our resident geniuses has pointed out a
> while back.

And this matters - how, exactly? What counts is where the
primaries and white point wind up, and that HAS been a problem
for LCDs, to be sure.

Bob M.

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