Lines on my trinitron monitor?

[Token Joe]

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]

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

 

[ElFenix]

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]

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]

plus the bottom one was underlining wingznut's statement 😉

 

[Hawk]

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

 

[Token Joe]

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

 

[snow patrol]

Yeah, trust me, you'll get used to them 🙂

 

[SirFshAlot]

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

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