My monitor is doing a weird thing, any help ?

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We Live For The One We Die For The One

I have a ATI 9600 Pro, Packard Bell Monitor.

I suspect its the card or the monitor :)

The monitor aint that great i think, though it might be the card ?

have no idea.

The screen just gos black, it kind of explodes outwards when it does
this.

It crackels and shit like when you turn it off, but the power for the
monitor is still on >??

It happens most when i first powers on, but happens randomly after
that, somtimes stays on for ages sometimes not ?

Also sometimes when i power it on, the power seems to pulse rapidly on
the monitor but not come on, takes a few gos to get it on ?

Anyone have this problem.
 
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Ben Pope

We said:
I have a ATI 9600 Pro, Packard Bell Monitor.

I suspect its the card or the monitor :)

The monitor aint that great i think, though it might be the card ?

have no idea.

The screen just gos black, it kind of explodes outwards when it does
this.
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Outwards is odd.
It crackels and shit like when you turn it off, but the power for the
monitor is still on >??
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Crackling can be the due to the electric field collapsing in the HT coils...
probably normal.
It happens most when i first powers on, but happens randomly after
that, somtimes stays on for ages sometimes not ?
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Definately sounds like PSU - it's under the most strain when you first turn
it on.
Also sometimes when i power it on, the power seems to pulse rapidly on
the monitor but not come on, takes a few gos to get it on ?
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Uh ha.
Anyone have this problem.
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Sounds like the monitor PSU is giving up the ghost.

Your local TV repairman might be able to help.

Ben
 
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Ben Pope

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Howmuch for a monitor PSU ??
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It's not an off-the-shelf component... cost of repair depends whats wrong.
It could be as simple as a capacitor or two.
Worth the repair ??
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"Packard Bell Monitor" could be anything from an old crappy 14" POS to a 19"
Trinitron (maybe).

Only you can decide whether or not you think it's worth the repair.

Ben
 
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Skid

Ben Pope said:
It's not an off-the-shelf component... cost of repair depends whats wrong.
It could be as simple as a capacitor or two.


"Packard Bell Monitor" could be anything from an old crappy 14" POS to a 19"
Trinitron (maybe).

Only you can decide whether or not you think it's worth the repair.
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My vote goes to a new monitor. Unless you're capable of repairing it
yourself -- and few of us are -- just the diagnostic fee takes you halfway
to the cost of a new monitor. By the time you replace even a few standard
components you've spent almost as much as a replacement would cost, and you
still have an old CRT that looks like crap.
 
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Ben Pope

Skid said:
My vote goes to a new monitor. Unless you're capable of repairing it
yourself -- and few of us are -- just the diagnostic fee takes you halfway
to the cost of a new monitor. By the time you replace even a few standard
components you've spent almost as much as a replacement would cost, and
you still have an old CRT that looks like crap.
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It might only be 13 months old... and be a 21" monster worth £500 for all
you know.

I doubt it though.

Ben
 
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Skid

Ben Pope said:
It might only be 13 months old... and be a 21" monster worth £500 for all
you know.

I doubt it though.
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I don't think Packard Bell ever sold a 21" monitor, or one that was worth
£50, much less £500. They stopped selling them in the U.S. years ago, mainly
because people stopped buying them.

I once had an old 17" Acer monitor that exhibited identical symptoms, and
got the same advice from a qualified technician who could have taken my
money to repair it.

I'm really glad I took that advice. I gave away the Acer, and about a month
later it sputtered out for the final time and wound up in the landfill.

For slightly more than the estimated cost of the repair, I got a 19"
Viewsonic with much better image quality. It's already lasted a couple of
years longer than the Acer, and seems like it will be good for a few more.
 
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We Live For The One We Die For The One

Its a 19 ich curvy :)


It's not an off-the-shelf component... cost of repair depends whats wrong.
It could be as simple as a capacitor or two.


"Packard Bell Monitor" could be anything from an old crappy 14" POS to a 19"
Trinitron (maybe).

Only you can decide whether or not you think it's worth the repair.

Ben
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We Live For The One We Die For The One

I'am going to get a 22 inch Mitsubishi 2070sb-bk monitor.

Its black as well :)

BONUS.

From the reviews it rocks.
 
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Good Man

For slightly more than the estimated cost of the repair, I got a 19"
Viewsonic with much better image quality. It's already lasted a couple
of years longer than the Acer, and seems like it will be good for a
few more.
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man, i hope you just knocked on wood cuz that paragraph is asking for
trouble!!!
 
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We Live For The One We Die For The One

I think my Monitor IS GOING TO DIE SOOOON.

Toook me about ten times to get it to show the screen.

Maybe i better get one and install it when i can :)
 
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Ben Pope

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I think my Monitor IS GOING TO DIE SOOOON.

Toook me about ten times to get it to show the screen.
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Hehe, still sounds like the PSU... :)
Maybe i better get one and install it when i can :)
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I thought we'd established that :)

Ben
 
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We Live For The One We Die For The One

I think ill live on the EDGE.

And risk it and see if i can out guess the time of Departure for my
monitor :)

I'am guessing 4 days.

Anyone want to wager some money.
:)
 
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Ben Pope

We said:
I think ill live on the EDGE.

And risk it and see if i can out guess the time of Departure for my
monitor :)

I'am guessing 4 days.

Anyone want to wager some money.
:)
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Not really... :)

Does it smell nice yet? (do the nose test at the vent closest to the power
cord)

Ben
 
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We Live For The One We Die For The One

Smells fine :)

Took my like 10 times to get it on again.

But once its ont it seems to stay on,maybe it just needs to warm up
now :)

Like a old bucket of boilts rust bucket car.

Its over 3 years old maybe alittle more.
 
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Michael W Ryder

We said:
Smells fine :)

Took my like 10 times to get it on again.

But once its ont it seems to stay on,maybe it just needs to warm up
now :)

Like a old bucket of boilts rust bucket car.

Its over 3 years old maybe alittle more.
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I have a NEC 4D that is about 10 years old and still works fine. Just
have to wait 5 minutes for it to reach full brightness. Something to be
said for using high quality components.
 
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Ben Pope

We said:
Smells fine :)

Took my like 10 times to get it on again.

But once its ont it seems to stay on,maybe it just needs to warm up
now :)
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Power on is significantly more stressfull for the PSU than other other time.
Especially if it tries to degauss... ouch!

Ben
 

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