i was on my desktop working fine before we had a power cut in our flat which shut off all the eletrical socket points. My pc was switched off immediately.
I managed to switch on the main power suppy in our flat. then electricity was back on again. switched on the pc, running okay, i could even hear the windows starting up from my speaker. but my monitor (Dell 1800 FP, 19 inch flat screen, 5 years old) went completly black out. tried to switch on the indicator light, it wouldn't turn on (normally it's green when on). tried other buttons (brightness etc), still no light. It's as if it's been switched off.
spoken to a few friends who suggested me to see whether the fuse's been blown. tested fuse on a reader, absolutely fine. tested the power cable on other applicance and it's working fine.
Also tried to disconnect monitor from pc leaving only the power cable connected to monitor, still the same..it still doesnt respond, no light no signal. When I spoke to Dell support about this, they are telling me that it's not the power suppy - it's the inside of the monitor that doesnt detect the power. They said if connected only to the power and that the monitor is not busted, it should be able to pick up the power supply.. But i wasn't completely convinced cuz he's already trying to sell me a new computer talking about new models and stuff.
other shops told me that it might be the fuse/current inside the monitor that needs a good look at..and I'm also aware that during the last couple of weeks the monitor screen blinked once in a while (say twice during the day, just randomly but very subtle)....the thing is, almost everywhere i rang, im told that it's worth investing a new one than trying to fix it, cost wise..and that they dont know who can take a look at the internal fuse for me..
Can this monitor be saved?? It's an ultrasharp non wide-screen..a similiar one would cost £320 at today's price..
I managed to switch on the main power suppy in our flat. then electricity was back on again. switched on the pc, running okay, i could even hear the windows starting up from my speaker. but my monitor (Dell 1800 FP, 19 inch flat screen, 5 years old) went completly black out. tried to switch on the indicator light, it wouldn't turn on (normally it's green when on). tried other buttons (brightness etc), still no light. It's as if it's been switched off.
spoken to a few friends who suggested me to see whether the fuse's been blown. tested fuse on a reader, absolutely fine. tested the power cable on other applicance and it's working fine.
Also tried to disconnect monitor from pc leaving only the power cable connected to monitor, still the same..it still doesnt respond, no light no signal. When I spoke to Dell support about this, they are telling me that it's not the power suppy - it's the inside of the monitor that doesnt detect the power. They said if connected only to the power and that the monitor is not busted, it should be able to pick up the power supply.. But i wasn't completely convinced cuz he's already trying to sell me a new computer talking about new models and stuff.
other shops told me that it might be the fuse/current inside the monitor that needs a good look at..and I'm also aware that during the last couple of weeks the monitor screen blinked once in a while (say twice during the day, just randomly but very subtle)....the thing is, almost everywhere i rang, im told that it's worth investing a new one than trying to fix it, cost wise..and that they dont know who can take a look at the internal fuse for me..
Can this monitor be saved?? It's an ultrasharp non wide-screen..a similiar one would cost £320 at today's price..
But today, I’m making an exception here. Why? No idea. Perhaps only because the repair details are still “fresh” in my head… which is ironic, given this is a 16 year old monitor that hardly anyone will care about today. It is new to me, though. 
I picked it up last November from someone on my local Craigslist. It wasn’t very close to where I live, but was close to a family friend that I had to go visit anyways. So after watching the posting on Craigslist for a few weeks and seeing it getting...
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