[G4] G4- Apple Monitor Query

[Richard Klein]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Wood
> 
> Am Feb 7, 2008 um 5:36 PM schrieb Peter Webster:
> 
> > Amazing List Deities:
> >
> > I have a G4 500MHz Sawtooth, OS 10.3.9, 1 gig of SDRAM, AirPort Card,
> > external Firewire LaCie 120 GB HD and Maxtor Mini USB 160 GB HD and an
> > Apple 17" Studio (the flat one) monitor.
> >
> > Sawtooth and Monitor were rescued from being thrown out (!)
> >
> > They are resurrected and working great, but I have a question
> > regarding the monitor:
> >
> > The monitor is attached directly to the CPU. using the cable that came
> > with the monitor. (There is another, separate, more complicated cable
> > with a brick and USB and other attachments that I never use.)
> >
> > When the units power up, the monitor comes on very bright, then
> > settles to a less luminous display.
> >
> > Adjusting the brightness does nothing, it shows as being at maximum.
> >
> > Why the shift? It would be nice to have the brighter screen, and any
> > advice would be welcomed.
> >
> > Thank you in advance for sharing your collective wisdoms.
> 
> Just sounds to me like you've found the reason it was being thrown
> out. I can't speak from experience, but I'm sure LCD backlights and
> related mechanisms can wear out and malfunction at some point?

Is it an LCD monitor or a flat-screen CRT?  It's beyond my expertise, but I
think it sounds like a CRT with a failing voltage regulator.

If it's an LCD, maybe it could be a bad inverter.  All I can do is guess,
though.

-- 
Rich