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    new Samsung 205BW, humming..normal?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by s4iscool, Sep 4, 2006.

  1. s4iscool

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    Ive alway had lcds at work and at home, but never paid close attention to the noises they make, but I noticed that with my new 205BW (20" widescreen lcd) it makes a humming noise between 60 and 84 on the brightness scale. Anything over and below that there is no audible noise.

    Its not loud, but noticeable...not a buzz, but an electrical hum.

    Return? Normal? Bad?
     
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    I'd guess the monitor's power supply is... well, maybe bad is too strong a word, but not right. If the power supply starts to overheat it'll make a very annoying high-pitched buzz. That was a huge problem with Dell 24" monitors a while back. Samsungs are usually reliable so I think you just got unlucky.

    I'll defer to theories from people with more monitor repair experience though.

    My 215TW is silent but I keep the brightness around 25.
     
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    the thing is, the hum is just not that loud. I do have to be right up next to it to hear it, but i noticed it because I was close to the screen when changing the settings...
     
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    Oh. Umm... then it's probably not what I was thinking of. ?
     
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    Is it like the hum you'd get from a fluorescent tube?

     
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    similiar hum, is this saying that its normal on an lcd?
     
    s4iscool, Sep 5, 2006
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