Lcd Monitor Troubles
Dear reader:
Welcome to the terrordome! Two weeks ago, I purchased - well, aw hell, I'll just copy and paste the letter that I sent to Hyundai customer service:
<!--QuoteBegin-me @ like last night+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (me @ like last night)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Ms. Yuen:
Recently (rec'd 7/20) I purchased, from online retailer newegg.com, a good sum of computer hardware. Among these items, I purchased a 19 inch Hyundai ImageQuest L90D+ LCD monitor. Upon installing these parts, I immediately discovered that the monitor in question had what seemed to be a thin solid line of cyan-blue that stretched from the top of the screen to the bottom; this line appears approximately three quarters of the way from the left edge of the screen. All of my own attempts at repairing this trouble have been, as of now, unsuccessful.
After disconnecting the video card for testing purposes and running several diagnostic routines I have determined that this is not a software problem and is, in all likelihood, a case of a defective monitor. Armed with this knowledge I retrieved my product warranty card and now I have written you to request to return this monitor as a DOA, in exchange for a unit that is not defective.
The literature that was packaged with this monitor explains that I will need a certain UPS collect account number in order to successfully ship this unit for replacement, and I would very much appreciate it if you could get me this number as soon as possible.
Thank you for your time.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As I've mentioned to Ms. Yuen, I've done everything that I could imagine to try to, you know, make this thing work right. Enter yourselves, humble readers. For all you who have made it this far (if you have, give yourselves a well-deserved pat on the back): do you have any ideas? Otherwise I'm going to have to RMA this thing and be monitor-less for the next two weeks or whatever.
You the best,
Dubbilex
PS: I lied a little about those crippling troubles that I speak of. To be more precise, at this moment I see four lines, roughly the same colors that I have utilised on the helpful diagram below:
<img src='http://gamma.applepics.com/7/userfiles/42f236a320bb8.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Welcome to the terrordome! Two weeks ago, I purchased - well, aw hell, I'll just copy and paste the letter that I sent to Hyundai customer service:
<!--QuoteBegin-me @ like last night+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (me @ like last night)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Ms. Yuen:
Recently (rec'd 7/20) I purchased, from online retailer newegg.com, a good sum of computer hardware. Among these items, I purchased a 19 inch Hyundai ImageQuest L90D+ LCD monitor. Upon installing these parts, I immediately discovered that the monitor in question had what seemed to be a thin solid line of cyan-blue that stretched from the top of the screen to the bottom; this line appears approximately three quarters of the way from the left edge of the screen. All of my own attempts at repairing this trouble have been, as of now, unsuccessful.
After disconnecting the video card for testing purposes and running several diagnostic routines I have determined that this is not a software problem and is, in all likelihood, a case of a defective monitor. Armed with this knowledge I retrieved my product warranty card and now I have written you to request to return this monitor as a DOA, in exchange for a unit that is not defective.
The literature that was packaged with this monitor explains that I will need a certain UPS collect account number in order to successfully ship this unit for replacement, and I would very much appreciate it if you could get me this number as soon as possible.
Thank you for your time.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As I've mentioned to Ms. Yuen, I've done everything that I could imagine to try to, you know, make this thing work right. Enter yourselves, humble readers. For all you who have made it this far (if you have, give yourselves a well-deserved pat on the back): do you have any ideas? Otherwise I'm going to have to RMA this thing and be monitor-less for the next two weeks or whatever.
You the best,
Dubbilex
PS: I lied a little about those crippling troubles that I speak of. To be more precise, at this moment I see four lines, roughly the same colors that I have utilised on the helpful diagram below:
<img src='http://gamma.applepics.com/7/userfiles/42f236a320bb8.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Comments
See, therein lies one piece of this problem: the lines will appear and disappear, seemingly at random. Right now there are three. Usually moving my mouse over the line will bring that number back to four. Yep. There it is.
They'd best be giving me a new monitor. That's all I'm saying <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
See, therein lies one piece of this problem: the lines will appear and disappear, seemingly at random. Right now there are three. Usually moving my mouse over the line will bring that number back to four. Yep. There it is.
They'd best be giving me a new monitor. That's all I'm saying <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yea could be hardware related then, LCD's have tons of IC chips in them, one pin disconnected could cause armageddon on your monitor <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Now, according to the warrantee, there are two types of units that one will need to replace - DOA or Non-DOA (DOA meaning, and this might be a stretch, Dead On Arrival). Since mine was broken when it got here, Hyundai will pay for my shipping. The DOA period is 60 days to the distributor/dealer and 30 days to end user.
Failing that, this thing has a three-year warrantee. If I were to return it under that condition, I would need to pay the twenty bucks to get it shipped.
So I guess long story short, newegg forces you to go through the manufacturer.
Cathode Rays, accept no substitutes. LCD Monitors are _horrible_ for gaming.
Cathode Rays, accept no substitutes. LCD Monitors are _horrible_ for gaming. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I hate to say it, but I agree. If you want a killer gaming CRT this one come highly reccomended:
<a href='http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001178' target='_blank'>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16824001178</a>
btw . that is the best desktop pic i have ever seen
*edit* I just need to hope that the fact that I waited about two weeks doesn't void the DOA thing. I was hoping that it would go away with time. Either way, good to know that it's not my fault <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Cathode Rays, accept no substitutes. LCD Monitors are _horrible_ for gaming. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I hate to say it, but I agree. If you want a killer gaming CRT this one come highly reccomended:
<a href='http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001178' target='_blank'>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16824001178</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pfft, you want an Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454, pretty much the best 19" CRT money can buy (in the consumer section at least)
but where will you get the money to buy a bigger house with a bigger room so that you can use that bigger desk?
but where will you get the money to buy a bigger house with a bigger room so that you can use that bigger desk? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Just toss your bed out. With a 19-21 inch monitor, you'll never need sleep! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
baka... it means Dead or Alive : Beach Vollyball
Perhaps he is old and wea- oh wait... I keep forgetting that you HUMANS require sleep... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
SILENCE PUNY MORTAL!
Back on topic, does anyone know what the Euro -> Dollar conversion ratio is? I want to know how much a 225 Euro montior would be in USD.
i actually noticed a bit of ghosting while playing tfc, but just once. as a demo ran by i saw a small trail behind him but it was only that one instance. the rest of the round went without any visual problems.