Xbox - display = black

Joe 90 · 05-12-2007, 02:20

ignore

its fixed itself... ****ty VGA cable.

Joe 90 · 07-12-2007, 11:39

it happened again last night

just agreed to loading up a game of Ace Combat and the screen went black... and stayed black despite multiple restarts and attempts to re-seat the VGA cable

guess i might just have to buy a new one

Daz · 07-12-2007, 13:28

Is it the MS one or a third party?

Joe 90 · 07-12-2007, 15:29

official MS one
had it for abt 2yrs

bought a new one :/

Joe 90 · 07-12-2007, 17:50

omfg

just plugged in the new one and it does the exact same thing.

i've tried it on my flatmate's TV and it works using SCART.... damned tft is dead

just black output even when hooked upto my pc

leowyatt · 07-12-2007, 18:37

bummer

you got nothing else you can use as a screen? at least you didn't think it was the 360 and pay the £80 or what ever it is for a repair

Dr. Z · 07-12-2007, 19:03

The TFT itself is unlikely to be dead - put a signal into it and turn it on so that its black.

Now go grab a torch or similar focussable light source and shine it at an oblique angle into the screen and move your eyes about in relation to the screen. This works best if you put the light into the very corner of the screen.

My guess is that the backlight has gone rather than the panel itself and this is a fairly easy repair if the TFT is worth it

Joe 90 · 08-12-2007, 10:55

amazingly enough, i got in last night quite drunk after my work christmas party and my flat mate happened to have a TFT he aint using (they all have laptops!)
so i've got a display again

not sure if its worth repairing mine though... i've just got the final cost through of a 42" FHD TV from HK so that'll hopefully be here shortly and i'll be using that for xbox and PC!

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Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	it happened again last night just agreed to loading up a game of Ace Combat and the screen went black... and stayed black despite multiple restarts and attempts to re-seat the VGA cable guess i might just have to buy a new one __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

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Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Is it the MS one or a third party? __________________ apt-get moo

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Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	official MS one had it for abt 2yrs bought a new one :/ __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

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Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	omfg just plugged in the new one and it does the exact same thing. i've tried it on my flatmate's TV and it works using SCART.... damned tft is dead just black output even when hooked upto my pc __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter Last edited by Joe 90; 07-12-2007 at 18:15.

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Dr. Z I'm going for a scuttle... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,021	The TFT itself is unlikely to be dead - put a signal into it and turn it on so that its black. Now go grab a torch or similar focussable light source and shine it at an oblique angle into the screen and move your eyes about in relation to the screen. This works best if you put the light into the very corner of the screen. My guess is that the backlight has gone rather than the panel itself and this is a fairly easy repair if the TFT is worth it __________________

08-12-2007, 10:55	#8
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	amazingly enough, i got in last night quite drunk after my work christmas party and my flat mate happened to have a TFT he aint using (they all have laptops!) so i've got a display again not sure if its worth repairing mine though... i've just got the final cost through of a 42" FHD TV from HK so that'll hopefully be here shortly and i'll be using that for xbox and PC! __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter