Various Hardware

[James Knott]

Ian Petersen wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Lennart Sorensen
> <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>   
>> As for colour matching, I have no idea.  I have seen some awful CRTs
>> too, so it may be a matter of selecting the right one.
>>     
>
> I think LCDs generally have a hard time with blacks because the
> backlight is always on and the liquid crystals can't always block it
> 100%.
>
> Ian
>
>   
CRTs also have a problem with blacks as the phosphors are not black.  
Many years ago, a black mask was developed to reduce this problem, but 
it doesn't eliminate it.  Black is not a colour, but the absence of any 
colour.   There are not a lot of things that are truly black.




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