[geeks] Is this true? (long life LCD monitors)

[Joshua Boyd]

On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 06:38:45PM +0000, wa2egp at att.net wrote:
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Patrick Giagnocavo <patrick at zill.net>
> > "Over this next year most LCD monitor manufacturers are replacing the
> > flourescent tube back lighting with white LEDs.  Their expected life is
> > roughly 100 years."
> > 
> > I saw the above on another list... is this the case?  Supposedly on
> > average the fluorescent tube in an LCD monitor lasts about 6 years.
> > 
> > --Patrick
> 
> I imagine that the reason for the changeover is not lifetime but LEDs
> would be cheaper than the CCFT with the associated circuitry.

Plus, if the LED is a tricolor unit instead of a white unit it, is is
easier to color balance the display, which I've seen be a problem on
some CCFT LCD displays.

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Joshua D. Boyd
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