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Hello John - At 07:53 AM 9/27/2003 -0700, you wrote: You _do_ recall posting this information?: "My personal experiences with the dry, low-humidity, higher ambient temperatures of CA, NV, and AZ where we sell proprietary computer based systems the LCD life expectancy is very good. I have not seen very many nits which have pixel drop out either. Of course the systems we sell are high-end cost wise thus the LCD displays are more costly. However, the Viewsonic LCD I have seen are lasting at least four years and a few are six years old (15-inchers which cost a heck of a lot of money back then)." Seems you like playing it both ways John. =============== >I have a client who still uses Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100's for a >vintage security entry system to their old buildings. These units we >installed in 1984. They are still plugging along. These folks are >farming oriented folks and the area is the northern end of the >Sacramento Valley. These units screens haven't died died yet. You might >need a dark room and a large flashlight to get the reflective LCD design >to produce adequate pixel light up - but that was true from day one. >Model100s were never what anyone would call "high-end LCDs" - Tandy >product manager probably couldn't spell high-end, let alone purchase >anything from a manufacturer who built stuff like that :-) > >I have one law enforcement client who has a 1991 15-inch LCD display >which has been turned on 24 - 7 365 since it was bought new. Runs a >kiosk style application in their lobby. > >We still use PoqetPC MS-DOS handheld units for the wife's book writing >library research work while we are on the road. The biggest problem >with them was, and still is, the hinge design failure problems; rather >than LCD failure. Although on the PoqetPC list, LCD failure questions >are showing up more often. I have one PoqetPC Classic unit that has >been turned on and used at least once a week since Fall 1989 COMDEX. >That LCD display still is as good as it was when it was originally >shipped from Japan in Spring 1989. > >I too have a collection of vintage laptops - mostly '486 stuff, but a >couple of '386s - all with LCD displays. They are all over 13 years old >and the LCD's work okay. Most are just as poor at displaying characters >with low-res washout and all are lousy in bright sunlight as they were >when they were first built. > >But then there is my new Kyocera 7145 PDA/cell phone color LCD which is >great indoors but washes out in bright sunlight. > >My original Compaq 80286 lugable with CRT monitor still works just like >it did on the first day I bought it. Has the optional ATI righ-res CGA >video card so you can run color applications on the "green screen" CRT. > >Soooo, my personal experience with most LCDs is they have a life >expectancy equal too, if not better than CRT monitors. Probably mostly >because they were a higher price point product when built and purchased >than cheapy CRT monitors. > >John Oram > >Lance Lyon wrote: > >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Charles Angelich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 9:54 PM >>Subject: Re: [SURVPC] Monitors - compatible >> >> >> >> >> >>>Interesting, my experiences with CGA monitors has been the reverse - they >>> >>die >> >> >>>shortly after I reconfigure to use them. ;-) >>> >>>In the tech echo on FIDO the people there have repeated several times that >>>capacitors will dry up if the monitor is stored and not in use. I suspect >>> >>this >> >> >>>has been the case for my CGA monitors. >>> >> >>True for most older equipment - I have a couple of dead PETs suffering from >>this problem - one day "soon" I'll fix 'em. >> >>Several old Commodore 108x monitors here - one of 'em has been in daily use >>since around '87 as a monitor attached to a VCR in my bedroom - apart from >>the odd dry solder every now & again (par for the course with these), never >>had a problem. Others are used for a variety of other tasks, including a >>1084S (stereo) that's attached to the TV tuner card on this 'puter. >> >>They also turn up quite frequently as monitors attached to security cameras >>in many shops & banks :-) They seem to go forever :-) Most of 'em are >>Philips jobs re-branded. >> >>cheers, >> >>Lance >> >>// http://commodore.thebbs.org >> telnet://commodore.thebbs.org >> >> Since 1987 - Australia's oldest Amiga BBS // >> >> >>--- >>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 19/09/2003 >> >>To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >>unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. >>Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. >>More info can be found at; >>http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html >> >> >> >> > >To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. >Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. >More info can be found at; >http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html > > > > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 9/18/2003 Charles.Angelich http:/www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/ --=======7A754AAA======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-3A145060 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. 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