first off i didn't know what category to put this under, Mods feel free to move it as you see fit.
Now, I just received my NEC 19" LCD monitor from Techforless.com. It was refurbished and had a great price of $540. I thought sweet deal, and purchased it as soon as possible. I mean NEC is one of the best monitor makers and refurbished means it goes back to one of their certified factories for refurbishment (I don't care if it's not a real word
). I get it in under a week, and set it up. After I get it set up with the analog cable instead of the DVI (cuz i don't have the cable) it works fine i do the necessary tweaking and it's great I get it up to 1280x1024 and everything. And it's working for the five hours that i'm awake. I go to bed and shut the monitor off like i always do and leave the comp running. this morning i push the power button and nothing. NO PICTURE. I figure, okay, maybe its just the cable, and i switch it with one of my other cables... no dice. GRRRRRR, I have to go to work, and my monitor isn't working. I just got back from work, and try again.
whats this ::squints eyes::... I see a very faint picture of the penguin thats on my wallpaper. thats something.
I finally grab my old 15" viewsonic LCD to see if maybe it's a setting, but i plug everything in and turn the monitor on. damn blue box comes on the screen and says "out of range." my viewsonic can't handle the high 1280x1024 resolution!!!!
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Plug in the NEC as it's the only one that gets the resolution and has a slight picture, so i can try and lower the res.. Longer story short, i get a flashlight to shine indirectly at the screen and see enought to lower the resolution for the other monitor.
Is it a manufacturer thing? was it not refurbished right?
plus I have to wait till tuesday to call TechforLess, cuz tomorrow is sunday, and I have work all day monday.
SO PISSED OFF!!!
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