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    LCD life hampered by constant on/off?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kdub, Sep 14, 2006.

  1. kdub

    kdub Notebook Consultant

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    I recently set my LCD screen for my Dell e1405 (samsung LCD) to turn off on battery mode when there has been no activity for 1 minute. Basically when I'm in class, it'll turn on and off a lot (it acutally saves quite a bit of battery this way, that's why I did it).

    Is having my LCD frequently switching between on and off all the time bad for it?
     
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    More than likely, no. The cold-cathode lights they use for LCD backlights don't fail in the same manner that incandescents do. They're more tied to total time running than on-off cycles, I believe, because they don't have the temperature fluctuations that incandescents do.
     
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    Hmmm, I see. Thanks!
     
    kdub, Sep 14, 2006
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