Re: Screen Burn in with EV700 monitors?

[matt....@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, May 12, 1998 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Dustin L. Douglas wrote:
> Well, got a small question here and wanted some input from the
> Gateway community.
> I'm a computer lab operator here at the University of Arkansas. In
> one of my labs I've got 9 GW 17" EV700 monitors. We haven't had them very
> long, but they have already started to burn in.
> We use a single, standard background for all computers on the
> Computing services domain; the background is the *real* culprit, because
> it's what's actually burning in.
> Here is some data off the back of the label:
> Manufacture date: Nov 1997
> Model: Gateway 700-069cs
> The monitors used to be turned on all the time, but since they
> started burning in, we shut them off at night. Is this a known "feature"
> in the EV line. I know I've read lots of posts complaining about the
> ev900's flicker problem...Is the EV line just an inferior product?
> Oh and in one of my other labs I have 20 17" Vivitron monitors that we've
> had *longer* than the EV's and no sign of burn in on the Viv's!
> Anyone care to share their experience with EV burn in?
> thanks
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Dustin, you really should have solved this by now.