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   Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 14:23:48 JST Polychrome :blabcat:
   I like how Quantum Dot technology was supposed to increase the lifespan of OLED monitors but then it turned out that the QD layer is chemically breaking down from the moment it leaves the factory so now it turned into a race between which part of your display will show visible degradation first: The OLED persistence or its QD layer color drift. :blobcat_daradara:
   
   Just bring back CRTs already, we almost got them thin and flat when companies realized LCD was cheaper to manufacturer.
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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 14:26:49 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Canageek
     @Canageek a)not so much, actually. b)Very yes! So don't open it up and touch the exposed electronics. :blobcat3c: you'll be fine otherwise.
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     Canageek (canageek@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 14:26:52 JST Canageek

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     @Polychrome I mean, don't they a) take way more electricity and b) use scary high voltages?

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 14:35:17 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Canageek
     @Canageek nothing. They're fine. They're just not as good as CRTs which were closer to OLED in quality without the downsides and with extra features that no fixed-pixel display can hope to achieve. We downgraded our graphics so companies can manufacturer at cheaper prices
     
     On the bright side MicroLED (not to confuse with MiniLED) are steadily advancing and should be available in consumer monitors in ~5 years. They perform like OLED but without the degradation problems so I'm looking forward to that.
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     Canageek (canageek@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 14:35:18 JST Canageek

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     @Polychrome Fair. What is wrong with older LCDs? My ProArt monitor is 10 years old this year with no problems.

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 14:41:30 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Canageek
     @Canageek that's one of the things that the new CRT technology was going to solve, actually.
     
     I forgot the acronyms now but at the time there were two competing Thin CRT technologies being developed and they were going to change everything.
     
     Sadly they only made it into some prototypes and demonstration units at tech expos before being axed in favor of LCD.
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     Canageek (canageek@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 14:41:31 JST Canageek

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     @Polychrome I just feel bad for anyone that has to move CRTs; I did that a LOT during the early 2000s and the thick glass you need to stop the electrons and not blast the user with beta radiation are *heavy*

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 15:08:28 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     @Canageek my last one could hit 1600x1200 at 4:3 so I wasn't too impressed. The extra pixels on the sides with widescreen were handy tho, providing you went for 16:10 instead of 16:9.
     
     There were widescreen CRTs too but they were harder to find and generally expensive.
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     Canageek (canageek@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 15:08:29 JST Canageek

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     @Polychrome Makes sense. Also I probably shouldn't trust my memory. We went from an 800x600 CRT from the mid-90s to a 720p LCD, and a CRT TV from the late 90s to a full HD LCD, so I'm used to LCDs being a *huge* step forward in graphics.

     (As long as plasma stays dead though, hated those viewing angles)