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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1228148" data-attributes="member: 56379">Here's a pretty typical answer you'll find on the internet:&quot;Typically a LCD screen will be rated to about 60,000 hours. LCD backlight lamp will decrease brightness. That's the most evident sign of wearing. The more contrast and brightness you use, the faster it will decay. Obviously, the electronics can also fail - and in any other electronic device - power supply for example. Sharp screens allow you to replace the lamp. Other brands less so. Apparently some samsung monitors also allow replacing the backlight lamp. Theoretically, anyone could replace the lamp - but it's probably a rare part, hard to find, hard to buy, and very fragile and would require a certain amount of experience.&quot;Believe me...for most folks...you will replace the computer (computer too old or slow) before you're LCD monitor will &quot;die.&quot;- Nickp.s.&nbsp; FYI...60,000 hours works out to be around 20.5 years @ 8 hours/day.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1228148, member: 56379"] [b]Here's a pretty typical answer you'll find on the internet:[/b] [i]"Typically a LCD screen will be rated to about 60,000 hours. LCD backlight lamp will decrease brightness. That's the most evident sign of wearing. The more contrast and brightness you use, the faster it will decay. Obviously, the electronics can also fail - and in any other electronic device - power supply for example. Sharp screens allow you to replace the lamp. Other brands less so. Apparently some samsung monitors also allow replacing the backlight lamp. Theoretically, anyone could replace the lamp - but it's probably a rare part, hard to find, hard to buy, and very fragile and would require a certain amount of experience."[/i] [b]Believe me...for most folks...you will replace the computer (computer too old or slow) before you're LCD monitor will "die."[/b] - Nick p.s. FYI...60,000 hours works out to be around 20.5 years @ 8 hours/day. [/QUOTE]

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