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Is my old Monitor salvageable?

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/is-my-old-monitor-salvageable.171569/

CommanderShawnzer
CommanderShawnzer Original post #1
Mar 16, 2013 at 4:59 PM
Well,i have an old Hp vp17 monitor
my parents had bought this along with my old PC when i was a kid in 2007, unfortunately the rig died in 2008 due to a "virus"
attempts to repair it were unsuccessful so it gathered dust in a corner of my house,unused for about 6 years
two years ago i tried to check if the monitor still works by connecting its VGA cable to my laptop to see if it displays something
it displayed alright but everything had a yellow tint on it,strangely, only the display from my laptop was yellow tinted not the UI of the monitor
i thought its the monitor's VGA cable's fault so i used the same cable to connect my TV to my Laptop,it displayed everything nicely from my laptop without the yellow tint
i guess its due to dirt in the VGA port of the monitor or something,or due to dirt in the monitor itself
is there anyway to repair my monitor?
i am planning to get a new rig in the coming months and want to know if i can use this monitor with it,so that i can save some money
anirbandd
Mar 16, 2013 at 8:36 PM
nothing would be salvageable coz all that tech is now almost obsolete. and an LCD that old will have low market value. sell it off at whatever price you get. ;)
R
Mar 18, 2013 at 12:16 PM
Well,i have an old Hp vp17 monitor
my parents had bought this along with my old PC when i was a kid in 2007, unfortunately the rig died in 2008 due to a "virus"
attempts to repair it were unsuccessful so it gathered dust in a corner of my house,unused for about 6 years
two years ago i tried to check if the monitor still works by connecting its VGA cable to my laptop to see if it displays something
it displayed alright but everything had a yellow tint on it,strangely, only the display from my laptop was yellow tinted not the UI of the monitor
i thought its the monitor's VGA cable's fault so i used the same cable to connect my TV to my Laptop,it displayed everything nicely from my laptop without the yellow tint
i guess its due to dirt in the VGA port of the monitor or something,or due to dirt in the monitor itself
is there anyway to repair my monitor?
i am planning to get a new rig in the coming months and want to know if i can use this monitor with it,so that i can save some money

Sell it to the internet cafe guys. They are the only ones who will buy it and ofcourse, do not hesitate even if he offers you ~500 (500 is a great deal though :p)
avinandan012
Mar 18, 2013 at 4:01 PM
^ +1 to this

otherwise keep it as an auxiliary display
from your description it seems an issue of out of calibration
open the monitor & re calibrate
there will be a set of very small potential meters adjust them & check(try it out)
CommanderShawnzer
Mar 18, 2013 at 4:45 PM
^ +1 to this

otherwise keep it as an auxiliary display
from your description it seems an issue of out of calibration
open the monitor & re calibrate
there will be a set of very small potential meters adjust them & check(try it out)
meaning?
harshilsharma63
Mar 18, 2013 at 6:35 PM
And what can be salvaged from an old CRT monitor?