While all electronics have the possibility of being damaged by the weather
(use surge protection in case of thunderstorms)and by high humidity,
barometric pressure is a new one on me.  Yes, you're salesperson was trying
to make an extended warranty sale (I hear some companies penalize their
salespeople for not selling enough extended warranties). The "F" looks fine.
Sometimes the text and other objects on your screen will look odd because of
the angle of viewing an LCD screen, although they're a  lot better now than
they used to be about viewing angle.

I clean mine with an alcohol wipe, although very rarely.  Usually I wipe off
dust with a dry soft cloth, and avoid touching the screen any more than I
have to.

----- Original Message -----
From: "cfinnigan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 9:37 PM
Subject: LCD screens, the weather, and other questions


> a salesperson at a large electronic's store tried to convince me to
purchase
> the extended warranty by claiming that LCD panels (I was looking at a
> samsung 760V) could be damaged by weather, humidity and barometric
pressure
> (while indoors, i presume since i don't have any plans of using it
outside).
> i have never heard anything like this in 12 years of working with
computers.
> when the salesperson went to check on something i asked the computer
> technician if he'd ever heard of this and he said no. was i being duped?
>
> how does one clean an LCD screen?
>
> should  i expect the text to be inconsistent? looking at my name below, it
> looked like the the F i slightly bolder than the rest.
>
> Chuck Finnigan
> [log in to unmask]
>
>

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