I have a LCD Monitor for my computer. When I turn it on, the screen flashes for a second and then it goes back off. I have to repeat this process about 15 to 20 times to get it to stay on. All the cables and plugins are tight, so no problem there. It's like it has to get warmed up for it to stay on. Do these things have an internal switch that goes bad after a while? It just started this three days ago and the screen will be five years old in May. What gives? Do I need a new screen or a new switch that costs as much as a new screen? ;D

Anyone ever had the same problem with their LCD monitor?

More than likely it's just a bad switch.

Just so you'll know thye don't used that much power in stan-by mode

I have a TV that from time to time will do the same thisng. It is the switch and would cost $98.75 to fix (Switch is 48.75 the rest is labor)

But a simple fix is just to leave it on for a couple of days and that seams to fix the problem for at least 5 to 7 months

5 years!! That is getting your money worth with an LCD Monitor

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I Just poped the 200 post cherry  ;D

My monitor is seven years old. I never turn it off, I just have it set to go dark after five minutes on non-use.

5 years!! That is getting your money worth with an LCD Monitor

Not really.  The monitor I'm using now has been on pretty much constantly for a little more than 4 years.

We've been running an el cheapo WalMart special at work for 4 years and it has never been turned off.

It's time for a new monitor.

LCD monitors and TV's for that matter are a liquid crystal screen that's backlit with little flourescent lights.  In the case of your LCD, the inverter, the circuit that fires the lights ,is probably going bad. That circuit is part of the LCD panel, not available seperately and the LCD panel isn't economical to replace.

It's time for a new monitor.

LCD monitors and TV's for that matter are a liquid crystal screen that's backlit with little flourescent lights. In the case of your LCD, the inverter, the circuit that fires the lights ,is probably going bad. That circuit is part of the LCD panel, not available seperately and the LCD panel isn't economical to replace.

That is the answer I was looking for.  Thank you sir.