Question about Samsung SyncMaster 175V 17" LCD Monitor
I had a similar problem with this monitor, mine was dim all the time to the point you cant use it, but the MENU icon was bright as new... also if cable was unplugged the box would float around as normal.... anyway I fixed it by taking it all apart and pushing in the socketed chip.. it clicked like it moved, I also pushed on the variable resistors on the power supply... now it works!!! First time since it quite working long time ago
Posted on Mar 01, 2008
More info on the Dim/fuzzy problem.. When I took it all apart it did work perfectly, until I put it all back together then it quit working again. After about 2hrs of "playing around" I realized the big metal backbone (visible by removeing the entire rear plastic cover) was causing some type of problem since the monitor would work fine until that part was re-installed. After a couple hours of getting mad and checking for shorts and thinking it was creating electrical interference I noticed the main circuit board was extremely bent.. it was bent down in a corner near a ground post. This ground post was being pushed down by the metal cover. By reinstalling the cover this was causing the ground post to move down a little more, pushing on the board even more... I decided to shorten this post and after I cut it I noticed it was a little bit loose... then I realized it was a multi layer circuit board and the ground attaches to several layers.. not just the bottom... so I re-soldered it with about 1/8" of height taken out of it and NO MORE PROBLEMS AT ALL - EVEN RE-ASSEMBLED. Im pretty sure anybody experiencing a dim screen and/or "locked" auto buttons have this exact problem. I did notice depending on how I wiggled the ground post I would either get a dim screen, locked auto button, or both.
×
Try running a low screen res at first, like 640 x 480, then gradually build up from there to the advertised max res for the monitor.
Posted on May 29, 2007
Apr 14, 2010 | Samsung SyncMaster 740N 17" LCD Monitor
Dec 27, 2009 | Samsung SyncMaster 175V 17" LCD Monitor
Apr 17, 2017 | Samsung SyncMaster 175V 17" LCD Monitor
Jun 30, 2009 | Samsung SyncMaster 175V 17" LCD Monitor
Jun 07, 2009 | Samsung Syncmaster 730B 17" Flat Panel LCD...
Dec 19, 2008 | Acer AL1715 17" LCD Monitor
Dec 01, 2008 | Computers & Internet
Jan 18, 2008 | Samsung SyncMaster 175V 17" LCD Monitor
Nov 06, 2007 | Samsung SyncMaster 175V 17" LCD Monitor
Mar 01, 2021 | The Computers & Internet
195 people viewed this question
Usually answered in minutes!
I have the same problem, and the screen resolution thing doesn't work.. I think that the bulb is out or something like that, but I hope that it isn't that because that costs money to fix... :-\
×