On Wed, 2006-11-29 at 07:42 -0500, Rick Bilonick wrote: > > I can't imagine an LCD monitor failing for that sort of reason. CRTs get > > damaged, that way, because the EHT used to drive the tube is derived > > from the video signals (directly or indirectly). The voltage changes > > with the frequency, and can go too far from tolerable. > > > > LCDs don't work that way. Their power isn't related to the incoming > > video signal. I'd be more inclined to believe three things: > > > > 1: You're plugging it into something that's not providing a useable > > signal, so you're not seeing anything. > > > > 2: Damage to the video connectors or cables. > > > > 3: Pure chance that a fault developed at the same time. It could well > > be that if you'd picked up the monitor, and not done anything else but > > move it, that a fault might have developed. > > > > -- The conclusion of this: I called Planar, I gave them the serial number and from that they knew who bought the monitor. Fortunately, it was only about halfway through the 3-year warranty. I did not have to send any documentation to them. They sent me a replacement by 2nd-day FedEx and I shipped the broken monitor back in the same box at no cost. The last tech I spoke with thought it was a dead backlight. So far, the replacement works fine. Rick B.
