Yeah especially if your monitor isn't even that old, if you buy somethng you expect it to atleast last a few years, but even more so that this seems to be a common problem.
Guess that monítor's name did it's job, a sun bringing you some warmth too. :p It's always handy if you know people (especially with skills).
Bit of both, i don't know them well, but 1 uncle had a job that requires soldering and stuff (though i don't know to what degree and how specialized he is) he did some simple soldering stuff for me in the past (also scratched an old msx computer too getting it open so he's not very gentle) and well he has to want to do it too offcourse.
Thanks.
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Had something similar with an LCD screen 22" from LG I think it was.
Would not turn on, light blinking, then it worked for a few hours, switched off again until it would not come on at all anymore.
Interwebz said: common problem: capacitor. Repair if DIY about $15, having it repaired around around $60
Ended up deciding it's not worth the money OR the time so I bought a new 24" for $90 and trashed the old one.
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might want to try a new cable from your pc to your monitor as well,sometimes monitor cables are bent a bit to much for two long and eventually one or a two of the wires are stretched longer then the rest resulting in the digital signals reaching the components at different times sometimes causing flickering ect,i have had this happen a few times particularly on one monitor i owned where the cable took a hard right turn right were it plugged in,i had to replace it three times. anyways give a new cable a try before you go to more extreme measures might save yourself some hassle:)
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Probably electrolytic capacitor. For me it is almost always easy fix, they cost like 5cents here unless it is high voltage ones, but up to 50V it is almost always 5-50 cents fix, depends how many of them are faulty.. Maybe too late now to start learning electronics?
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Watch some youtube tutorial, how to disassemble and reassemble your monitor. It shouldn't be that hard.
In most cases you can pin point faulty caps with your eyes (watch videos as well)... These days makers doing it on purpose, putting cheap caps in expensive monitors... So it will break after warranty, so you can go and buy newer model etc. etc.
Anyway you just need soldering iron and some solder. Faulty caps, they will happen a lot to anyone, so soldering iron and some solder is good investment these days for people who are not that rich..
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Did you happen to purchase the monitor online? Maybe you have an order confirmation somewhere (email, store account)? One of my monitors died and was out of the manufacturer's warranty but as it was purchased with my credit card (which extended the warranty by a year) they sent me a credit for the cost of the monitor and didn't ask for me to return the dead monitor.
Failing all that, stick black/masking tape over the red light or take a black sharpie to it?
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Yeah sounds like a capacitor problem.
I've fixed a monitor before and it was honestly a piece of cake for me, and I'm no electrician :D.
In my case, the problem was very common for that monitor model, so I had detailed pictures of which capacitors would probably be the problem.
You should probably do a google search for your monitor to see if it's common for yours too and maybe there are detailed instructions for you to follow as well.
So.. I opened the monitor up and saw it was exactly those capacitors (you can tell if the capacitors are broken, if their tops are bulging at all).
So I bought a soldering tool, some tin for the soldering and the replacement capacitors.
If I'd already had a soldering tool and the tin, the fix would've cost only a couple euros.
But even with buying the tool etc, it was still like 15-20€.
All in all, don't be afraid to try fixing it yourself, just figure out which capacitors are broken, if any, buy new ones, solder them in :D.
The monitor I fixed, the original capacitors broken in like 2 years, it has since been working just fine with the new ones for at least twice as long.
It really annoys me that companies use crappy capacitors, instead of putting in better ones that have an estimated lifespan that is twice as long.
They save about 1-2cents per capacitor by doing that -_-
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It is done on purpose, to fail after warranty period. No reason to piss you off, that is how global economy works these days or whatever..
I've opened so many monitor and TVs, really expensive ones, that had like some really cheap ass Chinese caps...
For example Samsung, use to be good brand and they all have massive caps problems these days..
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I know why they do it. The so called "planned obsolescence".
Doesn't stop it from pissing me off :).
You just can't seem to escape it these days, unless you wanna pay big money for products, and even then you're not always safe.
The most recent monitor I bought at least had a 5 year warranty, so you'd think the insides are a bit more better quality.
Even that broke in like 9 months though, but the replacement monitor has at least been good for a few years now, so it was just a random dud I guess.
And about Samsung.. It was their monitor I fixed.
I bought it like 10 years ago, so they've been doing that crap for a long time too.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague Seems like it was a plague.
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My monitor of barely a year since two days starts to flicker off/on for 20 times when i start my pc. however when it runs, it runs.
Normally most boxes, receipts etc are always kept in case of warranty, but as usual as luck goes in this case i don't think it was kept and i don't really have money to just buy a new monitor.
Googleing gives a consistent answer that it's most likely a capacitor problem, and fixing it wouldn't even be expensive, but the last time i opened a defunct monitor i couldn't close it back again. Maybe i have an uncle that can help who is specialized in it, don't know.
The monitor is switched to a powerbox with more stuff plugged in to it, and which i turn off every night, maybe if i'd plug the monitor in a wall socket it might help but in standby the red on/off switch keeps flickering (that is normal) but it being in a bedroom, i can't stand it.
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