Can sunlight damage my LCD?

[weirdsauce]

I have three LCD monitors next to my window, I have black-out roll up shades but the sun is shining on the windows all day because I have an uninterrupted view (and I live in Panama). Lately I have noticed my monitors with some strange spots on the left screen and a couple on the middle, almost like burns. I keep my desk area very clean and the screens all look clean. Everything on the monitors display fine (to the best of my knowledge). The only thing I can think of is the sun seeping through and causing damage somehow. If it isn't the sun, what else could it be?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[XSAlliN]

Yes, it can degrade the LCD layers with time passing. If I remember correctly, it's even mentioned in the LCD manual.

 

[staticlag]

Is the Sun shining directly on the screens?

 

[evilsofa]

Long, daily exposure to direct sunlight will damage an LCD screen. Ultraviolet radiation is the killer.

 

[daveswantek]

I have three LCD monitors next to my window, I have black-out roll up shades but the sun is shining on the windows all day because I have an uninterrupted view (and I live in Panama). Lately I have noticed my monitors with some strange spots on the left screen and a couple on the middle, almost like burns. I keep my desk area very clean and the screens all look clean. Everything on the monitors display fine (to the best of my knowledge). The only thing I can think of is the sun seeping through and causing damage somehow. If it isn't the sun, what else could it be?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

It sounds like the sun is not directly on the screens, so the other environmental elements could be heat and or humidity. I am betting on humidity in Panama.

Sorry to hear you are having this problem

Dave

 

[weirdsauce]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

It sounds like the sun is not directly on the screens, so the other environmental elements could be heat and or humidity. I am betting on humidity in Panama.

Sorry to hear you are having this problem

Dave

The sun is not directly on the LCD's since I have the black-out shades lightly tinted windows. The room does get humid, but not as much as it could since I have A/C running about half of the day. Is it possible for UV rays to get through the shades though? I have since moved my monitors so that their backs are facing the windows. I'm going to leave it like this...it's not worth the risk. I've only had my monitors since February...

 

[MaZa]

Thanks for the replies everyone.



The sun is not directly on the LCD's since I have the black-out shades lightly tinted windows. The room does get humid, but not as much as it could since I have A/C running about half of the day. Is it possible for UV rays to get through the shades though? I have since moved my monitors so that their backs are facing the windows. I'm going to leave it like this...it's not worth the risk. I've only had my monitors since February...

If the tinted glass is not UV protected (like sunglasses), yes UV rays should get through it, with my knowledge anyway.