Lines on my trinitron monitor?

Token Joe

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I just got a KDS av-19tf and it has 2 lines across the monitor, I noticed all the other monitors at the store with trinitron screens had the same, is bugging me, is this normal, is thier a way to make them less noticable, they mention in the literature that they are to secure apature grill, but are really distracting.
 

tboo

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Those are damper wires -all flat screen monitors(Trinitron, Diamondtron) have them. After a while you dont even notice them
 

ElFenix

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its aperture grille monitors, the *trons, that have them. an FST (still flat) shadow-mask does not. what makes the little dots is a mesh thats held up to the glass with those two wires you see.
 

Wingznut

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I choose to embrace my ap-grille lines. :)

Seriously, those two little lines are SO worth the tradeoff for the excellent quality of this monitor.
 

ElFenix

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plus the bottom one was underlining wingznut's statement ;)
 

Hawk

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Actually, once you know they are there, you can never "not notice" them! =)
 

Token Joe

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Well thanks, its good to know its normal, I have to say the picture quality is excellent, color too.
 

SirFshAlot

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it's like Harleys leaking oil; "they just do that"

and that's what the Sony CSR said, too, before an attempted RMA