Last week my monitor fizzed out on me. Every once in a while I would notice the edges of the screen "buzzing". Kind of the same effect as when you degauss the screen, but not as severe. On Thursday night it just pooped out and turned off like those old TV sets (shrinking to the little dot in the center...wee). I think it's some kind of thermal issue because now I can get about 5 minutes of use out of it and then it will go black again. Then I have to push the power button to turn it off for a couple minutes and the cycle begins anew. It's all rather annoying so I ordered a 19" flat LCD monitor off of the internet. I like to play videogames so I used this article as my main source of research:19'' High-End Gaming LCD Roundup June 2005 (from www.firingsquad.com)
I chose to go for the cheapest monitor on the article, the Hyundai ImageQuest L90D+ 19'' LCD. It should arrive at the end of the week. Look for my early review sometime this weekend. I hope to remember to post a 1-month, 3-month, and 1-year review also.
Will my new monitor really do this?
2 comments:
Mine also went perma-dim a little while back, so I went out and got a Viewsonic VX910 19" LCD. I got the later model with the faster (~16 ns) refresh time, and it's been fine for gaming... although yours will likely be far better.
In the manner of geek bonding, I would like to see your new toy in action when you get it. (:
-Dev
Sounds good, man. I'll give you a call when I get it set up.
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