Monitor won't turn on after power outage but only for a while, what is the reason?

[Nixel]

Hi!

I have 4 monitors at home, attached to 2 PCs.

When occasional power outage happens, 3 of them always come back on once power is back. But one of them, namely "NEC MultiSync 20WGX2", pretends to stay 'dead' for about 5 minutes after that. But then it turns back on, perfectly fine.

I wonder, what is the reason of this delay and is there anything I can do to reduce it? (Other than buying another one) It's not a long time, but it is annoying, especially since each time this happens I spend these 5 minutes thinking "Is it finally dead this time?". And I'm just curious about why this happens only to this one monitor but not any other I ever worked with, including other NECs, DELLs and SAMSUNG monitors.

 

[ffg7]

only after power outage not when 1st turned on? are these monitors & computer on all the time or shutdown over night?

 

[Nixel]

only after power outage not when 1st turned on? are these monitors & computer on all the time or shutdown over night?

Only after power outage. If I turn it off, even using the power switch on the back, it turns back on fine. If I turn it off, unplug it, plug it back in, it will also turn on quick. I did not check if pulling the plug out while it's on will make any difference though.

They are turned off at night.

 

[ffg7]

try pulling the cord out while monitor is on to see if powers up normally or does same as outage.

 

[Nixel]

try pulling the cord out while monitor is on to see if powers up normally or does same as outage.

It seems to behave the same as with power outage. I did not measure it, but I think it just turned on a bit faster, but it was still 'dead' for a while.

 

[ffg7]

how old is that monitor? does it still do it when connected by itself?

 

[Nixel]

how old is that monitor? does it still do it when connected by itself?

I'm sorry for delay in response.

This monitor is old, but it acted like this even when it was new.

What do you mean "connected by itself"?

 

[ffg7]

when connected as the only monitor to the pc?

 

[Nixel]

when connected as the only monitor to the pc?

Ah, yes, it was my main monitor for a few years. Same thing.