Re: VFD vs LCD

["Simon Coates" <ecolume@xxxxxxx>]

Rowdy,

A VFD can easily be read at 10ft.  There's alot of people on this group
with
SliMP3s - they use a VFD and are easily read from 20ft away.  However, if
you get a VFD and it's displaying continuously then you should expect a
useful life of a few years - its brightness fades over time.  To extend its
life how about how about dimming the display when the room is unoccupied?

Regards

Simon

----- Original Message -----
From: Rowdy <aoop43@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 24 September 2003 20:29
Subject: [ukha_d] VFD vs LCD


> Looking for a small display to attach to a PC in the lounge which
would
> display snippets of info continuously. Having a look at the
Crystalfontz
> CFA634-TMC-KS or possibly a Matrix Orbital VFD2041. Main difference is
> one being LCD and the other a VFD. From peoples experiences whats a
> reasonable viewing range for these devices, I would probably want to
see
> them from @ 10 feet ish. I'm guessing the VFD would be the clearest,
but
> I'm not sure on the LCD module, any advice welcomed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keith
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