tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4581444637378550249..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Monitor problem solved!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81692788437281565702008-12-05T16:06:00.000-05:002008-12-05T16:06:00.000-05:00I wonder if your PC is on the same circuit as your...I wonder if your PC is on the same circuit as your furnace. Those old houses. You never know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-51935060799895429692008-12-05T09:17:00.000-05:002008-12-05T09:17:00.000-05:00That's funny, Tam. The 19" Daewoo monitor that I g...That's funny, Tam. The 19" Daewoo monitor that I got in early 2003 for my new home PC died earlier this year.<BR/><BR/>Not wishing to shell out any ducats getting a new monitor for a (nearly) 6 year old PC, I went up into the attic (a.k.a. the graveyard of old electronics) and grabbed the 15" monitor that came with the HP Pavilion we bought in 1998.<BR/><BR/>A quick dusting of the innards, and sure 'nuff, I had a working monitor.<BR/><BR/>Shortly thereafter, the wireless keyboard died, and I replaced it with the keyboard from the HP set-up. So my home machine is a 6 year old home-build with 10 year old peripherals...<BR/><BR/>I should blog about it too. (Oh, wait, I already <A HREF="http://stuckinmassachusetts.blogspot.com/2008/10/old-school.html" REL="nofollow">did</A>...)Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81020159737015227242008-12-05T07:54:00.000-05:002008-12-05T07:54:00.000-05:00You can usually fix the occasional flash and pop b...You can usually fix the occasional flash and pop by getting a can of air, taking the back and shield off the monitor, and blowing all the dust out. <BR/><BR/>That kind of flicker a lot of times is HV arcing over dust tracks or spider webs. I fixed my 36" RCA television like that...Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.com