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On 9/5/05 23:05, "Kevanf1" <kevanf1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 5/9/05, Tim Humpherson <tim.humpherson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hey, guys, does one REALLY need a screensaver if one owns a TFT screen?
>> 
>> I think the screensavers are primarily for CRT users so that the
>> phosphor coatings inside their CRT monitors would lessen the wear/tear
>> (phosphor burn) thus making CRT monitors last a bit longer.
>> [Hole-in-wall cash dispensers now have some kind of 'screensaver' by
>> flashing adverts about their banking products.]
>> 
>> ....but TFT does not contain phosphors, only LCD, so would they also
>> suffer the same problem?  I think not.
>> 
>> Anyone know better than me?
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Tim H.

>> 
> Modern CRT's don't need a screen saver any more.

What's it about modern CTR's that they don't need a SS? Is there something
about the phosphor?


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