tube technology and EMP

Allison ajp166 at bellatlantic.net
Fri Apr 22 15:11:33 CDT 2005


>
>Subject: Re: tube technology and EMP
>   From: William Donzelli <aw288 at osfn.org>
>   Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:27:36 -0400 (EDT)
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>> Do LCD screens still blow pixels after a couple of years? That'd be my
>> only reservation compared to a traditional CRT.
>
>I'd rather blow a pixel than a whole gun...
>
>I actually still like a tube in front of me, but damn, these
>new(ish) flatscreens are nice.
>
>William Donzelli
>aw288 at osfn.org

My .02 is sure LCDs are nice, small and expensive but, they even come with a guarentee 
that 99.99% of the pixels are good. The rest are well, bad.

A lot of users have noted that getting an LCD with 100% good pixels 
is either tough or expensive.  

Then again I have Monitors with the still common tube and when they 
die it's 15$ here in MA to get rid of one with a bad gun or a 
impossible to replace HV transformer.  As a result I try to NOT 
collect anything with a CRT onless it's fairly unique.



Allison


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