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Last answer on Oct 27, 2009 12:48:59 pm GMT krawrys, on Aug 12, 2008 3:07:20 am BST 
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My monitor is a 19" Envision LCD widescreen. It's brand new, barley 7 1/2 months old. About a week ago I was on my computer and it went black on me out of nowhere. I heard everything in the background still and all the lights indicating the computer and monitor is on were on. I turned the monitor off then on again, and it showed everything perfectly until about 2 seconds then it just went black again. I tried this monitor on a completely different computer and it did the same exact thing. I took out my video card, still did the same thing, re-installed drivers, still did the same thing, restarted my computer, still did the same thing, changed power cords, still did the same thing. I'm sure that it is not my computer and it is the monitor. I have no viruses and haven't tampered with my monitor in any way. It sits in the same spot as it always does, has never fallen, had anything spilled in it, is not kept on all day (I turn off my monitor whenever I'm not in front of it) etc. It happened out of no where and I'm quite upset since it's pretty much new. Can anyone tell me what this may be, how to fix it, approximate costs, etc.?

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trance1007, on Aug 12, 2008 11:27:50 am BST
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Hi there,

well tell me the screen isnt on warranty ? if it is then go to where you have bought it and then change it there. if it isnt on warranty then sometimes lcd screen gets spoilt when there is humidity thats the disadvantage with lcd screen and also if there is an inteference zone nearby. as for the repairs i cant tell you exactly as i dont know the degree of damage inside the lcd screen. but repairing these screens is somewhat costly and its better to buy another one.

hope this helps

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uuganaa, on Oct 24, 2008 7:31:03 am BST
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Yea buddy i got exactly same problem as you. i bought it 2years ago i dont think the store will help me? what did you do? did you buy another one?

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kezz, on Nov 12, 2008 5:12:57 pm GMT

Mine is doing the same thing but it only does it when i turn the computer on if i keep turning the screen off and on again for a while it works after that but if i turn the computer off i have to go though turning screen on and on again- again!!!

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Troubleshooter, on Dec 1, 2008 3:05:54 pm GMT
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Hi all,

My suspicion is that this is a capacitor problem. If the screen is turning off every two seconds or so and then it comes back for another few, that could mean that the capacitors are not charged (or in other words, the capacitors are not able to retain the charge long enough to transfer it to the other components).

My suggestion hence, is to isolate the power board (the one that has the socket for the power input), check if any of the capacitors (the tall cylindrical structures) have bulging tops, if they do, try to replace them (Novices please bear the polarity in mind when you play with capacitors) with ones with higher rated ones (especially the voltage rating, normally these would be rated for 25 volts, so try getting one that is one step higher.TYGA

I hope this helps,

Pls Get back with your views...

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MaidaNet, on Jan 10, 2009 7:58:32 pm GMT

I had this same issue. For 3 days, I recycled power to get it come on - up to 25 times! For the first day, it would shut off again after some minutes.

But after a while, it would take less times to get it to stay on AND it would stay on longer.

By the 3rd or 4th day, it works just fine again - no problems. That was 2 weeks ago.

This all started when I powered down my monitor off for an evening, so now I've decided to leave it on all the time.

So there is hope it can heal itself.

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dante_demon_slayer, on Jan 24, 2009 6:05:56 pm GMT

Ok so what do i have to do

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sandyqt, on Jan 18, 2009 11:13:14 am GMT
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It's the LCD's Inverter ... you have to replace it for it to go back to normal again... believe me inverter is the crook. i repair lcd monitors that's why i know the problem.

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Jes, on Jun 27, 2009 8:21:18 pm BST
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Hey so i just got this monitor and it keeps going black after some times 10 second to 20 seconds how could i fix it i have no idea how these things work or should i bring it in to someone to fix it for me or is it pretty easy to fix myself? thanks Jes

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 self, on Oct 27, 2009 12:48:59 pm GMT

I was wondering were do I find the inverter at for the LCD E19FPC 19" What inverter do I need to change out for this problem?
Do you know were I can find a scamatic for this at?
My husband works on CB radio's but not screen's nor computers. Please help.
Thanks,
JoLynn Self

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LeATha, on Jan 25, 2009 6:45:18 pm GMT

I to have this problem. I changed out my monitor with another one in the house and it still goes black. Only solution was to keep turning it off and on until it stayed on, praying the computer don't turn off. Unfortunately it did....any advice?

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Faulner, on Jan 26, 2009 5:02:59 am GMT
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Have zou tried this? This worked great for me.

Hi all,

My suspicion is that this is a capacitor problem. If the screen is turning off every two seconds or so and then it comes back for another few, that could mean that the capacitors are not charged (or in other words, the capacitors are not able to retain the charge long enough to transfer it to the other components).

My suggestion hence, is to isolate the power board (the one that has the socket for the power input), check if any of the capacitors (the tall cylindrical structures) have bulging tops, if they do, try to replace them (Novices please bear the polarity in mind when you play with capacitors) with ones with higher rated ones (especially the voltage rating, normally these would be rated for 25 volts, so try getting one that is one step higher.TYGA

I hope this helps,

Pls Get back with your views...

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CobaltFlux, on Mar 12, 2009 3:11:00 am GMT

I also have dual monitors and I started having the same problem after i hooked up my back-up drive, I had to keep restarting and restarting, i finally decided to unplug the power cable from drive and i haven't had a problem since. My recommendation is to go buy a bigger power supply

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