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Re: Broken monitor - who can fix this?

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From: Do H Yin
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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From: Do H Yin <doyin@surfree.com>
Subject: Re: Broken monitor - who can fix this?
Date: 2000/10/02
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