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Why was could it only encore with a CRT and not an LCD? Could this be replicated with modern IPS LCDs?
by xattt 3y ago
Why was could it only encore with a CRT and not an LCD? Could this be replicated with modern IPS LCDs?
- robin_reala 3y agoIt’s the scanning beam, that LCDs simply don’t have. But fear not, a single LED will also work and was recently reverse engineered: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/691827 https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/691827
- canucker2016 3y agoAlso CRT monitors were ubiquitous. consumer LCD monitors didn't start appearing until the late 1990s. It was magical watching a Timex DataLink watch receive data (at a really slow data rate though) - short moment in time before USB and WiFi appeared.