Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]F3s had a L(iquid) C(rystal) D(isplay) in the viewfinder. > From: Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com> > > Is it LCD or LED (do you know the difference, not meant insultingly, > because a lot of people don't know the difference)? 18 year old LCD is > pretty old LCD... I didn't say they couldn't last longer than 10 years, > that is the MTTF number the vendors give... If it is LCD, I assure you, it > will fade as time goes on, it's the nature of the material. > > Another interesting MTTF number is for EPROMs (Electrically Programmable > Read Only Memory) ICs, that are used to store computer programs in a lot of > devices... They start to 'lose' the programmed information after about 10 > years or so... > > ---------- > From: John Collier > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 2:02 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: LUGThe M6 Fugue > > > My old F3 LCD display is 18 years and counting. Looks great. > > John Collier > >> From: Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com> >> >> I believe LCD displays only have a life of 10 years. Of course, they may >> last a lot longer.... > > >