stutters August 12, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni August 12, 2008 i sent my dad my old samsung 997df. seems like the cable is shot - depending on how you move it, the display color is either a black screen (not a lost signal), an off-white or all red. i can't seem to move it into a position where it stays clean, but if i hook up his older monitor, works fine. he got excited about going from a 15" to a 19", so i'd like to salvage it, if possible. as far as i can tell, the pins are all in line and accounted for, so i'm pretty sure it's the cable. is this something that can be repaired, and/or is the cost going to come close to just buying a new monitor? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage August 12, 2008 Share ZeroDamage Member August 12, 2008 Depends on who you know who can replace or fix the cable and do it right the first time. Typically the cost and time spent on doing such a thing isn't worth the cost when a new 19 inch can be picked up for less than 200 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler August 12, 2008 Share boiler Member August 12, 2008 wait... the vga cable is PERMANENTLY attached to the monitor?? Holy crappy designs, Steve! I'll take the high road and not go the smart-arse route of saying "replace the cable". That would be beneath me. ** I just realized this is a CRT we are discussing, you may have options ** I'm sure you could get a "new" one online, but a quick googling says prices are around $180+ for new to new-ish. I'm not sure, but if you cracked open the back of the monitor, would you find a standard (or semi-standard) vga connection-type thing, or would the cable be directly wired to the board? I've been using LCDs for so long that I don't remember exactly how the interface is, and I certainly never cracked open the case of a CRT since I obviously couldn't afford to fix it if I broke it back then. IMO, depending on the age of the monitor, I don't think it would be worth paying to have it fixed, unless someone else here knows repair costs for a CRT better than I do. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters August 12, 2008 Author Share stutters GC Alumni August 12, 2008 yeah, crt, non replaceable, not at least by the looks of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher August 12, 2008 Share Preacher Member August 12, 2008 (edited) crack open the cases of the two monitor's and look at the connections. If they look like something you can do by yourself go for it, if not get this or this. Edited August 12, 2008 by Preacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX August 12, 2008 Share NOFX Member August 12, 2008 (edited) Find out where the short is, cut the wire and solder a new end on. thats what I would do. Whats the worst that could happen? You break a broken monitor? If it's in the monitor it may be a little tougher. Hell it may even be a bad vga connector(the plugs into your comp) Edited August 12, 2008 by NOFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwack August 12, 2008 Share bushwack Member August 12, 2008 If it was mine I would just replace the cable myself, I like to tinker like that. Providing the tube still produced a good image that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters August 12, 2008 Author Share stutters GC Alumni August 12, 2008 the tube is good, but i couldn't get the case off. i'm pretty wimpy, though. maybe i need a bigger hammer. we don't have a solder gun, and uh, don't think it would get used again here. maybe on my bike at home, but i've got one at home (@ my parents in michigan, visiting). i'm shooting for something that wold be cheaper than paying to have it recycled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetomatoes August 12, 2008 Share ilovetomatoes Member August 12, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo August 13, 2008 Share anonymo Member August 13, 2008 You need to crack open that case. I know years of impenetrable white plastic has crippled your biceps so much that you can barely lift a poorly packed manila envelope but your only hope lies within that CRT casing. Use the force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZesteR August 19, 2008 Share ZesteR Member August 19, 2008 and take pics! so we can see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX August 20, 2008 Share NOFX Member August 20, 2008 Be careful inside a CRT case. Those things have capacitors that will hold a pretty hefty charge for long after it's unplugged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwack August 20, 2008 Share bushwack Member August 20, 2008 Be careful inside a CRT case. Those things have capacitors that will hold a pretty hefty charge for long after it's unplugged. True, there's enuff juice stored in there to kill ya. If it's looks like a flux capacitor don't get near it. Really if you have no idea what your doing then do what my buddy did and use it for target practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire August 20, 2008 Share Squire Member August 20, 2008 Is that going to be listed on the Buy/Sell/Trade forum? I think I might be interested in that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZesteR August 21, 2008 Share ZesteR Member August 21, 2008 Is that going to be listed on the Buy/Sell/Trade forum? I think I might be interested in that ROFLMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher August 21, 2008 Share Preacher Member August 21, 2008 heck he's in Alabama they use that for an end table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwack August 21, 2008 Share bushwack Member August 21, 2008 heck he's in Alabama they use that for an end table Yeah that's one big monitor, it just barely fit on the end table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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