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Hi everybody !

I bought this used monitor for 40€ a few monthes ago :


(don't care about the flash which made the screen all gray/green)

It's a 2006 ViewSonic P227FB Professional Series, one of the last 21" CRT monitors.
It uses a Samsung tube (Shadow Mask), so it's not as good as my CPD-G520 but it can display the 1080p@50Hz resolution of my PS3 via a HDfury1 with a perfect centring. (unlike the Sony)

When I switched on this thing for the first time (3-4 monthes ago), the picture was a bit blurry, so I adjusted the focus controls on the flyback and the picture was more sharp.
Since a few weeks, I'm under the impression that it is not as sharp as it was when I adjusted it a few monthes ago, as if it has become blurry very progressively.
I could unterstand it for a period of 10 years, but I adjusted the focus of this monitor 3 or 4 monthes ago..

The other problem I have is the brightness level which fluctuates from time to time.. Sometime it starts very bright and stays like this (unlike Sony monitors) until I switch off it. It was so many bright one time that I must reduce G2 voltage (with the control on the flyback) to have a good level of black, but later, when it comes back to a "normal" level of brightness, the screen was too dark even with OSD brightness adjustement @ 100% ..
Maybe the G2 voltage which is not steady ?..

When I adjusted focus and G2, I cracked the glue which was on the controls and didn't replace it with anything, but the pots are not easily movable (unless with the screwdriver of course), I don't think those things could turn themselves, but who knows..

Otherwise it's a good monitor, so if somebody have an idea about the source of those problems (the flyback, or just a faulty resistor..), please let me know !

Thanks in advance an sorry for my english ! ><

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the fluctuating focus is a bad sign

[speedracer]

and your english is fine

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OK, thanks !

It's a pity that these monitors are not built to last..
Neverthleless, the focus keeps relatively correct, so I'll keep using it to display my PS3 untill it's dead.

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