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lcd burn-in
Name: DAVE Date: March 4, 2003 at 19:14:59 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ / 256
Comment:
is it possible to cause burn-in on a laptop LCD display? note that its an older laptop display, probably from around 1996 or so.
Name: Merlin Date: March 5, 2003 at 10:02:41 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, yes yes. LCD screens can burn in, they drop pixels, the screen is too dim, the images ghost and trail when they move...I hate LCD screens. No choice for a laptop, but an old one like that is probably on the way to PC heaven. Time for an upgrade.
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