17" 753DFX

The red color has gone.
See red as black.

Bought it on April 2004.

Question:
Samsung a reliable product?
I'm confused whether to buy a new monitor or repair it to solve the red color issue.

OT:
My sis bought a Samsung cellphone...gone after a year.

Samsung good in computer but bad in other electrical products?

Might be down to luck or anything..

My previous 753DFX which is still here are still going strong after 5 years..Bought it in 2002. But have some bad experience with their DVD burner...

yup, depends on luck ...

my hometown samsung monitor 14" (dunno wad model) still alive for 8 years ..... my dad still using in hometown lol

my sis samsung 753df bought in early 2001 still alive n bright........

Wah.
I'm screwed.

I always ON my PC like hours...6-8 hours.
Could it be the caused?

You guys monitors...LCD?

Any recommendations for other brands?
CRT only.

My 753DFX, is the same like yours. 17" CRT.

Probably turned off my PC like once every month or so but yet still alive and kicking..LOL..

Don't know still got NEC in market or not. In my working place got a NEC open 24hours a day for almost 10 years already, still working without any problem..

NEC are good.

I bought used 15" NEC for RM100 in 2002.
Still only use it for emergency/testing.

Dunno where to repair my Samsung.
No Samsung services in Malaysia

actually they got service support all over m'sia leh......
The main SC for monitors is in shah alam.

it means the crt red electrons are all used up...so canot fire anymore

better buy a new monitor lah.. as i don't think can repair one...

Yeah, i heard CRT monitors have their own life-span, that's why it's important to look at the age of the monitor for those who wanna buy CRT monitor..

but so far my 17" 793DF had been a great monitor, and same like akachester, lastime i had a samsung dvd-rom, gone within a year..

Yeah, I have been using an LCD monitor for about 4 years now and I'm a gamer. That was 4 years ago when CRT is still better than LCD. But that isn't the case now.

I mean just go to any electrical stores and you will see that their TV sections will be flooded with LCD TVs. Even places like Carrefour has more LCD than CRT TV on display.

And actually by comparing the same size, let's say 17", a flat screen CRT will cost you about RM400, why not just add up A LITTLE BIT then u can get yourself a LCD already.. doesn't really have to stick with CRT as the price difference are not big

my gateway crt gone after 3 years now my tecom monitor tak sampai 3 month already flicker...damn crt monitor..better get LCD next time

I also got problem with my samsung, same spec as your. It's 17" 753DFX. My monitor always on during the whole night. During days from Mon - Fri I am out, going to work.

FYI, I used it since 2004. After three years, it's quality is in doubt lah

My monitor sometimes go awry, such as sudden changing brightness, and sometimes go blank, sometimes windows screen disappear and showing only several colorful lines on the screen. I have to turn off the monitor for a while, then turn it on again. It remedies the annoyance I described earlier

My trust to Samsung brand grew thin and thinner as days passed. I think it's time to look after another reliable brand. How about LG and ViewSonic LCD brand? Are they very good?

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Added on June 17, 2007, 11:40 amA forumer on another site claim that placing and turn on speakers close to CRT monitor will degrade the CRT monitor quality. Is it true?

This post has been edited by coolblade: Jun 17 2007, 11:40 AM

if the speakers are magnetically shielded, i think won't cause any problem
my bro's philips crt still usable after 6 years, juz that got some flickering at a small part of the screen, he juz ignore it and keep using it

Thanks for the feedback guys

I got no problems to buy a new one.
The problem is, got three(3) monitors in my room already.
15" HP Pavillion (1998) - still ok but seem darker.
14" used NEC - still ok.
The Samsung that I'm using now.

If I buy a new one, my room will filled with monitors.
Can I sell it as scrap/used stuffs?
Around Ampang?

I see.

TECOM....'cap ayam' monitor

IIRC, Samsung has a service centre in Lowyat 3rd floor. I'm not sure if it's still there. Btw if you're from Penang, then its at Northam Tower.

753DFX year 2004 yah, there is a few batch of 753DFX and 795MB with defects during that year if i've not mistaken. Some experience problems as early as half a year in use, like my 795MB and my friends 753DFX. However after RMA, everything works like a charm. According to the Samsung technician which handled my RMA, he said that there were quite a few batches with defect ICs and he says i'm just unlucky to get one which gives problem ss early on, phew, guess i should call myself lucky after seeing your case.

Btw, if it's after warranty period, i guess not worth repairing it as the repair bill might cost as much as a new CRT.

ya..tecom is a real shitty ciken brand monitor..but me not enough money to buy lcd

my dad bought a samsung camcorder and used it for like 1 yaer and gone case...warranty also seems useless....

but for monitors, so far no bad experience yet, using 2 samsung monitor here for 2-3 years and seems fine so far....

and for your case, TS, i suggest u get 1 new 17" LCD, quite cheap nowadays, RM500+ got liao...