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Article #1169Re: Broken monitor - who can fix this?
From: Do H Yin
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 00:00
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It's a 17" I bought about 3 years ago for I think over $600. Now I can buy a comparable 19" for half that. Maybe I should just by a 19" and dump the 17". Connections are fine, when I try to power up the power-on light flickers and there's a clicking noise, but no picture. On Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:58:00 -0400, "John Gilmer" <gilmer@crosslink.net> wrote: >You didn't say how big the monitor was. > >If it was a small one and more than a few years old, it may not be >worthwhile fixing regardless. > >I have two 14" monitors (for 2 'puters) and I WISH I had your problem so I >could justify buying a bigger screen! > >Just for comparison, 2 years ago I got a 14" Compaq Presario V410e monitor >from Staples for $99. The vertical position control is a little flaky so >if ANYTHING else goes wrong the monitor goes to the dump and I get myself a >bigger screen. > >But before you trash it ensure that it wasn't something very, very simple >like the connector to the computer being loose, etc. If you monitor is >one of the newer ones that "talks" to you, no picture at all is very, very >bad news! > >Good luck. > > >"Do H Yin" <doyin@surfree.com> wrote in message >news:2rjhtsc46u4a31m956ei7pkee7kd64c1n5@4ax.com... >> My Nokia monitor died a few days ago. I don't know if it's the tube >> or just the electronics, the picture just went kaput one day. It's a >> few weeks past warranty and Nokia sold their entire monitor division >> to Viewsonic. I'm SOL bit I'd like to have this fixed. >> >> Can someone recommend a shop in NoVA or DC that can fix my monitor? >> >
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