peterw;366579 Wrote:
For the curious, my FuzzyTime plugin (see below) can be set to move the
displayed time slowly from side to side to help distribute the work
over more pixels. On my own system I have a copy of SuperDateTime that
I've modified to use FuzzyTime's shifting API so that its
JJZolx;366574 Wrote:
I have an SB2 that has fairly pronounced screen burn in (or burn out?)
from leaving it run the date/time screensaver at maximum brightness for
a couple of years. The pixels in the center of the display are
noticeably dimmer than those to either side.
I have a feeling
My listening room Squeezebox is used very lightly (only for serious
listening - never just left on in the background - so that equates to
maybe 3-5 hours a week max).
I can see the burn-out from the analogue VU meters on the display - not
in general use, but when the whole display alights such
I keep our displays on our SB3s off when turned off, and in a pitch
black room, you can still see the filaments glowing a gentle orange.
So I think unless you pull the power plug, the VFDs will continue to
burn. But I prefer the electronic stability of leaving the circuits
powered 24/7.
FWIW,
Hello. I have finally given in and decided to leave my computer on 24-7
to alleviate all the associated hassles w/ the computer going into
standy and wirelessley WOL.
That said, I now have the capapbility of displaying info on the screen
24-7. My question - how long can I expect the pretty
I'm also curious about screen burn-in. I have a boom, and when the alarm
turns itself off in the morning, it moves to the now playing screen
where it stays until I turn off the boom. But sometimes I'm out for a
week or so, thus the now playing screen may be on for days. I don't
think this is the
Well there have been very few cases of any kind of screen problems
reported on the forums, and probably most of them have been to do with
damaged, dead or dieing screens (only part of the display working for
example), rather than ones with burn in or a loss in brighness.
Don't get me wrong it
newy;366510 Wrote:
Hello. I have finally given in and decided to leave my computer on 24-7
to alleviate all the associated hassles w/ the computer going into
standy and wirelessley WOL.
That said, I now have the capapbility of displaying info on the screen
24-7. My question - how long
I've had a SB3 permanently on and running the weather date and time
plug-in for 3 years and not noticed any screen problems.
I do have the brightness set to 3 though.
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norman12
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toby10;366522 Wrote:
The SB3 VFD display (same as Boom) was rated at 100,000 hours of use.
SB3 and boom use completely different VFD's, the SB3 and transporter
share the same ones though :)
Not that it matters, I'm sure the quoted lifetime would be the same on
both.
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funkstar
From what I've read, VFDs tend to dim with age rather than fail
catastrophically, and they are favored by consumer electronics
manufacturers for devices with long real-world lifetimes (10 years and
longer). However, I don't know specific longevity figures for these
particular displays, so I
I have an SB2 that has fairly pronounced screen burn in (or burn out?)
from leaving it run the date/time screensaver at maximum brightness for
a couple of years. The pixels in the center of the display are
noticeably dimmer than those to either side.
I have a feeling that had it been run at
JJZolx;366574 Wrote:
I have an SB2 that has fairly pronounced screen burn in (or burn out?)
from leaving it run the date/time screensaver at maximum brightness for
a couple of years. The pixels in the center of the display are
noticeably dimmer than those to either side.
I have a feeling
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