Joel Swartz wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:01:56 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
> always knows what time it is and a man with two is never sure...
>> Is it a digital thermostat or an older dial type? The dial ones are
>> never accurate. And if the t-stat is in a hall and your IR is in the
>> kitchen there could easily be a few degrees difference there.
>>
>> Lou
> Note that the primary difference between digital and dial devices,
> thermometers or others, is that everyone reads them the same (no
> interpolation necessary) and NOT that they are inherently more accurate.

I read an article about the technologies involved, and it was pretty
clear from the article that they are more accurate.

Some credible links that suggest this is true (sorry, I couldn't
find the link to the article I read):

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasc...9/gen99812.htm
http://www.sustainablehospitals.org/...FTNonmerc.html

Serene