[ltp] LCD Life Expectancy

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---- Jason Brooks <jaybrooks76@gmail.com> wrote: 
> Was it the ballast or was it the ccfl? The cfl's are replaceable for
> around 20 to 60 $USD. They last about 266.6 days to 500 days non stop
> usage (depending on how often it shuts off and how much current is
> flowing through it)
> 
> Search for laptop ccfl to find suppliers.
> 
> Jay
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 8:30 PM, David Woodfall <dave@unrealize.co.uk> wrote:
> > I have a T42 that looks like the backlight has just gone on it. This
> > was a used display I bought after the original died. Now I'm wondering what
> > the expected life of a display is?
> >
> > The T21 I'm using right now seems to be good so far. No idea of it's
> > age though it must be getting on a bit.
> >
> > So how long do these things keep going for?
> >
> > Also I noticed the screen had a pink tinge to it on boot. Is this a
> > sign of anything about to go?
One of my A3is has had this, ( a pink tinge on startup which reappears if it
is left on a low brightness for a period of time ) for several years.
I have a spare ccfl waiting for it.
It is not!!! a trivial task to replace these, they are very easy to break!
> >
> > --
> > Don't look back, the lemmings are gaining on you.
> >
> 
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> JaY
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