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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Lilwolf on January 14, 2006, 09:41:15 am
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How bad is it when one color (red) starts going in / out on a monitor?
I bought 2 of those 21" industrial vga monitors that a company was selling (non-touchscreen version of a touchscreen monitor). I can't remeber the name it was originally sold as.
Anyway, I've been enjoying these 80lbs giants as dual monitor setup (so that both monitors line up with each other) for a few years...
Now my second monitor has lost its red color. I tried swapping the cable (octipus -> standard vga) and it seemed to fix it... for a few minutes. Then it lost its red color again... It kinda came in / out for a few minutes then went out for good).
So, is it gone? Can it be fixed? By me? Or is it one of 100 things? Something a local tv repair guy might be able to fix?
Thanks!
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Could be anything from bad solder joints, bad connectors/cables, an intergrated circuit or transistor going flaky, an internal problem in the picture tube (sometimes repairable with a rejuvenator).
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the in/out for a while then out completely sounds like a dry joint on your input socket (based on you saying all you did was swap the leads) would suggest checking there as the first port of call.
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If I don't have time to play with it any time soon. Is it the type of thing that a monitor replair place should be able to detect and fix (like really fix)?
I bought the monitor for pretty cheap... and the only reason I really care is that I like having two of the exact same monitor.
and what should I expect as a price to look at? I haven't dealt monitor repairs in years... and when I did it kinda had bad luck with them.