On Nov 30, 2008, at 7:31 PM, dorayme wrote: > It has started flickering now and then, and sometimes goes right > blank, all black.
Original LCD monitors have fluorescent backlights that burn out just like any fluorescent bulb does. They can be replaced, and you may be able to do it yourself? I don't know where to get them, and it might be good to remove the old one to get a model # off it? Newer LCDs are now lit with LEDs that last almost forever, so this shouldn't be an issue in the future, although I imagine there will be a good business for replacing the fluorescents once all these LCD TVs being sold start burning out? I somehow doubt there will be a simple way to replace a burned out fluorescent with a replacement LED for a "one time only" fix. Only the newest Apple monitors and laptops have LED backlights, but in two years it's predicted that fluorescent backlighting will be virtually extinct in all LCDs. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
