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Monitor powers briefly then goes blank

I have had the monitor for several years with no problems then all of a sudden when I turn the screen on, I see whatever is the input for a flash of a second then... blank. Its almost as if it just has power for a second. The little green light for the button stays green. I'm not sure if its something serious.
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Sounds like a Control board issue or a Power board issue... Might be blown Capacitors, in which case there is not enough power being supplied. Check to see if there are cheap parts on Ebay as replacements. If you don't want to go through the trouble sell the LCD itself for $150-250.

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