Posted by Bob Myers on 11/06/07 01:43

"Rita � Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote in message
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>> 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.

And you think the MTBF of a CRT monitor is...what?

BTW, I'm not sure what you mean by the "ballast" of an LCD
monitor. Are you referring to the inverter?

> 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.

Such as?

Bob M.

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