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?

---

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...

it depends... i repaired tons of CRT monitors which cost RM50 on average... it depends on wat's the damage... in some cases it might be juz the VGA cable... and yeah im using 753DFX as well... got it from customer who want to change to LCD... i love flat screen CRT...

NEC monitors are 2 heavy for me la... for office ok la... for home have to consider the strength of the table...

Samsung r famous for their monitors, TV's n RAM chip... other product i not so confident... esp their HP and optical drives...

This post has been edited by t3chn0m4nc3r: Jun 17 2007, 05:19 PM

i have a monitor same model as yours...
i think as of today, the monitor is at least 5+ yrs old already... becuase i use it back at university days...and now i work 4 1/2 years already...
so definitely is around at least 5 yrs...
and the monitor is still in superb excellent condition... hardly notice it degrades...

so i guess it's your luck... i've known a few of my friends using samsung 17in monitor without any problem at all also...

or probably you turn on your monitor all the time? hence stressing the monitor more?

Where do you live? Are you still repair CRT monitors till nowadays?

Hmm, then i think you should contact TS and see if you could help him.
If he were to send it back to Samsung Service Center after warranty period, i bet you can imagine how the situation is.

Btw, what do you think is the problem here, mind sharing why the monitor loses it's ability to show red?

i guess is u guys luck... i own a 793DF CRT monitor, ML-2010 laser printer, cd-rw, dvd-rom, combo, n dvd-ram... everything from samsung, al works fine for me! plus most of my fren was recommended by me 2 buy samsung monitor n optical drive, no complain from my fren oso!

same problem here , no more red
somethings behind your monitor loose
the electron gun
try tight it the red gone become normal
its work for me

Join the club

17" LCD RM500?
Used ones?
New ones surely >1K.

You repair?

Someone did told me that my CRT tube that was used for the red color has worn out.
Need to change to a new one.

I love CRT flat screen too.
My bro said that games with high graphics looks on flat CRT compare to LCD.

My other friend told me...better don't repair since it would only last a week.
Then same old story again.

My sis bought Samsung cellphone...1 year kaputt already

I only shut down my PC.
The ON/OFF button on the monitor...I never pushed it.
Long story short, I just shut down my PC...OFF the plug socket..that's it.
Could that be the cause of reliability?

I see red as black.
Red color is gone.
CRT tube for the red has worn out I think.

This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Jun 17 2007, 11:38 PM

Sometimes is just the ic chip gone only.



Repair will cause less than RM 100

Samsung is a reliable brand. Previously i use Samsung 763MB 17" CRT monitor for more than 4 years and it is still in a very good condition, just that i have change to a bigger 22" wide-screen LCD montior now.

This post has been edited by ckkean: Jun 18 2007, 09:33 AM

753dfx running at 4th year
soon it will be its 5th birthday

Samsung SyncMaster 765MB 17" for 5years...
Samsung SyncMaster 591s for 2years...

Samsung keyboard
Samsung Spin-point 80Gb Sata-I hardisk...
OCZ ram (samsung chipset) + 8600GT 1.4ns ddr3 (samsung chipset) as well~~

everything eventually will be samsung all the way...

Look closely at garage sales and LYP. New 17" LCD is only about RM500. RM1k you could easily get a 22" WS LCD nowadays...

Prices going down huh?

Well, it had been quite a price drop for LCD. Go ahead with LCD for now. No regrets for sure..

Send ur monitor to those tv repair shops....then ask for quotation of the repair....

i kong my crt tv few times throughout the years....the color is gone...change the ic for rm80...color good as new.

What brand is your CRT?
How good is it so far?

Make sure you don't spend more than a quarter of what your monitor can be bought for new. I imagine you can get a 17 inch crt for 200, or maybe even less?

Don't imagine...just recommend me a shop

I still prefer a CRT. Easy on my eyes. I can detect flickers at 70Hz or lower and am sensitive to LCD brightness - it's like staring into the sun. When I switch to an LCD, I experience all sorts of problems - eye strain, headaches etc. So now switch back to CRT. In case anyone saying reduce brightness, it was reduced to 0. Adjusting contrast din help either.

My advice for those experiencing any problems like me s to not force yourself. You'll NEVER get use to it. When you do, you've already damage your eyes.

Buy the type of monitor that will be easy on your eyes - Don't always think of price.

This is how my monitor looks like when comparing red color faulty.

With my camera phone.



The one on the web site.





This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Jun 19 2007, 04:20 PM

take go to shop to repair can use again