One for the monitor gurus...
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
Maybe you should just do it till you need glasses...
Uh, I do need glasses. :laugh: I usually wear them while on the PC only though. I tried the contacts thing and they are just too much of a pain for me.
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Uh, I do need glasses.
Dang! Just hit the Kid Sister wall... :laugh:
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Ok, I have had a Philips 201B4[^] (phlips.com seems to be down currently) as my main monitor for around 3 years now (not really that old IMO). Yeah, I'm still stuck in CRT land. :-D A few months ago it started getting extremely blurry. Normally I'd think I'm going blind except my second cheapo monitor is still clear (go figure). No matter what setting I choose the stupid thing is still blurry as ever. So, please tell me there's a monitor guru out there can give me a clue? Is it the aperture or something I can adjust (I vaguely even know what that is), or is there any hope? Or, is it time to make Mr. Monitor meet Mr. Trashcan? Because after months of staring at this blurry thing I think I'm ready to throw it against the wall. Any advice by the knowledgeable ones is greatly appreciated.
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
Jeremy, it may just need to be focused, it might be doable. As far as recommending you do it, nah, call around for a tv or computer repair place. If they have a tech that knows CRTs, then that person should know how to SAFELY refocus the beams. Underneath that cover lives many kilovolts of excitement you do not want to have.
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
But Philips.com[^] is up and running.
Oh, and trust me I tried, their online help crap is just that.
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Uh, I do need glasses.
Dang! Just hit the Kid Sister wall... :laugh:
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
Dang! Just hit the Kid Sister wall...
:-D I would use my imagination, but that has been known to get me into trouble in the past.
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
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Jeremy, it may just need to be focused, it might be doable. As far as recommending you do it, nah, call around for a tv or computer repair place. If they have a tech that knows CRTs, then that person should know how to SAFELY refocus the beams. Underneath that cover lives many kilovolts of excitement you do not want to have.
Charlie Gilley Will program for food... Whoever said children were cheaper by the dozen... lied. My son's PDA is an M249 SAW. My other son commutes in an M1A2 Abrams
charlieg wrote:
it may just need to be focused, it might be doable.
If it's something that can be adjusted, then it's worth some phone calls assuming it's not too pricey.
charlieg wrote:
Underneath that cover lives many kilovolts of excitement you do not want to have.
Hey, you haven't lived until you have been electrocuted a few times. I've only gotten a jolt once while working on one of my brother's PCs, and that was enough for me. :laugh:
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
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IANAMG (nor do I play one on TV). That said, my guess is that if the problem is just now surfacing, the monitor is going south on you. And given your geographic location, that means it's going to get very wet in the process. Never a good thing for electronic devices. Unfortunately, we live in a disposable society. Those who wish to repair rather than replace are rewarded for their greenishness by paying as much or more than it would cost to simply buy a new unit. As such, the latter would be my recommendation. Besides, you know you've been lusting after those sexy flat screen monitors anyway. Go ahead. Do it. You know you want to. (Inspired by images of Jeffry's "devil on the shoulder"). :-D
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
You know you want to. (Inspired by images of Jeffry's "devil on the shoulder").
Great... Now I am going to have a long line of other people's significant others pounding on my door because of "Jeff made me do it!" excuses.... :rolleyes:
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Josh Gray wrote:
I know this is a cheap shot but kid sister rule?
I realize this is a cheap shot, so I'm not taking it seriously. But I'm not playing outside of my own standards here. I'm willing to say the word "crap" in front of my little kid sister or daughter. On a side note, the things people just justify here just so they talk about sexual stuff in the lounge just amazes me actually. I would say more on that, but ya know, the kid sister rule.
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
You know you want to. (Inspired by images of Jeffry's "devil on the shoulder").
Great... Now I am going to have a long line of other people's significant others pounding on my door because of "Jeff made me do it!" excuses.... :rolleyes:
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
"Please allow me to introduce myself..." :-D
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"Please allow me to introduce myself..." :-D
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
"Please allow me to introduce myself..."
Dude, you are NOT my SO!! ;P
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
"Please allow me to introduce myself..."
Dude, you are NOT my SO!! ;P
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
Okay, I'll bite. "SO"? :)
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Okay, I'll bite. "SO"? :)
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
Okay, I'll bite. "SO"?
Significant Other
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Josh Gray wrote:
I know this is a cheap shot but kid sister rule?
I realize this is a cheap shot, so I'm not taking it seriously. But I'm not playing outside of my own standards here. I'm willing to say the word "crap" in front of my little kid sister or daughter. On a side note, the things people just justify here just so they talk about sexual stuff in the lounge just amazes me actually. I would say more on that, but ya know, the kid sister rule.
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
But I'm not playing outside of my own standards here. I'm willing to say the word "crap" in front of my little kid sister or daughter. On a side note, the things people just justify here just so they talk about sexual stuff in the lounge just amazes me actually. I would say more on that, but ya know, the kid sister rule.
Its as bad as any other four letter word. Just goes to show everyone has a differnt idea of what is offensive, something to consider next time you want to wave the 'kid sister' rule around :)
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
But I'm not playing outside of my own standards here. I'm willing to say the word "crap" in front of my little kid sister or daughter. On a side note, the things people just justify here just so they talk about sexual stuff in the lounge just amazes me actually. I would say more on that, but ya know, the kid sister rule.
Its as bad as any other four letter word. Just goes to show everyone has a differnt idea of what is offensive, something to consider next time you want to wave the 'kid sister' rule around :)
Josh Gray wrote:
Its as bad as any other four letter word.
No it isn't and you know it.
Josh Gray wrote:
Just goes to show everyone has a differnt idea of what is offensive, something to consider next time you want to wave the 'kid sister' rule around
It's called a "kid sister" rule. I think it's pretty easy to understand what goes and what doesn't. Something to consider the next time someone feels the need to not use the soapbox to express themselves.
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
Okay, I'll bite. "SO"?
Significant Other
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
Ah. Got it. Big Stones fan, is she? Or are you just comparing her to the protagonist? :)
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Ok, I have had a Philips 201B4[^] (phlips.com seems to be down currently) as my main monitor for around 3 years now (not really that old IMO). Yeah, I'm still stuck in CRT land. :-D A few months ago it started getting extremely blurry. Normally I'd think I'm going blind except my second cheapo monitor is still clear (go figure). No matter what setting I choose the stupid thing is still blurry as ever. So, please tell me there's a monitor guru out there can give me a clue? Is it the aperture or something I can adjust (I vaguely even know what that is), or is there any hope? Or, is it time to make Mr. Monitor meet Mr. Trashcan? Because after months of staring at this blurry thing I think I'm ready to throw it against the wall. Any advice by the knowledgeable ones is greatly appreciated.
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
It's easy to solve! In the past I did reparation of this stuff. Some things to know: -Do it carefully! -Don't touch electronic parts -If you open the case, do not put the monitor on metal parts! (screws) -use correct screwdriver (isolated) How to: -Open he case -Put the monitor stable -Power on, wait 15 minutes (to heat up and got electronic parts stable. -If you look at the back, you see normal on the right or left side a big black box with a cable to the monitor (do NOT touch, high voltage) - Near this black or on the black box you see two trims, one of this is "Focus". -Turn this one with screw driver, use mirror to see the tube results. The bad news: -This will no solve the problem perm., a lot of philips CRTs has this problems! This is becasue the electronic parts are changing from value during cold and warm. Finding the incorrect part is not easy. Good luck!
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Josh Gray wrote:
Its as bad as any other four letter word.
No it isn't and you know it.
Josh Gray wrote:
Just goes to show everyone has a differnt idea of what is offensive, something to consider next time you want to wave the 'kid sister' rule around
It's called a "kid sister" rule. I think it's pretty easy to understand what goes and what doesn't. Something to consider the next time someone feels the need to not use the soapbox to express themselves.
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
No it isn't and you know it.
Yes it is. Perhaps its differnt in your part of the world but I consider as offensive as any of the other four letter words.
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
It's called a "kid sister" rule. I think it's pretty easy to understand what goes and what doesn'
Well the fact that its debated regularly, like now, shows that this is not the case. Not everyone has the same set of values as you Jeremy.
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Something to consider the next time someone feels the need to not use the soapbox to express themselves.
Yes
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"Please allow me to introduce myself..." :-D
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com
"But whats confusing you Is just the nature of my game" ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
"Please allow me to introduce myself..."
Dude, you are NOT my SO!! ;P
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Dude, you are NOT my SO!!
he was referring to rolling stone lyrics. :) "Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my name" :cool:
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Ah. Got it. Big Stones fan, is she? Or are you just comparing her to the protagonist? :)
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
Big Stones fan, is she? Or are you just comparing her to the protagonist?
Well no, it was a joke that died and failed miserably. Jeff was acting like SO's would be banging on his door and then you acted like you're meeting him when knocking on his door. I guess I need to revamp my subtle humor tactics. :-D
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
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Ok, I have had a Philips 201B4[^] (phlips.com seems to be down currently) as my main monitor for around 3 years now (not really that old IMO). Yeah, I'm still stuck in CRT land. :-D A few months ago it started getting extremely blurry. Normally I'd think I'm going blind except my second cheapo monitor is still clear (go figure). No matter what setting I choose the stupid thing is still blurry as ever. So, please tell me there's a monitor guru out there can give me a clue? Is it the aperture or something I can adjust (I vaguely even know what that is), or is there any hope? Or, is it time to make Mr. Monitor meet Mr. Trashcan? Because after months of staring at this blurry thing I think I'm ready to throw it against the wall. Any advice by the knowledgeable ones is greatly appreciated.
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
I have a Samsung 20.1 " monitor, and I swear by it. In fact, I have two. One has a dead scanline, and I got a replacement by warranty, and they've totally failed to come and pick up the old one, it's just sitting in a box on my floor.