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- From: hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt)
- Subject: Re: LCD wear.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.023622.9039@cis.uab.edu>
- Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham
- References: <1jhpmqINNqfb@violet.csv.warwick.ac.uk> <1993Jan20.012201.4523@cis.uab.edu> <1993Jan24.200746.19759@husc3.harvard.edu>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 02:36:22 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan24.200746.19759@husc3.harvard.edu> jiu1@husc11.harvard.edu (Haibin Jiu) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan20.012201.4523@cis.uab.edu> hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt) writes:
- >>Yep, it's a FAQ based on superstition. run your LCD like you like, it has
- >>no effect on longevity.....
- >
- >But as far as I know, due to the way LCD screens work, a "white" pixel
- >is the normal mode, i.e., it's the natural state of the display material.
- >To create "black" and other shades, the material cell has to be twisted
- >through the use of an electric current. So I think it *is* a bad idea
- >to make your screen background black.
- >
- >Just my 2 yen, whatever.
- >
- >HBJ
-
- It doesn't impact the LCD "pixel" to be either on or off. It doesn't have
- a maximum number of minutes in black mode or white mode. If it did, what
- would your watch do after 5 years? (and I have one that has worked that long.)
- In short, run it like you like it.... several engineers have responded in
- this group in the past that it makes absolutely no difference to the LCD
- panel's life... So, to quote them, if you like black on white or white on
- black, enjoy either.... you won't be hurting your LCD at all.
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- !Robert Hyatt Computer and Information Sciences !
- !hyatt@cis.uab.edu University of Alabama at Birmingham !
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