So, this is an ignorant question but I've never quite understood what burn-in really is. This is actually stemming from my confusion yesterday on my work LCD (not at all vintage.. about 3.5yrs old) had horrible screen burn-in for the first time. I guess my screen saver didn't kick in, nor did my power management and it left my background picture on the screen all weekend so I came in yesterday to an almost cool transparent setting like a linux system but it was burn in. I turned off the monitor and back on just for kicks to see but nope it's there and I figured .. eh.. annoying but that's life and at least it's a Tux and the BSD Beastie.
It reminded me how I first heard someone say "SVGA monitors can't get screen burn-in so screen savers are now just for fun not a requirement! sweet!" and that as always proved ot to be true. However I've never had it go away like this (kinda odd, and I'm still trying to figure out if I'm just not seeing it or what.
Anyway, keeping it vintage, what *IS* the burn-in actually on? Is it the screening that ends up doing this? On this new one the burn-in was even in color lol but like a system I recently picked up (knowing it was probably going to be for parts) I could see the burn-in on the screen with the system off and unplugged on the shelf. Is this something that can be replaced or repaired inside of the CRT?
It reminded me how I first heard someone say "SVGA monitors can't get screen burn-in so screen savers are now just for fun not a requirement! sweet!" and that as always proved ot to be true. However I've never had it go away like this (kinda odd, and I'm still trying to figure out if I'm just not seeing it or what.
Anyway, keeping it vintage, what *IS* the burn-in actually on? Is it the screening that ends up doing this? On this new one the burn-in was even in color lol but like a system I recently picked up (knowing it was probably going to be for parts) I could see the burn-in on the screen with the system off and unplugged on the shelf. Is this something that can be replaced or repaired inside of the CRT?