Re: [NTLK] backlight noise - lower if new?

From: Tyler Smith (spam_at_fenestrated.net)
Date: Mon Feb 16 2004 - 07:31:39 PST


>hi,
>
>I'm back on the green one... and I realized that my backlight noise got
>pretty loud (I know you can always hear it, but it's *very* loud now).
>
>I wonder if the sound will get lower if I install a new backlight as
>described on some sites. does anyone have experience with that? or is
>the sound not connected to the lifetime of the backlight at all?
>
>thanks very much,
>johnny

I'm pretty sure the noise actually comes from the high voltage
circuitry that drives it, so as that aged it would get louder. If I'm
correct then replacing the backlight "film" wouldn't change much.

-Tyler Smith

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