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Burn In (maybe OT)...
« on: August 31, 2005, 11:23:24 pm »
Just got back from a trip to Cleveland, and played the usual Ms.Pac-Man / Galaga Reunion machine in the bus station.  (The fire button is pretty screwed, in case anyone is heading there.)  Anyway, I noticed that the screen has significant Ms.Pac burn in!  On a machine just a few years old!!  Anyway, I was pretty surprised. 

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Re: Burn In (maybe OT)...
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2005, 07:50:36 am »
This will happen fairly quickly (quickly as within a couple years) because of the static images on the screen.  It'll get worse before it gets better.
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Re: Burn In (maybe OT)...
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2005, 11:52:51 am »
I know why burn in happens ... just didn't think it happened within like 3 years.  On a new monitor!  Guess CRT tech has not improved at all.
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Re: Burn In (maybe OT)...
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2005, 01:35:51 pm »
It's the same exact image, displayed every day, all day long. Makes sense.
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Re: Burn In (maybe OT)...
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2005, 09:38:36 pm »
I've seen a 1943 get serious burn-in within a month, but the "1943" logo is on in the same place no matter what...
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