Monitor Problem

[ComradeBadger]

Well, I've had my monitor for a year now, never had a problem with it... except the other day, it wouldn't display anything... and I heard Static electricity noises coming from inside.... I am quite worried by this .... it worked when I took a microphone alway from teh pc but what causes this? Could it be a long term problem?

[EVIL]

I think Static electricity by the magnet in the microphone.

But did it have any effect on the image. does it have wierd lines or is the image disorted?

[Axyon]

Have you degaussed the monitor? Might be a good idea to expell the static.

[simmo]

Just get a new one :p only £10 - £20 second hand :D

[ComradeBadger]

How do you degauss the monitor? And there was no image distort

[Axyon]

It'll either be a button on the monitor, or if your monitor has a menu, it'll be there somewhere.

[RoyalEF]

Badger... some quick questions...
Is the computer in a cold spot..like a basement or in front of an air conditioner?
Was the monitor asleep or turned off for a while before it wouldn't display anything?
When you put the microphone back does it stop working? ... cause otherwise i would think that was just coincidental timing and nothing else.

[ComradeBadger]

no its in my room, which is above the airing cupboard :P

the monitor was off for a while beforehand as well

ill get back to you on the last one

[LoneDeranger]

A microphone might have had an effect on it, but it depends on it's size. A regular $5 pc mic should not be harmful.

My friend experimental with some industrial-streghth magnets (probably 1000x more powerful then the one in your mic) on the monitors when I was in high-school, and most of them returned back to normal after 10-15 minutes.

[ComradeBadger]

yeah it is a cheep and crappy mic.. (Sniper sent it to me... but thats another story).... Ill have to check..