On Wednesday 10 August 2005 22.40, Bruce Johnson wrote: > On Aug 10, 2005, at 2:16 PM, James W. Greenidge wrote: > > Greetings All: > > > > Can anyone inform me of any PowerBook mail-lists or on-line user > > groups > > > > which could answer difficult questions like this: > >> Does anyone have true info in the hours lifetime of the PB 190's > >> screen > >> illumination lamp and does taking measures such knocking down the > >> brightness setting to bare minimum and hiking the contrast instead > >> increase > >> lamp life and lower the wear and tear? > > There's no such thing as 'true hours'. Playing with the brightness > and contrast will not likely change the lifespan of the tube; it's > essentially just a fluorescent bulb...if they're on, the clock is > ticking. > > in most cases it's reasonably easy to replace if it does burn out and > the bulbs themselves are pretty cheap.
As far as I'm concerned, it's not an issue with the 190, in my limited experience. I use my 190 pretty often, usually about an hour or two every night, for when I want to read a little fanfiction or do some writing before bed. As far as I know, my 190 has never had a screen replacement, or any replacement of anything. I even checked the manufacture date on my battery, which still holds about 2-5 hours charge, and I'm going to say that it's July 1996, but it could be 1998. As I said, it's nothing to be worried about. Then again, the PB 190 is the toughest notebook I've owned, and that's counting a Toshiba Satellite that took some rather nasty falls. Sorry for the rambling, but I hope this eases some fears, Caleb -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
