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How to make an old CRT monitor (Syncmaster 753s) work on Windows 10 perfectly?
I used to have an LED monitor, but it used to have poor contrast levels, low refresh rate, poor color reproduction and when it finally got lines all over the screen (due to bonding issue in the LCD ...
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Optimal settings for easing eye strain with an old CRT monitor
My problem
I usually use an LCD monitor and have been for quite a long time. Suddenly yesterday my LCD monitor starting displaying all negative or inverted color images and is useless.
For various ...
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How to use an iMac G3 as an external monitor?
I've read that the tray-loading iMac G3's CRT display is connected to the circuit board with a simple plug. Can I unplug the CRT from the computer part and use the iMac G3 as an external monitor? How ...
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How long should an LED Backlit LCD monitor last?, and why should I choose it as an instance of a CRT monitor? [closed]
How long should my new LED Backlit LCD monitor last?, and what will happen once it reaches it's lifespan?
And how long should I change my monitor? (1 year? , 6 years? ,etc...)?
And thank you guys!
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CRT Monitor Screen is Blurry for 15 minutes of starting the PC
I have a CRT Monitor that was working properly,
a day ago, we had a storm and I didn't notice that I didn't close the door properly (which has the PC next to it),
when I returned I checked if ...
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CRT screen with no image and - maybe - with missing pins on its connector
I have a Samsung SyncMaster 753DFX crt screen ..
When its cable not connected to computer I get the normal message on it - no data check the cable -
But when I plug the connector in computer I get ...
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Is CRT degaussing really dangerous for nearby laptops?
I have an old CRT connected to laptop as a secondary display. As you know, when CRT turns on it degausses itself; remember that sound when you turn it on, or force degaussing through menu.
CRTs ...
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What is this PCB component from an older CRT display?
I have an old CRT Display that used to dim out every morning and would require significant warmup before it reached normal brightness. A repair guy worked on it. He did some stuff and asked me to ...
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How is it physically possible for monitors to change resolution?
When I run a full screen application at say 800x600 on my 1024x768 CRT monitor, the monitor makes some sort of clicking noise, turns black for a couple of seconds, and then somehow magically changes ...
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Does Lowering The Monitor Refresh Rate Save Battery Life?
Is this a myth or is this for real?
I read about it all and was wondering if anyone knows if it is true or tried it yet.
Going from 60Hz to 40Hz
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LCD/LED screens; how color affects the power consumption?
I have read on web, for CRTs black color would reduce the power consumption of the monitor but for LCDs it's the white color that reduce the power consumption.
It says "The way LCD's produce black is ...
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Main differences to the eyes between LCD and CRT monitors
Let's say that we have same average quality LCD and CRT monitors. They have same size, same resolution and same frequency. Let's say almost the same everything (temp, room light, etc). Which would be ...
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We have some old CRT screens that smell really bad when you activate them - why do they do that?
We have some old CRT screens (we don't use them anymore, but didn't throw them away yet) that smell really bad when you activate them - why do they do that? I remember that this effect started ...
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Preventing legacy non-flat-panel monitors from taking a computer with them when they blow?
I've lost an old machine or two to legacy CRTs that "snapped". Are there any devices that can be hooked between a computer and a monitor to keep a computer safe in the event that a legacy monitor ...
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How to make a VGA monitor display a white screen at all time?
I am hacking around with an old (CRT) VGA monitor.
What I want is to make the monitor display a blank white screen at all time, when the power is connected of course. I do not care if I cannot use my ...
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