Exactly! While using crude oil to manufacture books is definitely better than burning its derivates in cars, we'll have to consider that earth's oil reserves won't last forever - and crude oil is required to manufacture plastic as a matter of fact.
While the burn in problem certainly has improved for CRTs during the last years, be aware that there are certain types of TFT panels which can develop a (partially reversible) memory-effect very similar to the burn-in problems known from CRTs.
I talked about this topic with a product manager from Samsung who told me that current panels are far less affected by this problem compared to the panles available one or two years before, but I wouldn't be surprised if the problem is even present in current products.
I'm experiencing a related problem when somebody turns off the light (a fluorescent tube - hope that's the correct term, the dictionary says so;-) in another room, the monitor flickers for the portion of a second. I guess this is caused by a voltage spike that appears when the light is turned off.
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Exactly! While using crude oil to manufacture books is definitely better than burning its derivates in cars, we'll have to consider that earth's oil reserves won't last forever - and crude oil is required to manufacture plastic as a matter of fact.
While the burn in problem certainly has improved for CRTs during the last years, be aware that there are certain types of TFT panels which can develop a (partially reversible) memory-effect very similar to the burn-in problems known from CRTs.
I talked about this topic with a product manager from Samsung who told me that current panels are far less affected by this problem compared to the panles available one or two years before, but I wouldn't be surprised if the problem is even present in current products.
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I'm experiencing a related problem when somebody turns off the light (a fluorescent tube - hope that's the correct term, the dictionary says so ;-) in another room, the monitor flickers for the portion of a second. I guess this is caused by a voltage spike that appears when the light is turned off.
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