Hi, I have a Viewsonic PF790 refurbed monitor that I bought from Fry's for $300. I think there's something wrong with it, but I'm not sure. If I set the background to black and turn off the lights in my room, the background looks brownish. Also when I start up the computer after the monitor has been off for a few hours the left and right edges of the display have a different color than the middle. After a few minutes it goes back to uniform color except for one spot on the upper right side. I'm pretty sure that is a defect. The guy at Fry's says that the tube is a Sony tube. Before I bought this monitor, I bought a NEC 19" flatscreen refurb(which is supposed to have the same Sony tube) that had a dark spot on the upper left corner. I ruturned that one and got the Viewsonic that I have now.
Here's what I'm planning to do, and I hope I can get some help from people who have a flat screen Viesonic(or other). Since a brand new Viewsonic Flatscreen is only $350($400-$50) at Fry's, I was planning on returning the one I have and getting a new one. However, I'm worried that these tubes might inherently have flaws. I'm affraid that they might have a tendency to go bad after a short period of use. I'm also affraid that the black might look brownish if I turn off the lights. The reason I'm looking for a flat screen is because I wanna use it at high resolutions of at least 1280x1024 for a software package that I'm using for work. Does anyone have experience with Viewsonic flatscreens or suggestions on other monitors that will do 1280x1024 with clear lines and text that won't make me blind? Thanks!
Here's what I'm planning to do, and I hope I can get some help from people who have a flat screen Viesonic(or other). Since a brand new Viewsonic Flatscreen is only $350($400-$50) at Fry's, I was planning on returning the one I have and getting a new one. However, I'm worried that these tubes might inherently have flaws. I'm affraid that they might have a tendency to go bad after a short period of use. I'm also affraid that the black might look brownish if I turn off the lights. The reason I'm looking for a flat screen is because I wanna use it at high resolutions of at least 1280x1024 for a software package that I'm using for work. Does anyone have experience with Viewsonic flatscreens or suggestions on other monitors that will do 1280x1024 with clear lines and text that won't make me blind? Thanks!