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#559881 - 06/16/11 07:45 AM Preemptive shopping
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 17471 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	I've been noticing that my wife's monitor - Viewsonic 19" wide screen LCD - looks a bit washed out (not as sharp as mine, same model), so I tried setting the brightness and contrast on it. That resulted in flickering unless both are maxed. I suppose I could try recalibrating it to see what happens. Am I looking at a potential failure in the near future? The display is 4 or 5 years old. I bought it with her Mini. Any thoughts for a replacement in the 19-22 inch range? LED? Cheap but decent? Edited by MacBozo (06/16/11 07:46 AM) _________________________
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#559926 - 06/16/11 05:11 PM Re: Preemptive shopping [Re: MacBozo]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 17471 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	Maybe I'll get this one for myself and give her my current 19". Is that living dangerously or what? Of course, I do have to wait for hers to either fail or become unusable. _________________________
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#559986 - 06/17/11 11:36 AM Re: Preemptive shopping [Re: MacBozo]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 17471 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	Calibrated her monitor this AM and it's looking much better. Still flickers if I back the brightness down any from max. It was using the calibration setting that I did just in April, so I'll probably have to recalibrate again in a couple of months if it lasts that long. _________________________
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#560105 - 06/20/11 02:16 PM Re: Preemptive shopping [Re: MacBozo]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 17471 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	Wonders never cease! She actually noticed! _________________________
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#560232 - 06/22/11 07:49 AM Re: Preemptive shopping [Re: MacBozo]
Acumowchek Is this thing on? Registered: 12/29/07 Posts: 2921 Loc: Petaluma, CA	Now, now… Be nice! Glad things worked out
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#560242 - 06/22/11 11:29 AM Re: Preemptive shopping [Re: Acumowchek]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 17471 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	Originally Posted By: Acumowchek Now, now… Be nice! Glad things worked out Worked out for now. Waiting to see if it (the display) degrades again over time. My wife isn't real observant at times, so I can slide some things right by her. _________________________
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#560274 - 06/22/11 03:51 PM Re: Preemptive shopping [Re: MacBozo]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 12958 Loc: Columbus OH	Originally Posted By: MacBozo Worked out for now. Waiting to see if it (the display) degrades again over time. It will, the capacitors are getting weak in the inverter, low power to the backlight. Quote: My wife isn't real observant at times, so I can slide some things right by her. Not too often I'd hazard a guess at though. _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#563196 - 08/16/11 01:33 PM Re: Preemptive shopping [Re: MacBozo]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 17471 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	It's getting close to failing. Sometimes, it won't come on when waking from sleep. I can get her a 20" LED for around $129. Not that I can afford that right now. _________________________
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#563259 - 08/17/11 01:25 PM Re: Preemptive shopping [Re: MacBozo]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 17471 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	Bought THIS ONE today at Office Depot for $150. She'll see it when she gets home from work this PM. _________________________
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