The problem is inherent with vacuum fluorescent displays.  One person
has complained, but the product is new.  In a year or two from now,
everyone's display will be fading/burned.  Look at any VCR with a
vacuum fluorescent display.  In a year or so they fade.  In 5 years you
can't read them any more.

The real issue is whether it's worth bothering about.  In 5 years SB3s
will be obsolete, antique, nearly useless junk, like every other
computer device.  The networking will be obsolete and slow and maybe
not compatible with the UWB wireless that will be replacing 802.11g. 
The wired networking will be too slow because wired networks will be
Gbit, if anyone is using wired networks... You'll want the thing to
stream HD video to your wall size TV.

The display will last long enough for 99.9% of everyone who buys one
now because they'll replace it with whatever is new and cool in a year
or two.

In the meantime, I dim the display and run a news ticker or turn the
display off when the unit is off.

TD


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