Are color screens immune to burn-in?

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6 total messages Started by Larry HOUCH Sat, 21 Apr 1990 02:38

#2500

Author: Larry HOUCH
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 1990 02:38

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I've been told by those technically wiser than myself that you never
have to worry about burn-in for color screens. That there is a
difference in them such that you could leave your computer display
on forever and ever and ever and it wouldn't burn in.

Now I've seen non-color monitors burn in. It's not a pretty sight :)
but have I been sold a load of goods (so to speak)? Is my screen
saver for my color mac unneeded? Can I leave my VGA monitor for my
pc on and not worry about having to see ghost images of my editor
and program from now on?

Thanks for any informed opinions.

!uunet!microsoft!larryh	
Microsoft doesn't edit outgoing posts, and I'm quite pleased about it.

Re: Are color screens immune to burn-in?

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Author: Rob Finley
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 1990 07:44

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Nope.  They burn in.  Walk up to a coin-operated video game and look closely.
Even the expensive ones burn.  Sun has a great screen blanker for their
workstations.  :-)


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Re: Are color screens immune to burn-in?

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Author: GRE...
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 1990 17:08

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In article <54207@microsoft.UUCP>, larryh@microsoft.UUCP (Larry HOUCH) says:
>
>I've been told by those technically wiser than myself that you never
>have to worry about burn-in for color screens. That there is a
>difference in them such that you could leave your computer display
>on forever and ever and ever and it wouldn't burn in.
>
     I would have to disagree with this.  I have seen arcade video games
with color screens and plenty of burnout.  Probably not as bad as severe
monochrome burnout, but still very noticable.
     Related note:  I saw a picture of an o'scope screen with a hole
drilled through it *from the inside*.  Now THAT was screen burnout.
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Re: Are color screens immune to burn-in?

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Author: holl... The Polymath
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 1990 21:36

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In article <54207@microsoft.UUCP> larryh@microsoft.UUCP (Larry HOUCH) writes:
}I've been told by those technically wiser than myself that you never
}have to worry about burn-in for color screens. ...

Sorry, wrong.  Our ATMs have color touch screens.  We go to a lot of
trouble to keep the screens from burning in and they still do, eventually.
It's a major maintenance headache.

-- 
The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe, M.A., CDP, aka: holl...@ttidca.tti.com)
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Re: Are color screens immune to burn-in?

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Author: kirs... KIRSTEIN DALE
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 1990 05:05

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Burn in is caused by some areas of the phosphors on the screen being 
desensitized by constant driving by the electron beam . This can happen
on ANY crt screen, be they color, B+W, oscilloscope tubes, etc. On a color 
monitor, you will see color ghosts of the color complement to the image 
that caused the burn in. Save yourself some bucks! Use the screensaver!

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Re: Are color screens immune to burn-in?

#2502

Author: holl... The Polymath
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 1990 19:40

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In article <1990Apr22.074410.7647@bpdsun1.uucp> rmf@bpdsun1.UUCP (Rob Finley) writes:
}Nope.  They burn in.  Walk up to a coin-operated video game and look closely.
}Even the expensive ones burn.  Sun has a great screen blanker for their
}workstations.  :-)

If you mean the "game of life" simulator, I've seen Sun screens with
little Sun logos burned all over them from letting it run for days.  Some
screen saver. )-:

-- 
The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe, M.A., CDP, aka: holl...@ttidca.tti.com)
Citicorp(+)TTI                                    Illegitimis non
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.   (213) 450-9111, x2483       Carborundum
Santa Monica, CA  90405 {csun | philabs | psivax}!ttidca!hollombe

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