Monitor Blew Up?

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Have an older 23" CRT VX1120 monitor. I lowered the resolution on it
to 1280 x1024 and a few minutes later the screen went out and now it
is totally black. Could something of blown up since I lowered the
resolution. Or maybe just a coincedence that it failed on me at that
time?
 
Albert said:
Have an older 23" CRT VX1120 monitor. I lowered the resolution on it
to 1280 x1024 and a few minutes later the screen went out and now it
is totally black. Could something of blown up since I lowered the
resolution. Or maybe just a coincedence that it failed on me at that
time?
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Coincidence. Did you set the refresh rate outside of the spectrum the
monitor is capable of? Does the on screen display still come up?

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Albert said:
Have an older 23" CRT VX1120 monitor. I lowered the resolution on it
to 1280 x1024 and a few minutes later the screen went out and now it
is totally black. Could something of blown up since I lowered the
resolution. Or maybe just a coincedence that it failed on me at that
time?
Click to expand...

Coincidence that was about to happen anyway. Either the main power
supply or horizontal output transistor blew. An old-fashioned TV
shop, that is, one that does real repairs, can fix it easily but may
charge at least $100. Parts may range from $5-50, DIY.
 
Thanks for the replies. On second look I noticed that I put the
resolution
to 1280 x 960, which is not supported by the Gateway. What I saw was
the
whole screen, about 1 minute after changing resolution, disappeared
forming
a diamond shape, then a single vertical line and now it is totally
dead.

I see nothing or hear nothing when I turn it on now. All I see is a
blinking
amber light showing that it is getting power. I also see no fuses or
anything
accessible that a non-qualified technician could replace so I assume
it
it ready for the grave yard. Was very surprised that even switching
to
an unsupported frequency could of caused something like this, even
though it
apparently worked for a minute or so????

Thanks to all who sent information.
 
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