my favorite price for computer equipment, and how i got several free 21" monitors (fixed frequency, but fine for non-graphics work). i fully agree that a good monitor is an excellent investment, particularly for your' primary monitor (i use my "lesser" monitors as a second or third monitor, and mostly for text). eye strain is subtle and sneaks up slowly which just makes it more subtle and hard to realize. really good audio gear is much the same, i.e. it doesn't fatigue your' ears as much after hours and hours even though you may not be able to notice an immediate difference in quality. i've used monitors before that were absolutely painful, it's very hard to get any work done on such monitors (one of my bosses, on an old machine with a slow refresh rate, and a phosphor that didn't have enough "persistence"), it was difficult for me to use it for 10 minutes to solve problems or install new software.
do try the bake in, you have nothing to lose except electricity, and you are getting some heating value if nothing else (only twice as expensive as gas, but for a freebie as part of another process it's pretty nice, in winter at least...). turn the brightness and contrast all the way up even though it looks painfully bright and let it sit overnight before checking it, it may take days or weeks but it does get better. i saw this on a tv i fixed that had been used for years when it didn't properly put anything on the top couple of inches on the screen, making it much brighter there after repair. a couple of months later they called and let me know it was barely noticeable any more. the maximum bright just makes it happen faster so you do want to check every 8-10 hours at first, no need to age the tube too much and make it prematurely dim. actually, you might check it after 4 hours at first, but obviously if it hasn't improved after a day checking it once a day is enough and you really want to make sure it's a solid white display to avoid burning something else into the screen other than uniformity. when you are done you may want to adjust all of the controls, including the "screens" if possible. when you get that far, if you want email me off list for more detailed instructions on adjusting all of the controls (it is easy to mess them up, and i've seen tv sets and monitors that were "broken" that just needed to be properly adjusted after someone spent too many hours playing with the controls randomly). Len Gerstel wrote: ------- urself every day for years for getting the better monitor. > > However, I got this monitor on a job site ( I buy and sell used office > furniture) for the cost of my labor to put it in my truck, so I can not > complain too much. --------- -- "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
