[Ham-Computers] Do LCD monitor displays get "dingy" or faded looking?

[Philip (KO6BB)]

Hi,
Last night I put the lcd display from my wife's old computer on this one as 
a secondary display.  That one (hers) is more or less a "generic" no name 
17" display that came with this computer for the bargain price (then) of 
$200.00 somewhat over two years ago. It has minimal hours on it as all she 
does is check her email and turn the computer off.

THIS monitor is a "High Dollar" (relatively speaking) Viewsonic 17" that is 
somewhat over three years old and has many thousands of hours on it, I 
average over 12 hrs/day use.

When I got the "generic" monitor I compared it against this one.  This one 
(Viewsonic) was a little brighter (sRGB setting), definitely had better 
resolution and just looked better.  The whites were "whiter", and the color 
just seemed better than the "generic".

Now, I see that the generic one is brighter and colors deeper, by comparison 
this one looks dingy, like an old Tee shirt that hasn't been washed in a 
good detergent 8^(  Both monitors are running on the same video card, with 
the same resolution etc.

So, I guess the question is, "do LCD monitors get tired"?  Yes, I realize 
that focus etc won't change as, unlike crts, there is not beam to focus.

73 de Phil,  KO6BB
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