Can anyone knowledgeable clarify the issue of longevity of LCD monitors? "I heard" (sorry) that, while they certainly look amazing, their life-cycle is (currently) substantially less than CRTs.
I heard this in connection with TVs, and wondered: 1) is that true; and 20 if so, would that also be true of computer monitors.
Google is your friend.
Ratings vs actual: There's a big variance, and it depends on your actual usage pattern - if you leave the product turned on 24/7, or only 8 hrs per day, etc. My experience has been that LCDs die earlier than their MTBF ratings and CRTs die later. YMMV.
A MTBF (mean time between failure) *rating* of 30,000 hours for an LCD's backlight is considered GREAT. 30,000 hours is only 3.4 years.
The MTBF for CRT's is in the 70,000 to 100,000+ hour range. When I googled, I saw a number of products in the 150,000+ range.
...I'm having a difficult time finding actual MTBF information for Apple's LCDs. A few sites said they're in the 25,000 hour range; credibility unknown.
FWIW, - Dan.
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