On Wed, 13 May 2020 11:44:43 -0500
Christopher Marlow <fedora(a)cwm030.com> wrote:
I am starting to think my monitor is going bad..... Because the only
time I have a problem is waking up the monitor from being powered
down.
Didn't you mention some kind of wonky graphics happened with one of
your tests? A login popup had strange colors or something?
Its like the backlight or something doesnt want to come on or
something.
Other than that, when its running the monitor is fine. Theres no
burned in pixels or anything that I can see. And I dont smell any
"Magic Blue Smoke" just yet. Lol...
At the least this indicates that the graphics device is working just
fine. It sounds like the electronic circuits that drive power are
going bad so that neither the manual switch or the signal from the
computer turn it on most of the time.
So could it be the monitor after reading everything I just wrote?
That would be my conclusion. Maybe you can pick up a cheap used
monitor. Lots of people are upgrading to 2K and 4K monitors, and they
are selling or giving their old monitors to charity. Are there any
charity stores in your area? You could also try craigslist or ebay.
Some other examples (I have no affiliation):
https://moneypantry.com/apps-to-sell-stuff-locally/