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April 30, 2009

How to Clean and Care for Your LCD Monitor

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by Tina Gasperson

The old-fashioned cathode ray tube (CRT) computer monitors were easy to take care of. A damp cloth or even a squirt or two of window cleaner and you were back in business. If there was something really stubborn on the screen, you could take the scratchy side of a sponge and scrub it off. Now, you probably have an LCD monitor. If you’ve ever touched the screen, you know it’s a bit like a layer of jelly under a flexible plastic cover. Not something that lends itself well to window cleaner and fingernails. It still gets dirty, though, so what’s the best way to clean your monitor without damaging it?
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April 14, 2009

What You Need to Know About LCD Monitors

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by Tina Gasperson

Up until a few years ago, computer monitors were all of the cathode ray tube (CRT) variety. You may still have one – if your monitor takes up most of your desk real estate and it take a furniture dolly to move it, it’s a CRT. The benefits of using an LCD monitor may justify the expense of buying one – and if your CRT breaks, you’ll have no choice, since suppliers no longer ship CRTs. If you’re considering a move to one of those sleek, flat LCD monitors, here’s what you need to know before you get out the checkbook.
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