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My monitor blew! Need a new one. - backfire - 02-01-2010
My old secondary Sceptre 22" X-something-rather finally decided to quit working. For the last couple weeks, when I turned it on it'd come on for a second then the screen would go blank. In the light, I can still see some images on it though, as if the backlight stopped working. I was able to get it to work by turning it on and off until it stuck on up until now. Did some research and apparently some caps blew on the circuit board!
Point is, my monitor's dead, I'm stuck with one, sceptre monitors suck (and from what I hear, prone to this sorta thing) and I need a new one. Can anyone recommend me a good replacement that's cheep? Used ones are fine, but they have to have a VESA mounting thing on the back so I can put it on my stand. I just can't go on with one monitor again. :'(
Here's the one I've been using up until now. I don't know a bloody thing when it comes to contrast ratio or whatever, so any ideas?
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Surf314 - 02-01-2010
If you have $200 get the one I did. It's freaking amazing. ASUS LED LCD.
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - backfire - 02-01-2010
(02-01-2010, 07:31 PM)Surf314 link Wrote: If you have $200 get the one I did. It's freaking amazing. ASUS LED LCD.
They're affordable and nice... but they don't have that mounting rig on the back though. :-\
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - CaffeinePowered - 02-01-2010
(02-01-2010, 07:38 PM)backfire link Wrote: [quote author=Surf314 link=topic=4158.msg134980#msg134980 date=1265070711]
If you have $200 get the one I did. It's freaking amazing. ASUS LED LCD.
They're affordable and nice... but they don't have that mounting rig on the back though. :-\
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Use ductape?
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Surf314 - 02-01-2010
To me it's worth making do with the stupid ring. Also I think you can swap it out. But it's really thin, and it sips power. The adapter looks like a phone charger. Plus the picture quality is great and it has a 2 ms response time.
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - copulatingduck - 02-01-2010
(02-01-2010, 07:31 PM)Surf314 link Wrote: If you have $200 get the one I did. It's freaking amazing. ASUS LED LCD.
link?
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Eschatos - 02-01-2010
Try this
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Eschatos - 02-01-2010
Holy shit someone buy me this.
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - zaneyard - 02-01-2010
LED AND LCD HOLY SHIT IT BETTER BE HD
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - HeK - 02-01-2010
Just buy the biggest Samsung/LG/Asus/Benq you can afford and be done with it.
Then mail me your Sceptre so I can fix it.
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - backfire - 02-01-2010
(02-01-2010, 09:37 PM)Eschatos link Wrote: Try thisAlso, I'm a poor arse college student who's currently unemployed, so $200 is pretty much my only range. :-\
Anyways, what I'm worried about is ending up with one with a low contrast ratio or something. Guess I could get that ASUS thing and see if I can find some way to rig a mount in the back of it or something...
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Surf314 - 02-02-2010
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236072
That was all I could find. Maybe my model is sold out? Wasn't even in my newegg purchase history :-\
THE PHANTOM MONITOR. BRB going home to check and see if it exists.
I've been playing TF2 without a monitor this whole time. Spoooooooooky.
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Eightball - 02-02-2010
You could get the same monitor that I have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050
Right now, with the instant savings and mail-in rebate, it's about $150 for a 22", 2ms response time monitor (which costed me $180). Just one thing; it says it has built in speakers. Mine definitely do not have built-in speakers.
EDIT: Oh snap, maybe it does have speakers.
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Versus - 02-02-2010
"Hear every inflection in its awe-inspiring 2000:1 contrast ration." - lulz
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Kirby - 02-02-2010
I just got this and I'm still a little giddy.
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - HeK - 02-03-2010
Meh, only one?
![[Image: desktopun.jpg]](http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2563/desktopun.jpg)
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Benito Mussolini - 02-03-2010
Yeah, having two monitors rocks.
Really helpful when working... yeah, not to idle on IRC while playing or anything like that.
I gotta do this more often =S
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Kirby - 02-03-2010
(02-03-2010, 12:07 AM)HeK link Wrote: Meh, only one?
Yeah, only one.
![[Image: desktop.jpg]](http://rilwar.info/desktop.jpg)
lol I have an e-Penis too!
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Surf314 - 02-03-2010
And a pipe!
Re: My monitor blew! Need a new one. - Duck, Duck, Goose - 02-03-2010
(02-03-2010, 05:57 PM)Kirby, the Axe Zealot link Wrote: [quote author=HeK link=topic=4158.msg135161#msg135161 date=1265173652]
Meh, only one?
Yeah, only one.
lol I have an e-Penis too!
[/quote]This thread inspired me to setup double monitor, seeing as I had one lying around collecting dust. Oh and I'm visibly as cool as Kirby. ;D
![[Image: 119co6f.jpg]](http://i50.tinypic.com/119co6f.jpg)