Re: [NTLK] High Quality replacement MP2x00 white backlights

From: Tim Skrastins (timskrastins_at_mac.com)
Date: Tue Feb 15 2005 - 19:32:56 PST


Do the other color backlights alleviate the 'whining' noise when the
backlight is on?

-Tim
MP2100

On Feb 15, 2005, at 10:19 PM, Calvin wrote:

> James,
>
> Believe me, I'd love to have a white backlight with more brightness,
> but it's not in the cards today.
>
> There's actually two ways to make white, and I chose the one that was
> brightest - even though it looks pink when turned off. The other
> approach looks white when on and white when off - but offers less
> light. White light is somewhat difficult ot generate because it's a
> combination of at least three other colors of light. One way to make
> white is to take the green (which gets energy from the A/C voltage),
> and add other color phosphors (which steal energy from the green
> photons that are bouncing about).

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