Problems with my Hitachi monitor

Kardas · 14th November 2004, 2:26 AM

Ok, so i have had the monitor for about 6months or so i guess (its a Hitachi cm771) and it has been a fantastic monitor, but now im having trouble with it. It was moved in the car from my house to my friends house, used there for 2 afternoons and everything worked fine. Then it was transfered back (again by car) back to my place, and now for the life i me i cant get the thing to work.

I hope like hell its not broken, as its a nice monitor and was quite expensive. When i plug it in, the power light on the front comes on like normal, but there is not picture. And yes i have checked the vga connection, and it is plugged in properly. At first i though it might be my video card, so i plugged my laptop into the monitor, and still got no picture.

Anyone else got any idea on what the problem might be? Or anything else i can check?

zhenkai · 14th November 2004, 10:26 AM

Try changing VGA cables. Try switching the monitor completly off and then back on.

Kardas · 14th November 2004, 10:48 PM

ive tried switching the monitor on and off, with no effect.

Also the vga cable is inbuilt, like you cant pull it out of the monitor if you know what i mean.

Kardas · 16th November 2004, 8:16 AM

bump, no one else has any ideas?

aussie7 · 16th November 2004, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Kardas

bump, no one else has any ideas?

is it still covered by warranty

it mite be time to send it of for warranty replacement

Kardas · 17th November 2004, 8:27 PM

good question, im not sure if it is still covered. I should probably try and find the receipt (which is unlikely as im hopeless with keeping receipts)

unconess · 17th November 2004, 9:10 PM

I know it might be an obvious one, but have you tried fiddling with brightness / contrast etc?
Does the on-screen display show up properly if it has one?

Yeah I had an average 15 inch Optima monitor, almost brand new. Used it for ages with no problems, then moved it into a different room and it never worked again, just made a constant relay-clicking noise with no picture... Doesn't sound anything like your problem, but I know how you feel.......

CyberstormL45 · 18th November 2004, 12:53 AM

This is simmler to what unconess posted, play with the brightness and the contrast i had a monitor with the same problem as you, i turned up the contrast and hay it worked.

14th November 2004, 2:26 AM	#1
Kardas (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: May 2003 Location: geelong Posts: 184	Problems with my Hitachi monitor Ok, so i have had the monitor for about 6months or so i guess (its a Hitachi cm771) and it has been a fantastic monitor, but now im having trouble with it. It was moved in the car from my house to my friends house, used there for 2 afternoons and everything worked fine. Then it was transfered back (again by car) back to my place, and now for the life i me i cant get the thing to work. I hope like hell its not broken, as its a nice monitor and was quite expensive. When i plug it in, the power light on the front comes on like normal, but there is not picture. And yes i have checked the vga connection, and it is plugged in properly. At first i though it might be my video card, so i plugged my laptop into the monitor, and still got no picture. Anyone else got any idea on what the problem might be? Or anything else i can check?

14th November 2004, 10:26 AM	#2
zhenkai Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 280	Try changing VGA cables. Try switching the monitor completly off and then back on.

14th November 2004, 10:48 PM	#3
Kardas (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: May 2003 Location: geelong Posts: 184	ive tried switching the monitor on and off, with no effect. Also the vga cable is inbuilt, like you cant pull it out of the monitor if you know what i mean.

16th November 2004, 8:16 AM	#4
Kardas (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: May 2003 Location: geelong Posts: 184	bump, no one else has any ideas?

17th November 2004, 8:27 PM	#6
Kardas (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: May 2003 Location: geelong Posts: 184	good question, im not sure if it is still covered. I should probably try and find the receipt (which is unlikely as im hopeless with keeping receipts)

17th November 2004, 9:10 PM	#7
unconess Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Blue Mountains Posts: 1,326	I know it might be an obvious one, but have you tried fiddling with brightness / contrast etc? Does the on-screen display show up properly if it has one? Yeah I had an average 15 inch Optima monitor, almost brand new. Used it for ages with no problems, then moved it into a different room and it never worked again, just made a constant relay-clicking noise with no picture... Doesn't sound anything like your problem, but I know how you feel.......

18th November 2004, 12:53 AM	#8
CyberstormL45 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Barrow Island / Perth Posts: 1,291	This is simmler to what unconess posted, play with the brightness and the contrast i had a monitor with the same problem as you, i turned up the contrast and hay it worked.