From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Sun May 07 2000 - 20:47:04 EDT
those kitchen/bath flourescent tubes are done that way intentionally..
i used to use growlux tubes for marine tropical fish lighting..
the pinker hue emulates outdoor light..
cool white tubes are more like cold terrible tubes.. makes everything appear
like a bus station..
Michael Geary wrote:
> > Huh. Thanks for the data. So now I wonder if the flourscent display
> behind the
> > units can differ somehow. Not knowing how that part is built, it seems
> logical
> > that that would be the differing item--I wouldn't think the LCDs
> themselves
> > would have this variance?
>
> I think you're right: Different fluorescent tubes have different color
> balance. Consider that you can buy "kitchen/bath" fluorescent tubes that
> have a reddish cast compared to the greenish cast of typical fluorescent
> tubes.
>
> I have two TP600s with very different color balances--one is much bluer than
> the other.
>
> -Mike
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