Advice from monitor boffs please!

Belmit · 08-08-2007, 16:01

I've been offered a second hand LG Flatron L1915S by someone at work, which would be a welcome upgrade from my current 17" that has a sporadic bold line of colour down one side of the LCD.

I've set it up at work and it appears to be in good condition, no dead pixels, but a couple of tiny marks near the centre of the screen that show up on white backgrounds (e.g. Word documents).

What would be a respectable price for this? No prices have been mentioned yet but I was maybe considering an offer of £50-£60. Does this sound about right? As with most of us, I want to offer a sensible price but not get ripped off.

Cheers!

Justsomebloke · 08-08-2007, 16:17

Totally down to how many hours it has been On for mate.
If used constantly for 15 hours a day for a year then just a few beer tokens, but if an average 6 -12 months usage then 50 quid would be fair.

Belmit · 08-08-2007, 16:24

Hmm, that's a good question to ask. I'll try and find out. Thanks Pik... *double take!*

Zirax · 08-08-2007, 17:08

Ah, that sounds like a refresh issue. I had the same thing for a while on my 19" and nearly binned it. Just check that windows hasn't upped the tft refresh rate to over 60Hz.

Desmo · 08-08-2007, 22:04

There might be a setting on the monitor to show the current run time. I know there is on my one.

Belmit · 09-08-2007, 13:35

Apparently it has been used a couple of hours a day solidly for about five months, mainly with word processing, email and Quark. On eBay they're going for around £70 so I thought £50 was fair and we have struck a deal. Thanks for the advice.

Zirax, which bit were you saying might be the refresh issue?

Zirax · 09-08-2007, 15:03

The sporadic line of colour down the monitor on a tft can be that the refresh speed is wrong. It should be set at 60Hz, any faster and it can cause odd effects. That drove me nuts for ages until I discovered it.

Admiral Huddy · 09-08-2007, 16:54

I thought that TFT defaulted to 60MHz.. could that line be becuase of a dodgy cable or connection?

Speaking of which, pop into Tescos at the mo.. they're flogging all there TFTs off.. I just bought an Acer 19" WS for £80 from Tescos Home.. don't care about the specs as it's for my workshop.

08-08-2007, 16:01	#1
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Advice from monitor boffs please! I've been offered a second hand LG Flatron L1915S by someone at work, which would be a welcome upgrade from my current 17" that has a sporadic bold line of colour down one side of the LCD. I've set it up at work and it appears to be in good condition, no dead pixels, but a couple of tiny marks near the centre of the screen that show up on white backgrounds (e.g. Word documents). What would be a respectable price for this? No prices have been mentioned yet but I was maybe considering an offer of £50-£60. Does this sound about right? As with most of us, I want to offer a sensible price but not get ripped off. Cheers! __________________

08-08-2007, 16:17	#2
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	Totally down to how many hours it has been On for mate. If used constantly for 15 hours a day for a year then just a few beer tokens, but if an average 6 -12 months usage then 50 quid would be fair. __________________

08-08-2007, 16:24	#3
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Hmm, that's a good question to ask. I'll try and find out. Thanks Pik... double take! __________________

08-08-2007, 22:04	#5
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	There might be a setting on the monitor to show the current run time. I know there is on my one. __________________

09-08-2007, 13:35	#6
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Apparently it has been used a couple of hours a day solidly for about five months, mainly with word processing, email and Quark. On eBay they're going for around £70 so I thought £50 was fair and we have struck a deal. Thanks for the advice. Zirax, which bit were you saying might be the refresh issue? __________________

08-08-2007, 17:08	#4
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Ah, that sounds like a refresh issue. I had the same thing for a while on my 19" and nearly binned it. Just check that windows hasn't upped the tft refresh rate to over 60Hz.

09-08-2007, 15:03	#7
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	The sporadic line of colour down the monitor on a tft can be that the refresh speed is wrong. It should be set at 60Hz, any faster and it can cause odd effects. That drove me nuts for ages until I discovered it.

09-08-2007, 16:54	#8
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	I thought that TFT defaulted to 60MHz.. could that line be becuase of a dodgy cable or connection? Speaking of which, pop into Tescos at the mo.. they're flogging all there TFTs off.. I just bought an Acer 19" WS for £80 from Tescos Home.. don't care about the specs as it's for my workshop. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log