[PLUG] A Hardware Question [RESOLVED]

[Jason Barnett]

Rich,
 A couple of quick questions about your Acer monitor..
 * You said that it just wouldn't turn on... does this mean that the power
indicator light did not come on or there was no display?
 * Were there any symptoms prior to it dieing?

It is unusual for a monitor to just up and die with no warning.  It is
possible that it can be repaired quickly and cheaply (possible that it is a
power supply or even just a fuse).
On the 29th at 7PM is the next DorkbotPDX meeting at Backspace in portland.
If you let me know you are coming, I am sure myself or a dozen or so others,
would be willing to troubleshoot/repair it for you.
If you cannot make it to the Dorkbot meeting, contact me off list and I'll
arrange to take a look at it when I can.

Jason



On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Aug 2011, Wayne E. Van Loon Sr. wrote:
>
> > I have both DVI and VGA outputs on a video card. When I blissfully
> > switched to a DVI cable on my Hanns-G flat panel, the sharpness of the
> > screen was noticeably reduced. I was told that there was a 6 bit DVI
> cable
> > and a later 8 bit DVI cable and that I probably had the 6 bit cable.
> Doing
> > a quick search on DVI cables I discover that there are at least DVI-D
> > Single link and dual link; DVI-A; and DVI-I Single Link and Dual Link
> > cable types.
>
> Wayne,
>
>   A lot of flavors and I don't know which I need. PCH Cables shows a bunch
> but doesn't describe where each is appropriate. Since I bought the system
> board at ENU, and they carry this monitor I'll ask them. They've not
> steered
> me wrong.
>
>   I've not before had to futz with anything other than brightness and
> contrast on a monitor. But, when I cut the brightness and/or contrast the
> whites take on a gray or blue tinge. I'm not a color guru but I know what
> various applications (LyX, Firefox, alpine, etc.) looked like before so I
> see the differences.
>
>   Supposedly this a good monitor brand. When I learn to get the colors,
> brightness, and contrast "right" I'm sure it will work well. I'll still
> need
> another monitor so I'll look for a different brand. The Acer was nice and I
> have no idea why it just expired like it did. Oh, well.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich
>
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