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Re: Monitor (again) ... image exploding <head on desk sobbing>

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From: Gerry Duhig
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 00:00
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           Julian@xabcs.demon.co.uk "Julian A F Bradbury" writes:

> It's the guy/poor sod with the Idek 17", having such *FUN*. I need Elec Eng.
  So you admit you're having FUN ? 

> Replacement Idek:  no smells, more real colour mis-convergence (a white
>                    line has a red vertical line 2-pixels wide by it).
>                    BUT ironically *much* clearer text @ 1280x1024.

>                    DS DRAM -> VRAM card swap for peanuts being sorted.
> 
> Today. 3 times so far.
> 
>  o Suddenly screen goes very bright, everything explodes in size & blurs 
>    out then suddenly dims and comes back as normal.
>  o I hear a pop/click.
>                                         <FX: Head on desk, quietly sobbing>
> 
>  o The LCD display doesn't change or light during this time (it does on any 
>    change) so I don't think it's graphic card (DS) problem.
> 
> Connected?    I constantly have to re-adjust the H/V positioning, 
>               it drifts 1/4-1/3" over time. The other didn't.
> 
> What is this?
> I'll go paranoid! I will! ... how do Demon stick it? What's their secret?
> OK, a guy in ROC (not made in Japan anymore, $:Yen), was sacked on a Friday.
> -- 
Sounds to me like you have been selected as Beta tester for the '96 model!
-- 
Gerry Duhig
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From: Gerry Duhig <gerryd@nectar.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Monitor (again) ... image exploding <head on desk sobbing>
Date: 1995/06/23
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