How long to LCD displays last?

[vinyldavid]

I have had a HP vs15 monitor for about 3 years now, and it has racked up 22301 hours (according to the internal counter), and I am wondering what the expected lifespan is on these things?

Back light hours are 6778.

[OvenMaster]

Backlights nowadays have a useful lifespan of about maybe 30,000-50,000 hours. They've come a longgggggg way from the early days of LCDs.
http://forums.digitaltrends.com/showthread.php?t=1087
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1104116
Something that also helps is to keep the brightness down. My 17" ViewSonic VA721 is almost three years old and it's on like 12 hours a day. I keep the brightness as low as possible and it's perfect for my eyes. Win-win!

[botrytis]

Most new LCD's and plasmas need to be adjusted prior to use. When they come from the factory they are ALWAYS set wrong!!!

[Mark W.]

I have a couple cameras with LCD's that date from 1986 and are in excellent working and display condition.

[vinyldavid]

Most new LCD's and plasmas need to be adjusted prior to use. When they come from the factory they are ALWAYS set wrong!!!

And how is one properly set up?

Backlights nowadays have a useful lifespan of about maybe 30,000-50,000 hours. They've come a longgggggg way from the early days of LCDs.
http://forums.digitaltrends.com/showthread.php?t=1087
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1104116
Something that also helps is to keep the brightness down. My 17" ViewSonic VA721 is almost three years old and it's on like 12 hours a day. I keep the brightness as low as possible and it's perfect for my eyes. Win-win!

Mine's on 70 on the brightness scale. It goes up to 100.

[Eric H]

I don't know if I trust the counter in these things.
I got an HP w2007 in October of 07, the backlight counter (it only has a backlight counter not total hours) shows 10,800 hours even though it turns off when it's not being used and the monitor is completely switched off when the PC is not running.
The HP monitor at work was put in to service in Sept 07 and is plugged in and on 24/7, it shuts off after 15 minutes of standby but it's still plugged in and "on" and it shows far fewer hours than mine, like less than half as much.

[OvenMaster]

And how is one properly set up?
Here's a zip file of Display Mate, demo version. Works great! :yes:
Download, unzip, run the resulting executable file. No need to install, just run it.
Tom

[botrytis]

Most video cards or good LCD's come with software to adjust your panel display.

[ablethevoice]

Backlights nowadays have a useful lifespan of about maybe 30,000-50,000 hours. They've come a longgggggg way from the early days of LCDs.
http://forums.digitaltrends.com/showthread.php?t=1087
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1104116
Something that also helps is to keep the brightness down. My 17" ViewSonic VA721 is almost three years old and it's on like 12 hours a day. I keep the brightness as low as possible and it's perfect for my eyes. Win-win!

When I got my new NEC flat screen monitor (LCD 1860 NX), even before I read this thread, I was concerned with longevity issues and did the exact same thing. I took down the brightness about 20 or 30% (I don't recall just how far I reduced it). Works for me just fine. Besides, I still have the PC set in energy saver mode (a left over from my old CRT days) which shuts off the monitor after 5 minutes of inactivity.

[andy]

My Apple Cinema display is 9 years old, and has been pretty reliable apart from a filure of the built in USB hub which I was able to repair. I still have to dim it at night for comfortable viewing, so the back light is more than bright enough.

The most important thing you can do is turn it off when you're not using it. Also, adjust the brightness for comfortable viewing. A lot of people like to have their monitor at retina burning brightness. I also see people leave their monitors on 24/7 which will wear out the back light quickly. The back light can be replaced if you really want to, but it can be difficult.