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Monitor doing funny things

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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My lovely 19 inch Sony Trinitron Monitor I think is about to die

it keeps make a sound like "tink .. tink" .. sounds a bit like a lightbulb before it it blows and the screen wobble very slightly when it does that...

:(

Hope it don't blow or I'll have to get one of those horrid LCD flatscreens

Anyone know what might be wrong with it?

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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Probably just dying.
    You should hope it doesn't blow up or you'll have to get stitches or maybe a funeral. :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I've got a 17" Sony Trinitron monitor that I don't want anymore. In full working order. :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Is it still in warranty, maybe able to get a replacement?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote: »
    Probably just dying.
    You should hope it doesn't blow up or you'll have to get stitches or maybe a funeral. :p

    Ever since final destination 1 or was it 2 ive been afraid of one exploding on me :p
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Matteh wrote: »
    Ever since final destination 1 or was it 2 ive been afraid of one exploding on me :p
    I don't remember an exploding monitor in either! I've not seen 3 though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    FlameOn wrote: »
    Is it still in warranty, maybe able to get a replacement?

    Naah about 4 years old - warranty I'm sure was for 3 years
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If a monitor is constantly going 'chink-chink', then it's game over, even if the dispay isn't wobbling. In my experience though, 'chinking' dispays tend to be blank/black i.e. unable to display a picture.

    If you want to get a TFT, then the most important criteria will be dead pixel policy. If the manufacturers are still the same now as 1 year ago, then Philips and Viewsonic were the top two in that respect. Iiyama used to be at the top, but they dropped a level when they started to tolerate 1 dead pixel.
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