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can running vertical games on a horiz. monitor for to long damage it ?
Minwah:
I'd run a screensaver or power-saving thing to reduce the risk of burn in...regardless of whether you're running horizontal or vertical games.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Minwah on February 15, 2006, 11:47:07 am ---I'd run a screensaver or power-saving thing to reduce the risk of burn in...regardless of whether you're running horizontal or vertical games.
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I agree. Anything that turns on the electron beam at anything higher than black levels is going to burn the phosphor. You just won't notice it unless the beams are at high output in the same areas over time.
I also agree with Fozzy. The notion that screen burn is less likely because a smaller part of the screen is being used is a little absurd. For a great example of this, look at any monochrome vector game. By their nature, the phosphor is exposed to much less energy on average because they don't scan like a raster display. But, high intensity in concentrated areas actually will cause screen burn much more rapidly, even though the majority of the screen is hardly used.
RandyT
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: RandyT link=topic=50111.msg489041#msg489041 --- For a great example of this, look at any monochrome vector game. By their nature, the phosphor is exposed to much less energy on average because they don't scan like a raster display. But, high intensity in concentrated areas actually will cause screen burn much more rapidly, even though the majority of the screen is hardly used.
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Actually, that's a very good point Randy.... Much more so with monochrome XY Vector monitors than with colour ones. Old Asteroids monitors always show pretty significant burn in the static areas. To a degree that's pretty much hidden when they're running, but it is very obvious when they're not.
The strange thing is that Colour Vector Monitors, for example Star Wars cabs... don't show anywhere near as much tendancy to burn. I strongly suspect that this is as a result of improvements in tubes between the 1970's and 1980's. But it could also be to do with the quality of power regulation in the later monitors.
Modern tubes show even less tendancy to burn, but as in the 18 Wheeler cab, they do still do it.
The worst of all are the rear projectors... Where the energy level on the tubes is very very high. Again that's been solved in recent cabs which are using LCD's or Plasma screens... Although Plasma's also have a few other temperature related problems.
Anyway! back on topic..... As in my original reply... his best solution if he must leave the machine turned on and doesn't want to get noticable burn is really to have windows power saving turn the monitor off after 15 mins of no use.
Just a quick final note to anybody who finds me a bit blunt sometimes..... It's just me... It's part of being English... ;) don't take it too personally :angel: .
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
markrvp:
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on February 15, 2006, 05:28:04 pm ---Just a quick final note to anybody who finds me a bit blunt sometimes..... It's just me... It's part of being English... ;) don't take it too personally :angel: .
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No problem. You've got a lot of good info!
rlemmon:
Thanks for the help guys :)
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