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- From: todd@kastle.com (Todd A. Scalzott)
- Subject: Re: Turning Indigo monitor off when unused
- In-Reply-To: atems@igor.physics.wayne.edu's message of Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:33:57 GMT
- Message-ID: <TODD.92Nov17073810@todd.kastle.com>
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- Organization: Kastle Development Associates, Arlington, VA, USA
- References: <1992Nov16.203357.16203@cs.wayne.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 07:38:10 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.203357.16203@cs.wayne.edu> atems@igor.physics.wayne.edu (Dale Atems) writes:
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- > Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.sys.sgi,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.questions
- > From: atems@igor.physics.wayne.edu (Dale Atems)
- > Summary: Is it safe?
- > Sender: usenet@cs.wayne.edu (Usenet News)
- > Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:33:57 GMT
- >
- > The Mitusbishi monitor that came with our new R4K Indigo needs such a
- > high brightness level to be readable that the glow is noticeable even
- > when the screen is blanked, which can't be a good thing in the long
- > term. Rather than twiddle with the brightness control (slow) every
- > night and morning, I was wondering, is it safe to simply leave the
- > monitor powered off when not in use?
- >
- Damn. This is a tricky one. Which model Mitsubishi monitor is it? Some
- of them have rather intricate power-down sequences. I once had one that
- had to be spun 360 degrees on its horizontal axis while chanting "I love my
- monitor, I love my monitor." I traded that one in for a less demanding
- monitor that, although I couldn't turn it off, I could easily attach an UPS
- power supply to. Apparently, OSHA has issued a warning against this
- particular model, stating that it has a tendency to explode after being
- left off for long periods of time. That wouldn't be so bad, except it
- first sacrafices all family pets on its way out.
-
- I guess the bottom line is, read your manual! You never know! Hopefully,
- you won't have to do the rotation deal--it can be a strain on the limbs
- with some of these 60lb monitors, causing you to require physical therapy
- two or three times a week (depending on how often you DON'T spend time at
- your Indigo and need to turn the monitor off).
-
- Are you a student? I hear discounts can be found for students at many of
- the chiropractic institutes...
-
-
- P.S. I hear that some of the new-fangled models come with a contrast
- knob...
-
-
- (Before I get flamed, insert about a hundred smiley faces. Okay?)
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- Todd Scalzott todd@kastle.com
- Kastle Development Associates ...!uunet!friend!todd
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