From: Woody Smith (woody_at_bitstream.net)
Date: Tue Jul 20 2004 - 05:52:13 PDT
The backlight will not last as long as you wish it would. I need to
use the backlight a lot and have noted considerable dimming during a
year of use.
One company reports 400 hours for the original and 3000 for their
replacement.
see http://www.backlight4you.com/en/products/el/kit_apple.htm
See Frank Gruendel's site for instructions and evaluation of the
replacement unit.
http://www.pda-soft.de/2x00backlightreplacement.html
Woody
On Tuesday, July 20, 2004, at 12:30 AM, Alex Stevens wrote:
> Quick question - I recently picked up my first Newton,
> a 2100 - and I had a question about the backlighting.
> A friend of mine who got me hooked on Newtons advised
> me to use the backlighting as little as possible
> because he told me it had a finite lifespan and would
> degrade over time.
>
> I was wondering if any of you knew any more specific
> information about the average lifespan of the
> backlight, how hard it is to replace, and if I should
> be careful about using it, because to tell you the
> truth, I can't imagine using the Newton without it.
>
> Much thanks!
>
> -Alex
>
>
>
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