Screens dying...

[crysmileyguy!]

ok well, screens dead now i think. it just started flashing on and off with like 1sec grap, so i unplugged it for 5min plugged it backin then the light 2 show if its on or not just started flashing like mad... now its just staying like that.

iv tryed unplugging it from my comp and it just does the same (light 2 show if its on or off flashes loads)
i now moved my comp out of my room down stairs to use another screen, cos the screens to big for my desk up stairs (dam big back screens )

i dont have another pc to try it on but since the screen does the same weather its plugged in 2 my comp or not and this other screen works on my comp i realy think its the screen which is dead.

im guessing ill have 2 buy a new screen 2moz any idea what type of stuff to look for in a screen? im not 2 sure what makes 1 good. i just go for how good the quality it shows.


edit: i just tested the screen out 2 see if it works still and it does...
so i guess it just stops working for a while... could this be cos its old and getting over heated fast or something else?

[lynx]

iv tryed unplugging it from my comp and it just does the same (light 2 show if its on or off flashes loads)

The light flashes to show that it is powered on, but is not receiving a signal from your pc.

The TV-out uses different circuitry, so there's still a good possibility that there's a problem with your graphics card, although the rest of your pc is probably ok if the tv output is working.

Check your power options (in Settings/Control Panel/Power Options strangely enough). Set "Turn off monitor" and "System standby" to "Never", this may be the cause of the problem. Turn off power saving completely in bios setup, it is unnecessary. I've seen all sorts of weird things happen if both hardware and software are trying to control power saving, and for some reason I've yet to figure out they seem to start at random. Power saving does not usually turn off the tv-out circuit.