Philips SoHo 105E User Manual page 91

Frequently Asked Questions
16. Will LightFrame™ shorten the life of a monitor?
No. Extensive testing has confirmed LightFrame™ does not adversely affect monitor life.
Today's state-of-the-art Philips monitors employ improved phosphors and are designed for high
light output. LightFrame™ normally highlights photos and videos. Though the peak brightness of
the highlighted area is strongly increased, the average brightness - a determining factor for
cathode deterioration - is not normally increased. In any case, a special Automatic Beam Limiter
(ABL) circuit keeps a monitor 's maximum average brightness within acceptable levels.
I get a message warning that my monitor 'may not support LightFrame™ '. I am certain
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my monitor does. What is wrong?
Only a Philips driver can determine if your monitor is equipped with LightFrame™; a generic
Windows driver cannot. Install the special Philips driver that came with your monitor. If the
warning continues to flash after your Philips driver is installed, ignore the message.
LightFrameTM will function properly.
What will happen when my system is no longer connected to a LightFrame(tm) enabled
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monitor - for example, when I take my notebook on the road?
Philips exclusive LightFrame™ feature requires the combined operation of hardware that
resides in your monitor and software installed on your system. It only works when a monitor with
built-in hardware receives commands from system software. Without both the LightFrameTM
hardware equipped monitor and system software, the LightFrame™ does not function.
19. What is "XtraSpace Design" (XSD)?
XSD stands for XtraSpace Design, a Philips breakthrough that reduces a CRT display device's
footprint. Philips XSD monitors combine the world's smallest front-to-back footprint with
excellent front of screen performance.
20. How did Philips achieve XtraSpace Design?
Philips achieved this breakthrough in reduced footprint CRT display devices through short depth
tubes and a focused design process that squeezed every excess millimeter out of XSD monitor
desk space requirements.
21. What does Auto Calibrate do?
It makes your monitor perform better and last longer. As a monitor becomes older, brightness
gradually deteriorates and its colors change. This well-known process effects all monitors.
Eventually after a number of years, the monitor's brightness deteriorates to below 50% of its
original value. At this stage, the usable life of a monitor is considered ended. Auto Calibrate
regularly readjusts color temperature and luminance to their original values.
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