Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)
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Re: Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)
#2I find this very interesting, especially given that there is a paper from 1993 (linked in the artcile) that explains the issue, but it is still happening - and maybe nowadays even more than ever?
Re: Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)
#3Shorten the display cable.
Re: Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)
#4Remember the "degauss" button? I had no idea what it did, but the sound it made sure was satisfying.
Re: Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)
#5I played with a negative ion generator at my desk, and it was great at knocking out my 1440p monitor signal, but the 1080p seemed more resilient.
Since then I got a 4K display, and it likes to drop out in thunderstorms. I switched to a better DP to HDMI adapter, and the chunky original Samsung cable. I'm waiting for the next storm to see if it helps.
Re: Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)
#6Remember the "degauss" button? I had no idea what it did, but the sound it made sure was satisfying. https://youtube.com/shorts/R0OhD2Bc6FY
That attempted to demagnetize the components in the CRT that could cause beam deflection and warped colors.
Re: Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)
#7The sound card on my windows computer dies if i turn the desk fan i have off! I should try it
Re: Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)
#8Sounds like very cheap monitor which had lot of cost cutting done on side of protections of inputs.
I would not be surprised that touching such monitor will electrocute you.
Re: Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)
#9I played with a negative ion generator at my desk, and it was great at knocking out my 1440p monitor signal, but the 1080p seemed more resilient. Since then I got a 4K display, and it likes to drop out in thunderstorms. I switched to a better DP to HDMI adapter, and the chunky original Samsung cable. I'm waiting for the next storm to see if it helps.
My hdmi cable causes my headset dongle’s range to significantly decrease. From like 50+ feet to 10.
Re: Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)
#10It looks like the youtube embed is broken. It is supposed to link to a EEV blog video. It is wild how many times someone brings me broken equipment and it turns out EEV blog has already investigated the same issue for the same device.