Re: Laptop vs. Charts
- From: Chris L Peterson <clp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:26:18 -0700
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 23:27:50 +0100 (CET), Andrew Smallshaw
<andrews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Two points. Firstly an LCD is a (Liquid Crystal) Display and not
a Liquid (Crystal Display). That is the technology uses liquid
crystals rather than actual liquids. Liquid crystals are a curious
state of matter that falls inbetween conventional liquid and solid
states. Having said that, they could still freeze solid although
I am not sure how far the temperature needs to drop for that to
happen - it isn't water after all.
I've used laptops when it was below -10°C. The screens get a little
sluggish, but work fine and don't seem to be harmed. Davoud's
observation about new units with LED backlights is a good one, however,
as there is less waste heat to help keep the LCD happy.
I've had LCD displays stored outside with temperatures down around -20°C
and they suffered no apparent damage.
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