Hardware

Posted By on July 22, 2005 at 10:10 pm

For the last 8 years I’ve had a 21″ Sony Trinitron Multiscan 500PS monitor that I’ve used for all my desktop computing. It’s been a real trooper. I run multiple PCs for Windows and Linux, but rather than use multiple monitors, I’ve used a KVM switch for the last 6 years or so.
Tonight we had a thunderstorm warning, so I powered everything down, including the monitor, and went downstairs to enjoy my dinner and watch a video (Sharpe’s Battle.) When I came back and powered everything back up, I noticed that the monitor would suddenly go out of focus for a few seconds, then pop back into focus. It did this a number of times in succession. It’s not doing it now, but I have no reason to believe the problem, whatever it is, isn’t just going to go away.
I suspect this particular bit of hardware is about to bite the dust. Fortunately, I have a spare monitor handy, just in case. It’s only a 19″, but I guess I can live with that. For a while.
If and/or when the monitor dies, I’ll be taking the opportunity to tear down and rebuild my home office setup, a task that could take me offline for a while, as there will be furniture modification involved. I suppose I could boot up my ancient laptop if the need arises, but since the wireless LAN here is going to be disabled, there’s probably not much point.
So if I happen to suddenly disappear for a couple of days, well, now you know why.

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  1. Man Mountain Molehill says:
    July 24, 2005 at 1:38 am

    Could be on its way out. Might also just be a combination of high humidity and dust buildup on the high voltage components associated with the CRT.

  2. atrakcje turystyczne says:
    January 19, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    I must say this diary is impressive. I was wondering is there anything that our journal territory would do for people from State ?

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