Black Eizo TFTs

[oymd]

any idea why the black eizos are not TCO 99 compliant..??
only the gray ones??

 

[flamethrower205]

Hehe, was asking the same question a year ago. I contacted Eizo, and apparently, for some odd reason, black LCD's can't comply. It's weird- maybe GoSharks can elaborate on this. I basically just heard that black cannot comply.

What if your life moved.....2 inches to the left?

 

[GoSharks]

Many companies do not produce black monitors because black monitors cannot meet the new TCO-99 ergonomic requirements. I believe it has to with the contrast of a white screen image next to a black bezel creates some sort of eyestrain during long periods of use. Also back monitors use a plastic that is not easily recyclable. These monitors will eventually end up in a land fill instead of being recycled. Recycling is another requirement of TCO-99.

Jim Witkowski
Chief Hardware Engineer
Cornerstone / Monitorsdirect.com

Jim at http://www.monitorsdirect.com

 

[flamethrower205]

Ah, ok. Thanks for clearing that up. I had assumed about teh eyestrain, but not about teh recycling.

What if your life moved.....2 inches to the left?