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*What* Picture?
Apr. 11th, 2008 06:01 pmSo there I was, peacefully websurfing and stuff, when suddenly the monitor goes black at the bottom, flares slightly, and goes dark. On further testing, I turned it off and then on, and got a picture for about a second before it went dark again, repeatedly.
Some queries via the laptop later, a flashlight pointing at the screen (which still shows the picture it had at the time it went dark, just not visibly without a backlight) and it appears that the inverter for the backlight is out. Pack up the troops and take them and the monitor to Best Buy (whence it came), and although I couldn't find my paperwork, the monitor is found to be still under manufacturer's warranty. They've taken it to send back for repair; I expect it back anywhere from 15-21 days (and pessimistically, as much as a month).
Also fortunately, I still had this teeny (by comparison; it's 17" where the LCD is 22" widescreen) CRT still in the closet. So not totally dependent on the laptop for the next month.
That is all.
Some queries via the laptop later, a flashlight pointing at the screen (which still shows the picture it had at the time it went dark, just not visibly without a backlight) and it appears that the inverter for the backlight is out. Pack up the troops and take them and the monitor to Best Buy (whence it came), and although I couldn't find my paperwork, the monitor is found to be still under manufacturer's warranty. They've taken it to send back for repair; I expect it back anywhere from 15-21 days (and pessimistically, as much as a month).
Also fortunately, I still had this teeny (by comparison; it's 17" where the LCD is 22" widescreen) CRT still in the closet. So not totally dependent on the laptop for the next month.
That is all.
