My 21" CRT Died.. :(

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:10 pm

Oh it's a sad day. I'm having to resort back to the only extra monitor I have in the house. A 13" Addonics........... *cry* It was working fine, then all of a sudden the screen went black, all the lights went off and it started making a high pitched squeal. So I turned it off and unplugged it. Any chance this is something that I can fis myself? I sure hope so. otherwise I'm going to have to start saving my pennies to buy a 30-32" HDTV w/DVI so I can have the big screen back. Saddest part is that this was also used as my main TV for home entertainment. *sigh* Any help you guys can offer would be appreciated. I think I remember hearing someplace that squealing is usually the sign of a leaky/bad cap? Don't know..

Thanks Again!!

eGo

DoPeY5007 · Post by **DoPeY5007** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:15 pm

:ithappens

To much pr0n on the screen?

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:31 pm

squeal of death!

in the meantime you could look around for one of those 19" kds monitors on sale which have been showing up for ~125 at the usual places

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:38 pm

Yah, I wish I had the extra cash to go out and pick up on of those, it would certainly tide me over (and would make a good monitor for my gaming rig) but right now cashflow is low. Thanks for the tip though..

And No DoPeY... I don't look at pr0n on this computer..

heh heh heh

smb · Post by **smb** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:40 pm

Try the Salvation Army or Goodwill. sometimes they have stuff in there real real cheap.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:50 pm

Originally posted by smb
Try the Salvation Army or Goodwill. sometimes they have stuff in there real real cheap.

Ay, was my next though.. I'm going to hit my local goodwills tomorrow afternoon and see what they've got. Will have to get my lappy back together though so I can use it to test them.. lol

eGo

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:52 pm

I have a 22" Mitsubishi that is screaming "eGo , I need you ! eGo , buy me ! eGo , I need a good home " , at least that's what I am hearing

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:20 pm

That big a monitor I would take to a TV shop to see if it's worth fixing. If it costs $100 it's worth it. You can't replace it for that.

Take it to a Mom & Pop TV repair shop. Someplace small. Take it mid-week early in the morning so it's not busy. Hopefully they'll look at it and give you a quote without charging you just to look at it.

Any TV shop can repair a computer CRT.

9 times out of 10 it's just a bad high voltage transistor. If you didn't smell smoke it's probably an easy fix.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:23 pm

Originally posted by FlyingPenguin
That big a monitor I would take to a TV shop to see if it's worth fixing. If it costs $100 it's worth it. You can't replace it for that.

Take it to a Mom & Pop TV repair shop. Someplace small. Take it mid-week early in the morning so it's not busy. Hopefully they'll look at it and give you a quote without charging you just to look at it.

Any TV shop can repair a computer CRT.

9 times out of 10 it's just a bad high voltage transistor. If you didn't smell smoke it's probably an easy fix.

This is what I was hoping.. I didn't smell any smoke or see any.. The lights just all went out (on the monitor) and it started to squeal. I'll see what one of the shops around here says. Thanks!!

Nitro, YHPM

eGo

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:33 pm

Welecome to the club... I had my 21" develop a discolered spot near the middle and the convergence was all messed up. So i pitched it and got 2 more 21" monitor for 275.

They are ViewSonic Professional Series P225. Its nice to finaly have a matched pair of monitors. They also have powered USB hubs built into the base. If your near indiana or would like to try to have one shipped i can get you one for 150.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:46 pm

Originally posted by Pugsley
Welecome to the club... I had my 21" develop a discolered spot near the middle and the convergence was all messed up. So i pitched it and got 2 more 21" monitor for 275.

They are ViewSonic Professional Series P225. Its nice to finaly have a matched pair of monitors. They also have powered USB hubs built into the base. If your near indiana or would like to try to have one shipped i can get you one for 150.

Not a bad price at all Pugsley, but I'm afraid the shipping to Louisiana would be quite costly.. I have freight availability, but still a little too costly even for such a great deal.

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:27 pm

well if you want i could ship you a whole skid of them.. then you can get rid of them some how.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:35 pm

Originally posted by Pugsley
well if you want i could ship you a whole skid of them.. then you can get rid of them some how.

Funny Funny Funny

Thermite Paste · Post by **Thermite Paste** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:54 pm

what kind of monitor is it? does it have a warranty left on it?

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 3:10 pm

Originally posted by Thermite Paste
what kind of monitor is it? does it have a warranty left on it?

It's an old Digital (that's what it says) monitor. It's 10 years old, so I doubt there's any warranty on it.