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Bowser Goomba Level: 10  Posts: 20/29 EXP: 3807 For next: 607 Since: 03-18-04 From: USA Since last post: 67 days Last activity: 6 days |
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Well, it's a used screen  . Anyway, It's a Packard Bell 1020, made in Feb 1996 (kinda old huh?  ), It go's upto 1024x768 60hzs or 800x600 75hzs (i'm using 800x600 right now!). Looks great but it's a bit dark, even with the contrest and brightness all the way up. Know a way i can fix it? Thats ok if i have to take it apart to do so  . |
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dan Snap Dragon Level: 43  Posts: 322/782 EXP: 534516 For next: 30530 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 20 hours Last activity: 14 hours |
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| My advice is to never take apart your monitor. Monitors store enough electricity to kill you. Even when it's disconnected from the power socket. Anyone who does take apart their monitors is either specially trained, or insane. edit - grammar freak (edited by dan on 01-02-05 12:52 PM) |
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Bowser Goomba Level: 10 Posts: 21/29 EXP: 3807 For next: 607 Since: 03-18-04 From: USA Since last post: 67 days Last activity: 6 days |
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| Iv'e taken apart my other old Packard Bell screen before and fixed it! But i don't know how to fix a dark screen. | |||
Xtreme984 Koopa Level: 18  Posts: 96/111 EXP: 25164 For next: 4733 Since: 07-27-04 Since last post: 116 days Last activity: 58 days |
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| maybe there's a whole lotta dust inside. that can be a problem. |
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Jesper Busy, busy, busy. Level: 69  Posts: 1495/2390 EXP: 2856000 For next: 13743 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden. Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 79 days |
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| Let's not forget the possibility of it having been worn out, too. It's also possible that it's simply stuck in a low display settings, which I hope you checked before. Fiddle around with the menus or buttons on the front, if any. | |||
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Bowser Goomba Level: 10 Posts: 22/29 EXP: 3807 For next: 607 Since: 03-18-04 From: USA Since last post: 67 days Last activity: 6 days |
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I found the sub brightness controll inside this screen and turned it up after clingning out all the masseve dust inside. Now it looks really GREAT!  |
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BMF98567 BLACK HAS BUILT A SILLY DICE-MAZE! GO! Current list of BURNING FURY >8( recipients: - Yiffy Kitten (x2) - Xkeeper Level: 53  Posts: 560/1261 EXP: 1094149 For next: 62970 Since: 03-15-04 From: Blobaria Special Move: Rising Meatloaf Backhand Combo Since last post: 21 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| You mean there's a separate brightness control INSIDE the monitor? Hmm...maybe there is hope for my parents' monitor yet. |
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Bowser Goomba Level: 10 Posts: 23/29 EXP: 3807 For next: 607 Since: 03-18-04 From: USA Since last post: 67 days Last activity: 6 days |
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| Yes. It's on the side of the black rectifier, (the thing with the thick pink wire comming out of it that go's inside the picture tube, that has over 25,000 volts being caryed in the wire) with a focus controll above the Main brightness controll. And the little controlls are black. | |||
HellSavior Red Goomba Level: 12 Posts: 32/41 EXP: 6398 For next: 1523 Since: 03-18-04 Since last post: 212 days Last activity: 110 days |
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| Be careful though. The capacitors inside can be lethal, even after the monitor has been unplugged for a while (I've known modders who've been shocked even after the monitor has been idle for a year). | |||
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 2811/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Be careful with that, it's probably hidden for a reason. It could likely damage the monitor if adjusted incorrectly. And yes, be very, very careful when working with monitors or TVs. They can hold more than enough power to kill you for a very long time, even when unplugged. Make absolutely sure nothing touches any of the components unless you intend it to, and that you know precisely what you're doing. (That includes little things like sweat drops too.) One wrong move and you could be killed.  (So, for legal purposes, don't blame us if you hurt yourself. )(edited by HyperHacker on 01-05-05 10:50 PM) |
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Bowser Goomba Level: 10 Posts: 24/29 EXP: 3807 For next: 607 Since: 03-18-04 From: USA Since last post: 67 days Last activity: 6 days |
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DON'T turn the main brightness controll up to far or to much voltege will go to the picture tube, and it will explode  . I'm NOT kidding. It happend to my neighbor when he turned it up to much by turning it to fast, and when i saw his work room and TV  ...Well, it did'nt look so good. Anyway, you MUST be very careful. |
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