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| Thread ID: 52586 | 2004-12-23 07:12:00 | This sux! my monitor just died | J_Joyce (6569) | Press F1 |
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| 306850 | 2004-12-23 07:12:00 | I was checking my e-mails through outlook express nothing out of the ordinary...... Pop! a cloud of smoke was emmited from the back of the monitor along with the strong smell of burn electricals, I turned it straight off by the wall plug. It was brought at a pc company factory sale at around october last year for $150 at the time I thought it was new as it wasn't stated otherwise Whats happened to.. monitors are made to last for 5+ years? Monitor Properties: Monitor Name Likom D703X/L703X/LD7 Monitor ID LKM3280 Manufacture Date Week 16 / 2001 Serial Number 111613 Max. Visible Display Size 32 cm x 24 cm [15.7"] Picture Aspect Ratio 4:3 Horizontal Frequency 30 - 69 kHz Vertical Frequency 50 - 90 Hz Maximum Resolution 1280 x 1024 Gamma 2.80 DPMS Mode Support Standby, Suspend, Active-Off Supported Video Modes: 640 x 480 90 Hz 800 x 600 90 Hz 1024 x 768 85 Hz 1152 x 864 75 Hz 1280 x 1024 60 Hz |
J_Joyce (6569) | ||
| 306851 | 2004-12-23 07:18:00 | That is a bit of a shame ... although the date of manufacture should of given you a clue that it might not of been new, guess hardware faults can hit at anytime. Maybe a good time to check out a LCD instead ... prices are getting pretty reasonably now :D |
Jen (38) | ||
| 306852 | 2004-12-23 07:22:00 | Sometimes you can ge a bad batch of any component. My current monitor last two weeks before it went *bang* Got it fixed under warranty and have had no probs for the last year and a half. If yours is still under warranty send it back and get it fixed, but looking at the manufacture date I would guess not :( sorry |
Raikyn (6293) | ||
| 306853 | 2004-12-23 07:25:00 | Suggest you get it checked out by a reliable servicing shop - monitors can either be very cheap or very dear to fix - no point in buying a new one if it only will cost $30 to fix! | johnd (85) | ||
| 306854 | 2004-12-23 07:30:00 | What's the best way to find a reliable servicing shop?? Word of mouth, trial and error :help: | Raikyn (6293) | ||
| 306855 | 2004-12-23 07:40:00 | wow! my old computer's screen is a good 11 years old and still going strong O_O anyway, for finding a good shop, word of mouth is best. i don't see how trial and error could work relatively efficantly, since you've only got 1 bung monitor. maybe some people from your part of the country can give some recommendations |
Edward (31) | ||
| 306856 | 2004-12-23 07:46:00 | I brought it from the pc company factory sale unfortunatly the warranty for items from the sale was 2 days, trust the pc company to sell something that was manafactured over 2 years before-handI brought it from the pc company factory sale unfortunately the warranty for items from the sale was 2 days, trust the pc company to sell something that was manufactured over 2 years before-hand if I’d know I wouldn’t have paid $150. Unlucky for me i didn't think to look at the manafacture date via diagnostic software untill about a month after I brought the screen Judging from the large cloud of smoke and the strong lingering smell of burnt components and the fact that the screen makes a loud winning noise while the image distorts and spins around before the screen goes blank leads me to think the problem is unfixable -Jacob |
J_Joyce (6569) | ||
| 306857 | 2004-12-23 07:49:00 | wow! my old computer's screen is a good 11 years old and still going strong At the moment I'm running my comp off an old 1996 screen i had sitting in the garage |
J_Joyce (6569) | ||
| 306858 | 2004-12-23 07:57:00 | Judging from the large cloud of smoke and the strong lingering smell of burnt components and the fact that the screen makes a loud winning noise while the image distorts and spins around before the screen goes blank leads me to think the problem is unfixable -Jacob you mean you turned the screen on after it blew? :eek: anyway, you'd be surprised . When I switched the voltage from 230 to 110 while it was plugged in they fixed it :cool: |
Edward (31) | ||
| 306859 | 2004-12-23 07:58:00 | So whats the big deal - things do not last forever. Bored? | Peter H (220) | ||
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