Monitor Blew Up?

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 wrote:
> 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?

Coincidence. Did you set the refresh rate outside of the spectrum the
monitor is capable of? Does the on screen display still come up?

Ari

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Albert wrote:

> 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?

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.

It's just a coincidence.

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"Albert" <albert@netmation.com> wrote in message
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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?