[NTLK] "Newton's rings" on 2100s

Chris Browder kcfoxie at gmail.com
Tue Jun 10 07:49:06 EDT 2014


I've seen these before. I've seen them years ago. Nothing new to me. Always thought it was a protective film on the screen. 

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> On Jun 10, 2014, at 7:14 AM, Tony Kan <tony.kan at kan-and-company.com> wrote:
> 
> I haven't got them on my Newtons. HTH
> 
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> From: Mr Jonathan Dueck<mailto:jonathandueck at yahoo.com>
> Sent: ‎6/‎10/‎2014 6:43 AM
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net<mailto:newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
> Subject: [NTLK] "Newton's rings" on 2100s
> 
> Hi, folks!
> 
> So, on my two new-old Newton 2000/2100s, I've got the "Newton's rings" as described here in Ryan Vetter's post of some years back:
> 
> http://marc.info/?l=newtontalk&m=122128003216209&w=2
> 
> Pushing with finger or pen causes these shimmery oil-spot-like marks, which are not visible at every angle. They are visible when the screen is off, too, depending on the viewing angle. But otherwise the screens are lovely and pristine.
> 
> 
> I wonder if it's just the age of the screen hardware itself--if there is this additional layer under the top mylar layer for Newt 2x00, which eventually just begins to separate from other layers of the screen hardware, causing Newton's rings.
> 
> Anyone else encounter this with their Newton 2x00s?
> 
> -Jon
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