I have a Mark2a and notice that there are 4 or 5 horizontal lines that look like dim pixels, but in fact they are some sort of thin lines that kind of distract me from the screen. I have been using the Mark1 since i got it a couple years back, and don't have these lines in the display. Is that normal for the Mark2a? What are they there for?

-Jason Sarich

Could it be the same thing they are talking about here?

We just had a thread about this yesterday, I believe. They're heating elements for the VFD and are normal, but can apparently be more easily seen with the red lens than others.