I don't know what my monitor is other than a Dell branded 17" crt monitor, about 6 years old.
In the past week or so, every so often i've been noticing horizontal static/stripes maybe and inch and a half or two tall flash on the screen. Is this monitor crapping out, or is there something I should check? Or does this mean it's time for the lcd monitor I've always wanted? :icon_mrgreen: (when funds allow :icon_confused:)
Sounds like it is crapping out, DO NOT mess with it, unless you need you some electroshock treatment. The transformers within the CRT can mess you up.
little voice in left ear......Do it, you know you want to! :laugh:
Quote from: Destro on July 15, 2007, 08:50:05 PM
Sounds like it is crapping out, DO NOT mess with it, unless you need you some electroshock treatment. The transformers within the CRT can mess you up.
Yeap if it has Capacitors in it they'll mess you up too.
Yeah I'd say it's Taking a Crap.Look thru (http://www.tigerdirect.com) I got my LCD Flat panel from them for around $50 after the Factory Rebate.They had a Sale on Optical/Cordless Keyboard/Mouse/Speakerphone a Couple of weeks Ago for $49.99 and Logitec had a $50 Factory Rebate.:o So I only Have Like $12.00 Shipping in the Whole Setup. :thumb:
look through red x jughead? O0
I get this cute little blue box with '?' in it instead of the red x :icon_mrgreen:
Have you done the wiggle test on the connection between the computer and the monitor ?
Have you thought about the possibility of fire ?
A decent lcd is available for around $200.
LCD's don't bath you in x-rays like crt's ;)
What you are experiencing is electrolytic dry out.
The electrolytic capacitors are drying out and losing their ability.
The fix is to replace the electrolytics in the deflection circuit.
Usually when you do them, you should do them all such as the B+ line and Vertical section too.
Due to the fact that monitors are DIRT CHEAP now, I tell people to junk em.
Well I guess I'll keep on using this one til it craps out, then there's an old monitor that my landlords left behind in the basement, I assume it still works, that I can use for a while. This helps put an LCD monitor higher on the list of things to buy though and I can start keeping my eye out for screaming deals :icon_lol:
if that doesnt work, let me know ive got an old 17 inch Compaq CRT that is perfect ill give ya cheap!(like 25 bucks cheap)
Quote from: manofthefield on July 15, 2007, 08:47:37 PM
Or does this mean it's time for the lcd monitor I've always wanted? :icon_mrgreen: (when funds allow :icon_confused:)
Doesn't your Westinghouse LCD have a VGA port? These 32" HDTV's are enjoyable desktop monitors particularly if you have PIP and/or Split-Screen so you can watch TV and surf at the same time. My ~$600 Walmart special came with these features and it's all good. O0
Are you stalking me? :laugh: I could hook it up to my Westinghouse, but I prefer to work on the computer in my office and don't really want to have the PC in the living room. I have a laptop to work with too, so I've got options when this monitor takes a dump.
I did consider getting a 20 or 26 inch tv to use as a monitor, but I don't really need that and it would cost twice as much as just an LCD monitor
Ooooops. :oops: :oops: I couldn't figure it out.
OK www.tigerdirect.com (http://www.tigerdirect.com)
lol ive got a 21" trinitron im using, its goin on 7 yrs old now , am upgrading to a 20" lcd here in about a week. a $400 monitor my friend is letting go for a ben ( 100) hes got a severe want to upgrade im like mmmkay ill do it :icon_twisted: ( warranty and all too :icon_twisted:) and the 21" still works great. heavy as a damned tank tho :mad: :laugh:
I am still using an ancient AOC 17" CRT that I got from a pawn shop when my NEC died. I wish it would die so i can convince my wife i need an upgrade :laugh: :laugh:
this 21 ( the trinitron) badged as a dell makes the solid wood surface of my desk bow a bit :icon_rolleyes: :laugh: weighs at or around 78 pounds :cookoo:
THose are nice, I had a 19" Trinitron the last place I worked, it was a monster though. Definately wouldn't work on my current home desk, it's built into the wall, but probably not deep enough and made of cheapo pressboard that would snap under that kind of weight
On a related note... what's the deal with all the new computers coming with widescreen monitors? I prefer a normal "square" shaped monitor, but will I be sorry in a few years? I probably won't be using for TV or DVDs, or giant spreadsheets, so what's the big deal about a widescreen? Other than it's what all the cool kids are doing... :cookoo:
Quote from: manofthefield on July 22, 2007, 11:38:46 AM
On a related note... what's the deal with all the new computers coming with widescreen monitors? I prefer a normal "square" shaped monitor, but will I be sorry in a few years? I probably won't be using for TV or DVDs, or giant spreadsheets, so what's the big deal about a widescreen? Other than it's what all the cool kids are doing... :cookoo:
The reason is that more and more people are using their computers as multimedia stations and watching movies on them. College kids, people on budgets, etc. Many movies come out in widescreen and it is considered the "top choice" by most people. Therefore the industry makes more of them now so the prices have come way way down. Get whichever you like really. I have a 21" CRT monitor. I could have gotten a widescreen but it's not what I wanted. I have a 36" LCD TV/Monitor for my movies. So, you're perfectly fine with your monitor. Buy what YOU want. :thumb:
Yeah, I was noticing the lower prices too. If you compare the area of a normal screen to a widescreen of the same dimension the widescreen has a smaller area, therefor fewer pixels, which is my guess as to why they're cheaper.
The screen shape of a widescreen is ideal for what I do. I have as many as 4 5250 terminal sessions open (telnet client windows to an ibm I5 server) at the same time. Just makes life easier to reference objects and code snippets without flipping back and forth through windows that are in the background or minimized. Of course my work monitor is also a 24" widescreen. My new PC is coming in soon and it supports dual monitors and the boss says I can have a second 24" monitor. WooooooHoooooo.
I have a New Sony Vaio :P . got it off ebay , i got it for 200 quid ,its 3 months old , its worth 1300 quid , and i bought a wireless keyboard and a 19 inch widescreen monitor , so at home i use it like a desktop , when i go out i use it as a Laptop ,its got a LCD screen anyways ,but being a notebook ,13.3 inch loll
Well, my monitor bit the dust today... I thought it would last a little longer but oh well. I had been having a few episodes where the screen would shut off, but the power light would stay on... I had to let it sit for a while until it cooled, then I could use it again. Today it just random turned off, power light and all, and now it's just a big boat anchor.
For now I'm using a 15" who knows how old Samtron that came with the house I'm renting. God it sucks. And it's gonna be even worse when I come home from work tomorrow after looking at my 20" dell lcd at work all day
This is looking really tempting at $170: Westinghouse L1928nv (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1170290376047&type=product&skuId=8268493)
Go to www.tigerdirect.com you won't be sorry. :thumb:
I really can't find anything cheaper there right now, except maybe a couple refurbished models, or models with only VGA input
Input time for Kasumi.
Widescreen is cool for watching movies and sucks for playing games. Theres nothing like trying to take a head shot with a sniper rifle on battlefield 2 when you open up the sites and their ovular :cookoo: Its mightily annoying.
However widescreen is the bees knees if you don't play games, you get extra screen area to put all the useless window boxes you have open everywhere and you can view widescreen films at a bigger size. On a normal monitor the widescreen film has to smaller to compensate for the width of the movie file. On a widescreen it can be bigger. However even on widescreen monitors its not like the movie would utilize the whole screen anywhere because widescreens really would need to be very wide to utilize the full height.