andykwilkinson
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In the last few days my oldest Dell 2408WFP Monitor (of the pair I have) is displaying a vertical purple line on power up (Actually this monitor is the second swapped one for the one I originally bought in March 2008 - those others had other, albeit very minor problems).
This line is about 3.5 inches in from the right hand side when it wakes from cold - but this line disappears in an instant, currently within 1-2 minutes as the monitor warms up - so it's something I can easily live with..... assuming it gets no worse! It displays it when running from my Windows 7 box or my Mac Pro and no amount of wiggling cables, light taps on the monitor etc. changes the scenario.
This monitor is 3 years 1 month old - yep, that's 1 month after the warranty ran out!
Never seen anything like this before but a quick google revealed this is a pretty common fault with Dell monitors and that it's apparently not repairable. I'll happily pay if it is repairable as it's been a stunning monitor otherwise
What I have not been able to establish is how long I'm likely to be able to continue to use it before this line becomes a permenant fixture on this display.... :-(
If anyone with experience of this problem can answer that question I'd love to hear. If I've got a few months or longer, all well and good. But if it's just a few weeks....then I need to start considering what to replace it with as this line will drive me nuts!
Thanks in advance for any information.
This line is about 3.5 inches in from the right hand side when it wakes from cold - but this line disappears in an instant, currently within 1-2 minutes as the monitor warms up - so it's something I can easily live with..... assuming it gets no worse! It displays it when running from my Windows 7 box or my Mac Pro and no amount of wiggling cables, light taps on the monitor etc. changes the scenario.
This monitor is 3 years 1 month old - yep, that's 1 month after the warranty ran out!
Never seen anything like this before but a quick google revealed this is a pretty common fault with Dell monitors and that it's apparently not repairable. I'll happily pay if it is repairable as it's been a stunning monitor otherwise
What I have not been able to establish is how long I'm likely to be able to continue to use it before this line becomes a permenant fixture on this display.... :-(
If anyone with experience of this problem can answer that question I'd love to hear. If I've got a few months or longer, all well and good. But if it's just a few weeks....then I need to start considering what to replace it with as this line will drive me nuts!
Thanks in advance for any information.
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