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When using my packard bell pc after a short time the monitor dims (becomes dark and diffculy to read). I have checked the monitor with other applicnces and it is working fine. What do I need to adjust/correct too stop this happening?

Submitted: 218 days and 7 hours ago.

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Posted by James Riley 218 days and 7 hours ago.

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Is the monitor a CRT or LCD monitor? Have you tried using another monitor?

218 days and 7 hours ago.

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Monitor is Philips Brilliance 200W - My sons playstation works on the monitor. I've not tried another monitor on the PC.

Posted by James Riley 218 days and 7 hours ago.

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If you have another monitor, I'd give it a try. Also, if you have another monitor cable, I'd try that as well as I'm assuming the Playstation uses a different connection to the monitor.

How long have you run the PS on the monitor?

218 days and 7 hours ago.

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I don't have another monitor to try. I have tried a new cable - no difference. I only tried the PS to check the monitor it usually on his TV. Do you think it's the monitor not the PC?

Posted by James Riley 218 days and 6 hours ago.

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The dimming really sounds like a backlighting issue and that would be the monitor, not the PC. If it normally takes 10 minutes for the monitor to dim, could you try the PS for 20 minutes to see if it does it to the PS as well?

218 days and 6 hours ago.

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Will do - if it is a backlighting issue - what do I need to do to repair it?

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The repair depends on what's broken and you have to open the monitor up and do board-level diagnostics to find that. If its a cheaper monitor, it probably isn't worth repairing.

Let me know what you find.

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When using my packard bell pc after a short time the monitor dims (becomes dark and diffculy to read). I have checked the monitor with other applicnces and it is working fine. What do I need to adjust/correct too stop this happening?

Info Request

Is the monitor a CRT or LCD monitor? Have you tried using another monitor?

Reply

Monitor is Philips Brilliance 200W - My sons playstation works on the monitor. I've not tried another monitor on the PC.

Info Request

If you have another monitor, I'd give it a try. Also, if you have another monitor cable, I'd try that as well as I'm assuming the Playstation uses a different connection to the monitor. How long have you run the PS on the monitor?

Reply

I don't have another monitor to try. I have tried a new cable - no difference. I only tried the PS to check the monitor it usually on his TV. Do you think it's the monitor not the PC?

Answer

The dimming really sounds like a backlighting issue and that would be the monitor, not the PC. If it normally takes 10 minutes for the monitor to dim, could you try the PS for 20 minutes to see if it does it to the PS as well?

Reply

Will do - if it is a backlighting issue - what do I need to do to repair it?

Accepted Answer

The repair depends on what's broken and you have to open the monitor up and do board-level diagnostics to find that. If its a cheaper monitor, it probably isn't worth repairing. Let me know what you find.

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If you have another monitor, I'd give it a try. Also, if you have another monitor cable, I'd try that as well as I'm assuming the Playstation uses a different connection to the monitor.

How long have you run the PS on the monitor?

The repair depends on what's broken and you have to open the monitor up and do board-level diagnostics to find that. If its a cheaper monitor, it probably isn't worth repairing.

Let me know what you find.