Monitor doesn't power up. Is it dead?

[Salvador]

I think one of my monitors just went out. When I hit the power button, the light doesn't light up and it does nothing. Is there some kind of fuse or safety device on monitors that I don't know about or is it dead? It's probably not worth even having someone look at it either. I think it cost under $200 new and it's a 17" CRT that doesn't have a totally flat screen.

Any ideas?

Sal

 

[Salvador]

Is it dead? If I plug it in and hit the power button and nothing, is the tube out? Regardless, it's probably not worth having someone even look at it when I can replace it for not much more than $100. Correct?

Sal

 

[SpeedFreak03]

Yea sounds like its dead. Most repair shops charge like $35 just to LOOK at it, not even fix it, so its not worth fixing. You can usually pick up a nice 17'' CRT for under $100 after rebate if you look around.

-Josh

 

[holdencommodore]

This happened to one of my 17" monitors recently, there was no power up. I got is repaired - apparently the problem was the power transformer and a burned resistor. It was fixed for $65 AUD.

Cheers

 

[WobbleWobble]

It may be covered under warranty. If they have a repair centre in your area and they're willing to repair it, great. If you have to pay to ship the monitor, depending on the costs it may not be worth it.

 

[Salvador]

I don't think it's worth it. This is a work monitor that my boss bought for me. It was probably $250 new back in 2001 (paid too much if you ask me). I just talked to him and there was a 1 year warranty on it, so we're SOL there considering that it's nearly 3 years old now.

I thought about the "$35 just to look at it" policy and that eats into the cost of a new one. It's only a 17" monitor and it's actually a rebranded Liteon believe it or not. I had never heard of Liteon making a monitor, but apparently they do. It was a pretty good monitor. Better looking than the 17" KDS that I bought for $60 after rebate ($150 monitor). I usually use that monitor for a back up and for also to use to set up new systems. I'm back to a 14" Compaq monitor for that duty.

Anyway.. Regardless of what it is, the monitor doesn't work and it's probably a minimum of $40 to fix, so I think I'll just buy a 19" flat screen CRT or something instead and put the money saved to diagnose this one towards it.

Thanks again.

Sal