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Problems with 5 years old TN Monitor

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April 25, 2011 3:05:54 PM

Hi all,

I have encountered some issues lately with my Samsung 740BF monitor. Firstly, a yellow vertical line would appear, and the pixes around that line are more "obvious" or how should i say. I have solved the problem with turning off and on my monitor. But that has happend 3 times as of January.
Secondly, when the monitor resumed from standby a few minutes ago, the colors where like in 8bit quality, and more vertical lines appeared on the monitor. I have again solved the problem by turning off the monitor and turn it back on a few seconds later.

The monitor is 5 years old, and i'm afraid that my monitor's panel is dying. Is it dying really? Heat problem? I doubt that it's the cable, never failed me for 5 years.

Much thanks to everybody that answers.

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April 25, 2011 3:11:00 PM

YOu could try it on a another pc first.
April 25, 2011 3:14:45 PM

ghnader hsmithot said:
YOu could try it on a another pc first.


The problem occures at times, so that isn't really much of a solution. I highly doubt that it's my GPU.
How would you explain that i solved the problem by turning the monitor off and the on? That certanly isn't the GPU. Sounds more like a heating problem to me or my old panel, but i'm not sure about it, that's why i opened this tread.
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April 25, 2011 3:17:02 PM

Often you can fix it by decreasing your refresh rate slightly or cleaning the inside. (warning: capacitors inside the case can have high voltages for many days). Connections and other trivial problems can also arouse this. My problem disappear after I opened a monitor up and poked around.
April 25, 2011 3:27:54 PM

ghnader hsmithot said:
Often you can fix it by decreasing your refresh rate slightly or cleaning the inside. (warning: capacitors inside the case can have high voltages for many days). Connections and other trivial problems can also arouse this. My problem disappear after I opened a monitor up and poked around.


Ah my guarantee has passed 2 years ago i think, and i won't take my chances of opening the monitor. :(  A friend of mine told me that TN panels die usually 3-5 years. Is this true?

Thanks for the input BTW. I'll still wait for more post from more members before i decide about the monitor.
April 25, 2011 3:32:03 PM

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Kinda of think you better post your question in the graphic and display sect.They know how to handle this.
April 25, 2011 3:40:40 PM

ghnader hsmithot said:
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Kinda of think you better post your question in the graphic and display sect.They know how to handle this.


Tnx i'll tell moderators to delete this one :) 
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