LCD life?

[treysmay]

how long is the life of an LCD?
generally an apple LCD

[Mood]

usually longer than you'll live

[grapes911]

I don't know what Apple says about their LCDs, but most LCD manufactures rate their product anywhere from 20,000 - 80,000 hours. Some are more and some cheep ones are less.

[dmw007]

usually longer than you'll live

Is that where they derive the term "life-time warranty" as in not the products life but yours? ;)

[dmw007]

I don't know what Apple says about their LCDs, but most LCD manufactures rate their product anywhere from 20,000 - 80,000 hours. Some are more and some cheep ones are less.

Seems to be true. We have ~40 Dell LCDs at work that were purchased ~4-5 years ago and all are working fine (and they are left on pretty much 24/7).

[mkrishnan]

Seems to be true. We have ~40 Dell LCDs at work that were purchased ~4-5 years ago and all are working fine (and they are left on pretty much 24/7).

I think that's an important part too... The bulbs wear a lot when they are power cycled, don't they? FWIW, that is the main failure mode -- the backlight dying.

[dmw007]

I think that's an important part too... The bulbs wear a lot when they are power cycled, don't they? FWIW, that is the main failure mode -- the backlight dying.

In general, constantly turning something on and off is gonna wear away at that products lifespan.

[Mood]

electrical current changes the atomic structure of the wires and resistors into a different state, and if you keep on turning it on and off it gets warped in a sense.

leaving it on means it'll maintain its electrical atomic structure instead of constantly changing it.

(does this make sense or just pure bull?)

[theonenonlyjoey]

my 22 inch cinema display's (DVI not ADC) backlight went bad and the whole panel was replaced 3 years ago while it was under warranty. probably a faulty unit though. can't say for sure what the real life of it would be.

[mkrishnan]

In general, constantly turning something on and off is gonna wear away at that products lifespan.

Yeah, true, in hindsight, it is moronically obvious. :o But it's particularly true of certain kinds of bulbs.... :)

[dmw007]

electrical current changes the atomic structure of the wires and resistors into a different state, and if you keep on turning it on and off it gets warped in a sense.

leaving it on means it'll maintain its electrical atomic structure instead of constantly changing it.

(does this make sense or just pure bull?)

Sounds ok to me. Then again, I am by no means an electrician. :rolleyes:

[dmw007]

Yeah, true, in hindsight, it is moronically obvious. :o But it's particularly true of certain kinds of bulbs.... :)

Things in hindsight tend to always be 20/20. Or usually 20/20.

Guess I had best not turn my PowerMac G5 on too many times...