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TheShanMan:

In the collector community, the common solutions are to either live with the burn (easier if the burn is from the same game the monitor is currently installed in), replace the monitor entirely, or do a "tube swap" where (typically) you pull a matching tube from an old tv and replace only the tube portion of the monitor. There is no "repair the burn" solution.

smalltownguy:

+1 on the tube swap solution. With the dozens of free 19 and 25" TV's on CL these days, the chances of getting your hands on a tube that could work are pretty good.

What model monitor do you have? Perhaps we can help you with cross referencing to old TV's that are good tube donors?



DashRendar:

Thanks smalltownguy- my monitor is a Polo 25.

I hate to say it, but I think if I did a tube swap, I might as well swap out the whole thing.   :dunno

The burn-in is slightly noticeable, but not as bad as I've seen in some cases.  This was a dedicated Blitz game, but I intend this monitor to be used for MAME.  I'm curious how the faint burn-in will affect the picture on different games.

smalltownguy:

If the burn is faint, then I'd just get some smoked plexi and call it a day.



TOK:

Has anyone tried the "solid color" trick? I read about this in a TV forum where bars had burned in the sides of a widescreen TV from 4:3 broadcasts. A solid white image was left onscreen for a day or more to even out the burn.
It doesn't alleviate burn damage, but is intended to even the level of the burn out across the monitor. No idea if it actually works.


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