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Sunlight affect on LCD?

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essential

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I just setup a desktop the other day for a friend. Everything with the system itself worked fine, my only concern is with the LCD placement. He has the desk where he wants it, right in front of a window in his bedroom. He put it there specifically so he could see outside while computing.

The only potential problem is in the afternoons, I'd say 4pm-7pm, the sun comes through that window, and his 19" LCD is getting hit from behind that whole time.

Besides the obvious affects of the sun, being that it can melt things if it gets hot enough over long periods of time, are there any other potential problems the sunlight could cause an LCD?

If I have valid reasons, I'm sure I could talk him into moving the desk, but if there is no difference from having the hot sunlight hitting an LCD verse sunlight hitting anything else then he can just leave it.

Thanks for any responses.
 
indeed they are, and they are closed when he is at work, but 5-10pm are prime computer hours, after work before bed. so one of his reasons for the desk where it was so he could see outside, so I doubt he'd close the curtains.

anyway, i just wasn't up on the LCD technology, not sure if LCD would get screwed up more by that heat as opposed to a CRT, which i don't think would be as affected.
 
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