Re: New plasma screens for indicator boards

["Switched On" <yaropolk@hotmail.com>]

Plasma definitely does burn in and quite badly. That's why it's not as good
as LCD. But it does provide a little bit more light than LCD and is a bit
easier to build into larger panels. But it's certainly not cheap stuff.

A


Ashley Wright <ajwright@spam.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:39:06 +1000, "Hubert" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote:
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> >Will this new plasma screen system (Martin Place SPI) be similar to the
> >older style SPI (ie Hornsby, Burwood, Parramatta) in which the computer
> >automatically broadcasts announcements and displays the info, or are the
DVA
> >computers still going to have to be manually operated?
> >
>
>
>   Are these screens really plasma? When I was there a few weeks ago
> waiting for a train to Bondi Junction one of the afternoon OST
> services came past and the display was showing a message to the effect
> the train doesn't stop yet. But 'burnt' into the display was the
> normal King Cross etc station names. If it is plasma I never knew it
> could burn and burn in so quickly!!
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