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While browsing the web last night my left monitor suddenly went black (right one stayed on as normal) and has stayed like that since. The power light stays green, as if it's getting a signal, but the screen is black.
Long version
I have a dual monitor setup. Both are CRTs. The left monitor is an iiyama 19" diamondtron-type-thing (flat glass, basically) that I bought about four years ago. The right monitor is a Belinea 19" non-flat (curved glass) job that I bought about seven years ago.
Last night the left one (iiyama) went black all of a sudden. I didn't hear a pop or click or anything that would normally indicate the tubes dying.
The right one (Belinea) was still displaying my normal desktop stuff so I moved the mouse cursor over and it appeared on the screen fine. I thought the iiyama's VGA cable might have come loose so I checked it and it was still attached fine.
I looked at the power light and it was still green. When there's no signal it goes orange and the monitor clicks and switches off (well, standby mode type thing). But now the light is green all the time as soon as you turn it on. Even when the PC is still turned off.
I left it overnight in a last-ditch hope that it might be ok in the morning but it isn't. It's still the same.
So...
What do you lot think I should do? Is the cost of repair likely to be more than the cost of replacement, or close to it? If I decide to replace it I'll probably go down the flat panel route as they're good enough for graphics work now. But I'd need to buy two. I don't really want one TFT/LCD and one CRT. It'd just annoy me too much.
Also, if I go the repair route (or even just get a quote), where should I be looking? Normal TV repair places?
Steve
How far did you get with your research into flat panels? Any joy? If I did go that way I'd be tempted by either of the cheap(er) LaCies, but they're out of stock at the moment.
While browsing the web last night my left monitor suddenly went black (right one stayed on as normal) and has stayed like that since. The power light stays green, as if it's getting a signal, but the screen is black.
Long version
I have a dual monitor setup. Both are CRTs. The left monitor is an iiyama 19" diamondtron-type-thing (flat glass, basically) that I bought about four years ago. The right monitor is a Belinea 19" non-flat (curved glass) job that I bought about seven years ago.
Last night the left one (iiyama) went black all of a sudden. I didn't hear a pop or click or anything that would normally indicate the tubes dying.
The right one (Belinea) was still displaying my normal desktop stuff so I moved the mouse cursor over and it appeared on the screen fine. I thought the iiyama's VGA cable might have come loose so I checked it and it was still attached fine.
I looked at the power light and it was still green. When there's no signal it goes orange and the monitor clicks and switches off (well, standby mode type thing). But now the light is green all the time as soon as you turn it on. Even when the PC is still turned off.
I left it overnight in a last-ditch hope that it might be ok in the morning but it isn't. It's still the same.
So...
What do you lot think I should do? Is the cost of repair likely to be more than the cost of replacement, or close to it? If I decide to replace it I'll probably go down the flat panel route as they're good enough for graphics work now. But I'd need to buy two. I don't really want one TFT/LCD and one CRT. It'd just annoy me too much.
Also, if I go the repair route (or even just get a quote), where should I be looking? Normal TV repair places?
Steve
How far did you get with your research into flat panels? Any joy? If I did go that way I'd be tempted by either of the cheap(er) LaCies, but they're out of stock at the moment.