screen hell

[abailey152]

Originally Posted by bexy

ok having a bad pc week (bit like a bad hair week/day but with regards to pc).. ok my screen broked the other day.....the green standby light came on but the screen wouldnt light up...so we changed to another screen...however this screen is incredibly dark... tried fiddling with the buttons but to no avail..... is there anything i can do? or do i just have to fork out for a new monitor?

(i know it sounds a totally blonde question but hey, im a women )

There are sometimes extra brightness and contrast controls (potentionmeters) on the board inside the monitor. It may be just a simple job of getting this adjusted, but please don't attept it yourself. Get someone with the knowledge to do it.

Monitors and TV's sometimes "bite" even when disconnected. OUCH!

[Stuartbe]

Originally Posted by ZrByte

Ok, My bad, im sure its higher though, since pretty much all monitors use kettle leads anyway most people dont use the lead they come with so that bit about it being for a reason is niether here nor there though.
If the Machine is as old as Bexy says she may well be using a cable to the PC's PSU anyway and thus wouldnt need to change the fuse.

Thanks though I prefer it when people point out my mistakes rather than criticise me behind my back

Just for your ref...

A kettle lead is known as a hot cable and usualy has a fuse rated at 13amps as a normal kettle will use about 3kw (around 11 amps)

As abailey152 states - pc systems use lower rated cables. These cables are often known as cold cables and dont have any thermal protection. Most of these cables are rated at 6amps so if you inserted a 13amp fuse into the plug and then proceded to draw 10 amps of current the cable will overheat and may cause a fire.

Hope this gives you a bit more info.

[Stuartbe]

Originally Posted by abailey152

There are sometimes extra brightness and contrast controls (potentionmeters) on the board inside the monitor. It may be just a simple job of getting this adjusted, but please don't attept it yourself. Get someone with the knowledge to do it.

Monitors and TV's sometimes "bite" even when disconnected. OUCH!

I know - I have had the (benefit) of the wrong end of the ht coil !!!

[abailey152]

Originally Posted by stuartbe

I know - I have had the (benefit) of the wrong end of the ht coil !!!

Me too!!!

[Bex]

Originally Posted by abailey152

There are sometimes extra brightness and contrast controls (potentionmeters) on the board inside the monitor. It may be just a simple job of getting this adjusted, but please don't attept it yourself. Get someone with the knowledge to do it.

Monitors and TV's sometimes "bite" even when disconnected. OUCH!

thanks, looks like i will leave the problem till i can get hold of a man who knows how the montior is usable, just doing my head in

[Stuartbe]

Originally Posted by bexy

thanks, looks like i will leave the problem till i can get hold of a man who knows how the montior is usable, just doing my head in

You say the screen is dark -- You have not forgoten to take your shades of have you

[mrm1]

Just a thought. If the first monitor has no picture, and the second monitor has a dark picture (possible bad connection) could the fault be on the graphics card ?. Have you tested the origanal monitor on another PC ?

[Bex]

Originally Posted by stuartbe

You say the screen is dark -- You have not forgoten to take your shades of have you

hmm now there is a point stuart
funnily enough not wearing any shades considering it is the middle of winter and sunlight is a bonus...... and before you ask yes i do have the lights turned on, and no im not sitting in absolute darkness :p

mrm the screen was totally dead on the other pc......not sure if dad tested it elsewhere.... as for my graphics card it was only put in and sorted a few weeks ago, so dont think it could be that

[mrm1]

Originally Posted by bexy

mrm the screen was totally dead on the other pc......not sure if dad tested it elsewhere.... as for my graphics card it was only put in and sorted a few weeks ago, so dont think it could be that

No probs, just a thought.

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by bexy

hmm now there is a point stuart
funnily enough not wearing any shades considering it is the middle of winter and sunlight is a bonus...... and before you ask yes i do have the lights turned on, and no im not sitting in absolute darkness :p

mrm the screen was totally dead on the other pc......not sure if dad tested it elsewhere.... as for my graphics card it was only put in and sorted a few weeks ago, so dont think it could be that

[Stuartbe]

Originally Posted by bexy

hmm now there is a point stuart
funnily enough not wearing any shades considering it is the middle of winter and sunlight is a bonus...... and before you ask yes i do have the lights turned on, and no im not sitting in absolute darkness :p

mrm the screen was totally dead on the other pc......not sure if dad tested it elsewhere.... as for my graphics card it was only put in and sorted a few weeks ago, so dont think it could be that

What - no shades - I thought you were a cool hip person

Dont they have shades on all the time ?

[Bex]

Originally Posted by stuartbe

What - no shades - I thought you were a cool hip person

Dont they have shades on all the time ?

cool and hip? now who have you been talking to