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Gywall |
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Level: 52 Posts: 29/561 EXP: 1052779 Next: 31061 Since: 02-19-07 From: UK Last post: 4549 days Last view: 2924 days |
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olaf |
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Octorok Level: 14 Posts: 19/30 EXP: 13010 Next: 61 Since: 02-27-07 Last post: 3704 days Last view: 3672 days |
You've got to use a a wide screen resolution on a wide screen monitor.
I used to have a grip of old CRTs that I would switch through because they all sucked. Some wouldn't stretch to the screen properly, some would shake, etc. -- monitors suck. |
Ailure |
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Hats Steam Board2 group Level: 121 Posts: 291/3965 EXP: 19782066 Next: 274630 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden, Skåne Last post: 3303 days Last view: 2054 days |
We still have our monitor from our 486, so nope.
Infact I used my old monitor as a second monitor on my newest computer. xD (my dad refused to take it back home anyway, as it's so heavy) ____________________ AIM: gamefreak1337, MSN: Emil_sim@spray.se, XMPP: ailure@xmpp.kafuka.org
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Arbe |
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go away Level: 86 Posts: 21/1788 EXP: 5988235 Next: 153872 Since: 02-23-07 Last post: 4971 days Last view: 1540 days |
I use my TV on the S-Vid output. It's much funner watching videos that way :p |
Acmlm |
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Flurry Level: 37 Posts: 51/251 EXP: 315083 Next: 23170 Since: 02-19-07 From: Mirabel, Québec, Canada Last post: 6182 days Last view: 1815 days |
Flurry #&postrank& We still have old 17"'s here (from 1997 and 2000), perfectly working, although the older one isn't used anymore ...
The old 12" on my old Macintosh still works, too, except it doesn't have much use without a working computer (or hard disk) ____________________ |
setz |
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Spike fuck~ Level: 58 Posts: 56/722 EXP: 1537130 Next: 40416 Since: 02-19-07 From: Pittsburgh, PA Last post: 5292 days Last view: 2579 days |
Posted by Gywall you don't have magnets on it or anything do you? I've never had a monitor go bad on me. but yeah. I'd rather my monitor go bad than my motherboard =\ ____________________ |
Trapster |
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Morton Koopa Feel the pain of those inferior beings...as you burn in hell! Level: 98 Posts: 112/2410 EXP: 9373989 Next: 280364 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden Last post: 4516 days Last view: 4498 days |
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Katelyn |
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beh Level: 86 Posts: 251/1816 EXP: 6130817 Next: 11290 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6148 days Last view: 6148 days |
I've never had any monitor go bad on me at all, but then again, I try to keep magnets away from my monitors |
Kernal |
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Gone Level: 88 Posts: 195/1881 EXP: 6463156 Next: 187508 Since: 02-20-07 Last post: 6148 days Last view: 6139 days |
My old monitor isn't dead, but I bought a new LCD because the old one was a CRT and I had planned to use it for a new computer. |
Metal_Man88 |
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Level: 48 Posts: 95/458 EXP: 776613 Next: 46930 Since: 02-19-07 From: The Void Last post: 3032 days Last view: 3032 days |
A nearly 21-year-old ZEOS monitor of mine works perfectly... as does my nearly 10-year old MAG Innovision 19-inch CRT. In fact it is great for displaying large resolution stuff.
Only monitor I had explode on me was a piece of junk, and not technically mine either. :p |
Krisan Thyme |
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Red Cheep-cheep Level: 34 Posts: 72/216 EXP: 251484 Next: 2167 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6123 days Last view: 6099 days |
I've had this monitor for.. Gosh, quite awhile now.
Don't think I've ever had any go out on me either, though I really should consider getting a new one anyway.. preferably something with a larger screen and one which can support higher resolution than this one. |
Kles |
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Level: 75 Posts: 374/1301 EXP: 3717987 Next: 108917 Since: 02-19-07 From: Canada |
My first monitor was fine until one night it randomly started crackling and then the back of it basically exploded. Not a good thing at 2 AM. |
Dr_Death16 |
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Porcupo Level: 41 Posts: 47/317 EXP: 447202 Next: 32943 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5935 days Last view: 3144 days |
Every computer I've owned was bought with a new monitor, so can't say I've broken any. I have one upstairs that's probably 5 years old or so; piece of shit, but still works and does the job well enough (considering it's merely a Win98SE machine anyhow.) ____________________ |
OoBurns |
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Boo Level: 68 Posts: 171/1036 EXP: 2641962 Next: 86838 Since: 02-19-07 From: It is a mystery. Last post: 5724 days Last view: 5724 days |
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emcee |
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Red Paratroopa Level: 30 Posts: 36/163 EXP: 164888 Next: 981 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5788 days Last view: 5780 days |
I had a monitor show only red after the green and blue wires broke in the cord. Another one died after I hooked it to the VGA out of an old VGA to Composite converter. And I had a laptop lcd break after someone stepped on it. ____________________ "I'd like to confuse bok choy with cabbage." |
Drag |
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Spike Dragon Level: 57 Posts: 105/705 EXP: 1483195 Next: 2733 Since: 02-19-07 From: Last post: 3930 days Last view: 3930 days |
My previous monitor kinda was dying, but it didn't actually die... I replaced it before it had a chance to. It was 5 years old by the time I replaced it. One day, it was in power save mode, and when I woke my computer back up, the screen never came back on. It just stayed off. The light turned on, but the screen itself didn't work. It made the hum noise when it turned on, but it didn't make the static clingy noise. After an hour, it started working again. After that, random bars of garbage would flicker on the screen occasionally. Not very frequently though, it'd do it in short bursts. A few months later, it did the thing where it stopped working again, and then I said "ok, that's it, I really need a new screen now." An hour later, it started working again, but the next day, I still got a new screen, the LCD screen I use now. It's great.
Back when I had a laptop, I guess I used it too much and the screen just sorta died. It still displayed stuff, but it looked like it had a bad connection with the video card... like, I had to kinda twist the screen a little bit to get it to display something, and then whatever was displayed just kinda froze and faded out. ____________________ |
Gywall |
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Level: 52 Posts: 30/561 EXP: 1052779 Next: 31061 Since: 02-19-07 From: UK Last post: 4549 days Last view: 2924 days |
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Kles |
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Level: 75 Posts: 378/1301 EXP: 3717987 Next: 108917 Since: 02-19-07 From: Canada |
Some old monitors simply lost brightness over time. It sucks, but that's how it was. |
BMF54123 |
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Buzzy Beetle Level: 44 Posts: 57/375 EXP: 575387 Next: 35898 Since: 02-19-07 From: [citation needed] Last post: 6088 days Last view: 6088 days |
Yes, unfortunately, phosphors don't last forever.
We have two monitors in the back room at work that are on 24/7. One of them has burn-in from the desktop icons, and the other is just REALLY dark, since it sits on a mostly white screen all the time. I'm actually surprised the monitors haven't exploded yet, since they've been on for ~5 1/2 years, minus the occasional power outage. ____________________ [citation needed] |
Anya |
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Level: 45 Posts: 64/398 EXP: 628978 Next: 31186 Since: 02-22-07 From: South Florida Last post: 4759 days Last view: 1671 days |
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