Fingers-crossed-for=20the=20=3D20%'s Jeroen=20and=20I=20have=20discussed=20this=20before=20between=20us.=20We=20= have=20an=20aged=20LCD TFT=20panel=20in=20the=20lab.=20=20A=20circular=20zone=20plate=20who's=20p= hase=20is=20changing=20at a=20critical=20speed=20gives=20a=20STATIC=20residual=20pattern=20of=20the=20= zone=20plate=20when the=20source=20is=20removed.=20=20If=20you=20then=20do=20the=20classic=20w= aving=20of=20your fingers=20in=20front=20of=20your=20eyes=20you=20apparently=20see=20interla= ce=20twitter=20-=20the TFT=20panel=20was=20being=20driven=20with=20a=20progressive=20image. This=20is=20the=20effect=20of=20the=20combination=20of=20the=20two=20effec= ts=20that=20Jeroen desribes. Prin Prinyar=20Boon Snell=20&=20Wilcox=20Ltd Liss=20Mill GU33=207BD email:=20prinyar.boon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tel:=20+44=20(0)2392=20489=20280=20direct Fax:=20+44=20(0)1730=20894=20341 www.snellwilcox.com -----Original=20Message----- From:=20opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx= g] On=20Behalf=20Of=20jeroen.stessen@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent:=2021=20January=202005=2016:15 To:=20opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject:=20[opendtv]=20Re:=20Philips=20ClearLCD=20technique=20for=20motion= =20sharpness Hi,=20 I=20wrote:=20 >>=20image=20retention. John=20Golitsis=20wrote:=20 >=20Everybody=20had=20thought=20it=20impossible=20on=20an=20LCD-based=20di= splay Well...=20not=20everybody...=20It=20is=20very=20possible.=20Even=20if=2030= =20Hz=20polarity inversion=20is=20applied=20then=20it=20can=20still=20beat=20with=20a=20res= idu=20of=2030=20Hz=20line flicker=20from=20an=20imperfect=20de-interlacer=20and=20cause=20a=20DC=20v= oltage=20component on=20the=20cell.=20This=20then=20causes=20some=20image=20retention,=20whic= h=20manifests=20as=20a 30=20Hz=20flickering=20after-image,=20and=20only=20goes=20away=20after=20a= =20long=20time.=20Some LCDs=20are=20much=20more=20sensitive=20to=20this=20than=20others,=20so=20b= e=20careful=20when supplying=20your=20own=20(cheap)=20de-interlacer...=20(PC=20!)=20 It=20is=20of=20course=20not=20"burn-in"=20as=20we=20know=20it,=20i.e.=20ph= osphor=20wear.=20 It=20is=20a=20change=20of=20physical=20properties=20of=20the=20LC=20cell=20= by=20ion=20transport.=20 But=20it=20can=20be=20just=20as=20annoying,=20and=20nobody=20knows=20for=20= sure=20how=20long=20it takes=20to=20fade=20away.=20One=20LCD=20thermometer=20in=20my=20home=20is=20= more=20or=20less destroyed=20because=20I=20left=20it=20running=20for=20too=20long=20on=20an= =20almost=20empty battery.=20That=20low=20battery=20warning=20was=20apparently=20not=20for=20= nothing=20!=20 Regards, --=20Jeroen=20 +-------------------------------+--------------------------------------- -+ |=20From:=20=20=20=20=20Jeroen=20H.=20Stessen=20=20=20|=20E-mail:=20=20Jer= oen.Stessen@xxxxxxxxxxx | |=20Building:=20SFJ-5.22=20Eindhoven=20=20|=20PHILIPS=20Applied=20Technolo= gies | |=20Phone:=20=20=20=20++31.40.2732739=20=20=20=20=20|=20Visiting=20&=20mai= l=20address:=20Glaslaan=202 | |=20Mobile:=20=20=20++31.6.44680021=20=20=20=20=20|=20NL=205616=20LW=20Ein= dhoven,=20the=20Netherlands | |=20Pager:=20=20=20=20++31.6.65133818=20=20=20=20=20|=20Website:=20http://= www.pdsl.philips.com/ | +-------------------------------+--------------------------------------- -+ =20 =20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You=20can=20UNSUBSCRIBE=20from=20the=20OpenDTV=20list=20in=20two=20ways: -=20Using=20the=20UNSUBSCRIBE=20command=20in=20your=20user=20configuration= =20settings=20at FreeLists.org=20 -=20By=20sending=20a=20message=20to:=20opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20wit= h=20the=20word unsubscribe=20in=20the=20subject=20line. This=20email=20and=20any=20attachments=20is=20confidential,=20may=20be=20l= egally=20privileged=20and=20is=20intended=20for=20the=20use=20of=20the=20a= ddressee=20only.=20If=20you=20are=20not=20the=20intended=20recipient,=20pl= ease=20note=20that=20any=20use,=20disclosure,=20printing=20or=20copying=20= of=20this=20email=20is=20strictly=20prohibited=20and=20may=20be=20unlawful= .=20If=20received=20in=20error,=20please=20delete=20this=20email=20and=20a= ny=20attachments=20and=20confirm=20this=20to=20the=20sender. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.