Hi everyone,

I have a vintage Sony GDM-FW900 crt monitor that I really enjoy using, but it has developed a problem and won't start up.

This unit was completely serviced a few years ago by Unkle Vito in Los Angeles and it fully passed all tests, was factory calibrated, etc. There was a faulty part (can't remember exactly which one) that was replaced at another repair shop about a year ago. Other than that, it's been working great.

I just say all that to say that this unit is probably in pretty good shape since it's been fully serviced and checked recently....

I've been having some trouble with my Sony GDM-FW900 CRT monitor off and on for the past six months or so.

Usually it's been working okay if I keep it on all the time. If it gets turned off, then I'll have a hard time getting it to turn on again. It will either display an image for a second, then turn off and the green light will turn to yellow and blink.

Sometimes it won't turn on at all and will immediately start flashing yellow.

I shot a video of what it's doing:

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O-YFhjnhik&feature=emb_title[/url]...

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My name's Jacob and I found this forum browsing online. I've been increasingly using CRT monitors the last few years because of the well-documented advantages in many areas.

However, these old monitors tend to fail quite often. I'm hoping to learn a thing or two about keeping them running, maybe doing some basic repairs. From what I gather, there seems to be some valuable information and really smart folks on this forum so it may be the best place to find what I'm looking for. Hopefully I can contribute something...