Is my monitor dead?

[emilyek]

I have a NEC 17" LCD.

Last night, I had my computer on while I moved my desk and the cable fell out of the monitor-- I didn't have it screwed in. It didn't pull out; it more of just dropped out.

I plugged it back in, and now the screen has a blue haze on it and the text looks smeared.

I just replaced the cable, and it's the same.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[amdskip]

See if there is some sort of reset option in the settings for the lcd.

 

[kmmatney]

Check the LCD on another computer.

The only time I'v ever seen an LCD fail here at work was when a power transformer stopped working. Luckily, it was an external transformer, so easily replaced.

Is it a DVI or analog connection?

 

[xtknight]

Is the cable in all the way, firmly plugged in?

 

[emilyek]

It's analog.

I tried resetting the monitor, but it's not working. It's definitley plugged in.

🙁

This weekend I'm going to have another monitor to test with my box.

Sad to see this monitor go-- if it is busted.

 

[kmmatney]

It sounds like a color connection might be missing (the blue haze). Check your VGA cable for any bent pins. The pin out is:

1 Red Video
2 Green Video
3 Blue Video
4 Reserved
5 Ground
6 Red Ground
7 Green Ground
8 Blue Ground
9 No Connect
10 Ground
11 ID0 (Ground)
12 ID1 (No Connect)
13 Horizontal Sync
14 Vertical Sync
15 No Connect

If you ca, just try using another VGA cable as well.