Posted by Rita � Berkowitz on 11/06/07 01:02

Bob Myers wrote:

>> 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.

Wrong! The average life expectancy of an LCD monitor is 3-years before one
has to have the power supply, ballast, backlight (if replaceable) replaced.

>> 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.

Don't know about the "spikey" nonsense, as this is a term thrown around by
one of our resident idiots. I'll say that even the best fluorescent
lighting has problems that change with ambient temperature and can't be
corrected with the built in filters.







Rita

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