On 10/25/05 15:56 ET, johnsfine said...
The viewing angle and contrast of any LCD drifts
with temperature. Many designs have built-in
compensation for that effect to detect the temperature
and adjust the LCD accordingly.
The symptom you describe sounds like you're getting
that temperature detector and the LCD itself out
of sync with each other during a temperature change.
Or maybe it just isn't compensated at all.
Thanks for the technical information, I wasn't aware of the exact causes. My guess is that it's not compensated at all, because ALL 1000/2000 remotes darken significantly as they warm up. Still, it's not a SYMPTOM of a problem, it's normal operation of these remotes.
Anyway, that LCD effect is not a symptom of anything
else wrong or temperature sensitive in the remote.
It's just a visible not functional issue.
I was just using an obvious example of the effects of temperature on these models. You're right, it's not a cause or even related to Caroline's problem. However, it can be a functional issue when you have to keep playing with the contrast wheel to get a usuable screen display.
