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Phaelax
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Posted: 9th May 2011 07:41
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Just turned my monitor on (a 24" westinghouse) and had a blue vertical line about 2 inches from the left side. I cycled through the monitor's inputs and power, no change. I tried wiggling the hdmi-dvi cable with no change. I walk downstairs to get a drink, come back and the line is gone! I'm not complaining its gone, but it looked like one of those vertical lines you see on failing monitors like my apple powerbook. I paid close to $600 for this thing so I am a little concerned if it was just a minor glitch or if I should start saving money now.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 9th May 2011 12:16
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It's hard to say. I would blame the monitor cable to start with. It could be the monitor though, or it could have been a fluke.

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heyufool1
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Posted: 9th May 2011 21:58
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How old is the monitor?

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Phaelax
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Posted: 9th May 2011 22:02
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I want to say I bought it sometime in the Fall of 2007.

The problem with the cable is I don't have another HDMI-DVI cable, but have been considering buying a second one anyway for my tv.

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Posted: 9th May 2011 22:36 Edited at: 9th May 2011 22:41
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Quote: "I want to say I bought it sometime in the Fall of 2007."

Hmm, well that's about 3 1/2 years now so, depending on how much use it got, it could be failing.

Quote: "The problem with the cable is I don't have another HDMI-DVI cable, but have been considering buying a second one anyway for my tv."

Check out monoprice, reliable and very cheap. They also have some $40 drawing tablets. By very cheap I mean $1 - $2.

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Phaelax
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Posted: 10th May 2011 09:14
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Yea I'm aware of mono cables. The shipping costs more than a cable! I was just waiting til I thought of a few things I wanted to buy all at once.

At almost $600, this monitor better last a lot longer than 3 years. My CRT was good for the previous 7 years and was only replaced because the screen got dark, but still fully functional without a flaw in the picture.

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The Wilderbeast
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You should single out any other issues first. If you don't have a spare GPU lying around that you can swap out, then hook up your PowerBook and test it with that to eliminate a faulty GPU from the equation.


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Phaelax
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Posted: 11th May 2011 01:55
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powerbook no longer works $2500 down the drain, thanks steve!

I have another laptop though. Since the line went away, I can't do much to troubleshoot unless it returns.

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