[RTTY] 17" flat panel prices

[Andrew J. O'Brien]

I just happened to walked to in an high-end TV store yesterday and they had 
an in-store video running that was addressing this issue.  I may be stating 
the obvious here but the life span of LCD displays is referenced in terms of 
hours in use rather than days or months.  I believe the video said 10 years 
but that was based on 8 hours per day.  If you use your monitor more , 
perhaps leave it in 24/7/365 , your "mileage may vary"

By the way, I too have a KDS but a 17 inch, going strong but I have only had 
it for about 8760 clock hours.



Andy K3UK




>I remember reading somewhere (but where?) that 10 years is the expected
> life span of most LCD displays.  I've used a 19 inch KDS LCD for around 3
> years with no grief so far.  At the time it was not real cheap but the
> $100 rebate sealed the deal.  Plus, back then it was much cheaper than a
> comparable screen display area CRT monitor (20 or 21 inch) and weighed
> much less than the CRT it replaced.
>
> Larry L, W0ETC