any and all crt displays can suffer a burned in image. running it bright white for a while may fade it, along with the rest of the screen (i.e. you'll be burning the whole thing a bit, shortening it's life somewhat, or at least reducing it's brightness). newer monitors have less burn in problems than really old ones due to design/manufacturing improvements.
is it obvious when the monitor is on? sometimes what is obvious burn in with the monitor off doesn't show up much when it's on, particularly with the right desktop background/picture. it's probably so badly burned in because someone ran the monitor with the brightness cranked up high (which blurs the display any way), some people seem to like monitors to be as bright as the sun, even indoors and away from windows. avoiding running at full brightness greatly reduces burn in on any monitor you may already have or buy in the future, but many don't realize that these problems are a symptom of running a monitor way, way too bright for a good image in the first place (too much brightness or contrast will blur any crt display). the bake in with a solid white screen is a good idea to try, it often reduces the apparent burn in considerably though it will reduce brightness permanently it's not too bad unless it takes a long time to burn off enough of the burned in image. it's actually caused by some of the phosphors on the screen being evaporated off, so if you deliberately bake it at high brightness on a white screen you can age the rest of the screen so it's a better match with the more burnt areas. it can work, and don't be too afraid of it, after all it beats the dumpster solution. where did you buy the monitor? any reasonable seller, individual or company, should be willing to compensate you with a partial or total refund. monitors are one of those things you really want to see before buying used or have a guarantee as they can develop all kinds of problems, and not all people notice those problems or bother to mention them in adds. Len Gerstel wrote: > > I have been under the impression that color CRTs do not suffer screen > burn in. Well that is not true. I just picked up a Radius 21" monitor > that has a very definite windows 2000 login burned into the middle of > the screen. -------- -- "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to the point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism � ownership of government by an individual, by a group or any controlling private power.": President Franklin D. Roosevelt <http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1106-30.htm> -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
