Re: Monitor playing up

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From: Patrick Dunford
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 07:02

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Rod Speed
> > The monitor on my kids computer is playing up. Every few seconds,
> > sometimes 5 sometimes 30-60 or anywhere in between, the monitor
> > makes a clicking sound, like static electricity. The screen flicks with each
> > click, looking like it gets 80% smaller then back to full size again.
> > The screen flick takes about 1.2 a second from normal to reduced to
> > normal again.
> 
> > Compaq V75 monitor bought 2nd hand through tech rentals quite some time ago.
> 
> > Any ideas?
> 
> Usual FBT failing problem. Not economic to replace.

useful to know. I had a Viewsonic 15" that did this *very* occasionally 
from new, got thrown away when one of the primary colours failed

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