Re: Monitor Burn-in

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
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: Simon D. Williams wrote:
: > I have a IIc monitor that has some images and text burnt into the screen
: > (it was running in a store window for 6 months straight!)... is there
any
: > way to remedy this? I thought of leaving it on with an all-white hgr
image
: > for another six months, but I don't know if that would actually even
: > things out.
:
: It might reduce the contrast a bit, but the conventional wisdom is
: that screen burn-in is a one-way street.
:
: One interesting possibility is to simply reduce its distraction
: potential, by, say, turning the CRT upside down in the monitor.
:
: > On the bright side, if anyone's looking to refurbish a IIc, I can
: > recommend six months in direct sunlight to bleach the case to a pristine
: > white ;-)
:
: That's interesting, since UV seems to be a primary cause of yellowing...

Um, that would be filtered UV, Michael, thru glass or otherwise opaque
materials such as drapes.

Bill Garber