Q. I've got a monitor that slowly got worse. First when you just barely would touch it, it would lose signal. That was fixed by getting a new VGA cable. Now a week later, it will hold a picture for about three seconds after you cut the monitor on, then it will go black. The power light stays green though. Is it trash? It's a Dell 17in. 3 years old.
A. We have this often at work - especially in computer labs where they're left on all day/every day. It sounds like the monitor is defective. If you put a lot of light on it at different angles, can you see a very very dim picture? That's what ours do sometimes, it means the backlight has failed.
The easiest sure-fire test is to borrow someone else's monitor and try it on your computer - if another monitor works on your computer; and yours has the same problem on another computer...it's definately a bad LCD nomater what Dell or anyone says.
If it's under warranty, call Dell and complain (maybe do that anyways)...if it's not under warranty go to the office store and get a new one that's NOT made by Dell...you could upgrade to a newer/bigger one at the same time if you like and probably get it cheaper than buying from Dell.
Brand doesn't matter unless you have a personal preference (I've had good luck LG brand computer LCDs, TVs, and cell-phones)
A tip, have your computer go to standby or hibernate when it's been left alone for a while - that way the LCD will go to power-saver and last longer...at a minimum, set the monitor to turn off after X minutes of inactivity. This option is under Control Panel > Power Options.
I personally believe turning off the LCD when it's not in use (you know how the power light goes from green to orange...it's not really all the way off) helps too but I have no evidance to back that up - although it will save a little on electricity so that's reason enough for me.
The easiest sure-fire test is to borrow someone else's monitor and try it on your computer - if another monitor works on your computer; and yours has the same problem on another computer...it's definately a bad LCD nomater what Dell or anyone says.
If it's under warranty, call Dell and complain (maybe do that anyways)...if it's not under warranty go to the office store and get a new one that's NOT made by Dell...you could upgrade to a newer/bigger one at the same time if you like and probably get it cheaper than buying from Dell.
Brand doesn't matter unless you have a personal preference (I've had good luck LG brand computer LCDs, TVs, and cell-phones)
A tip, have your computer go to standby or hibernate when it's been left alone for a while - that way the LCD will go to power-saver and last longer...at a minimum, set the monitor to turn off after X minutes of inactivity. This option is under Control Panel > Power Options.
I personally believe turning off the LCD when it's not in use (you know how the power light goes from green to orange...it's not really all the way off) helps too but I have no evidance to back that up - although it will save a little on electricity so that's reason enough for me.
which computer LCD monitors won't harm your eyes so you can stare at it for hours on end?
Q. I am looking for a LCD monitor for my computer so that I can do homework (mainly for using office applications) that won't strain my eyes. At my university those computer monitor are pretty kind to my eyes. Meaning I can stare at them for hours and hours before I feel any strain or hurt to my eyes. However it only takes around 45 minutes for my eyes to feel strained when starring at my LCD monitor, forcing me to take a break. Funny thing is that I don't usually feel a thing when I watch movies on it at home. What are some important things to consider when buying another monitor that 'would be kind to my eyes' and what is the maximum resolution for an LCD monitor that I should aim for so I can run my graphic card 'Nvidia 1792MB GTX 295' at it's full potential
A. most gamers i know stare at the monitor concentrating hard
instead of looking blink and look away now and again
get yourself a 24" or 26" as they are most likely going to be 1920 x 1080 or 1200
and have a nice size screen
LG ViewSonic samsung proview all do good monitors
instead of looking blink and look away now and again
get yourself a 24" or 26" as they are most likely going to be 1920 x 1080 or 1200
and have a nice size screen
LG ViewSonic samsung proview all do good monitors
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