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  • Overheating LCD monitor

    From Nightfox to All on Wed Mar 23 20:57:38 2011
    I have an LCD monitor for my computer, which is about 5 years old. Tonight I noticed a small black area in the upper-left corner of the screen where part of the picture was gone. I noticed it was very hot there, and I could smell something almost burning there. I turned the monitor off for a few minutes and turned it back on, and the picture is fine again. Then I noticed the image flicker a bit.. Also, in the past few months, I've noticed a humming noise coming from the monitor after it's on for a little while, and if I squeeze it in the right places, the humming goes away. Might it be time for a new monitor?

    I hate to see this one possibly kicking the bucket now, as it has been a nice monitor.. Were it not for these issues now, I wouldn't be thinking about replacing it.

    Nightfox
  • From Dreamer@VERT/SETXBBS to Nightfox on Thu Mar 24 09:15:23 2011
    Re: Overheating LCD monitor
    By: Nightfox to All on Wed Mar 23 2011 08:57 pm

    I have an LCD monitor for my computer, which is about 5 years old. Tonight noticed a small black area in the upper-left corner of the screen where part the picture was gone. I noticed it was very hot there, and I could smell something almost burning there. I turned the monitor off for a few minutes turned it back on, and the picture is fine again. Then I noticed the image flicker a bit.. Also, in the past few months, I've noticed a humming noise coming from the monitor after it's on for a little while, and if I squeeze i in the right places, the humming goes away. Might it be time for a new monitor?

    I hate to see this one possibly kicking the bucket now, as it has been a nic monitor.. Were it not for these issues now, I wouldn't be thinking about replacing it.

    Considering the symptoms, I'd say it's time to IMMEDIATELY discontinue using the monitor. Either something is shorting out, or a capacitor is failing. Either way, I'd be worried of fire.

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  • From Nightfox to Dreamer on Thu Mar 24 12:57:18 2011
    Considering the symptoms, I'd say it's time to IMMEDIATELY discontinue
    using the monitor. Either something is shorting out, or a capacitor is failing. Either way, I'd be worried of fire.

    You're right, I should just replace it..

    Nightfox