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> "you can connect the computer card to your TV set to continue working if your monitor fails" > I've never had a monitor fail on me, is this an actual problem?
by cordite 10y ago
> "you can connect the computer card to your TV set to continue working if your monitor fails"
> I've never had a monitor fail on me, is this an actual problem?
In one monitor I've had a contact go loose that would black out the screen. Positioning it in a special way would reestablish it.
As for laptops.. the only cases I have seen are user caused, like closing the screen on some earbuds in a rush.
- wolrah 10y agoI've had two laptops where the hinge started failing over time (I'll gladly admit I'm not the nicest to my hardware) but this resulted in the fragile little LVDS cable running through the hinge getting messed up. My TiBook (which is well known for cracking hinges) would only display blue unless I had the display propped just right.
- lkcl 10y agoi'm taking that into consideration with this design - the hinge parts are separate (10mm high and about 25mm long) so that if those really do get broken you're not looking at a total replacement of all the casework parts. i'll most likely be 3D printing just these parts alone in Polycarbonate or Nylon just to make absolutely sure they don't break. the cable i've had to think about quite a lot, and there's now a spacer which keeps it away from sharp edges as the hinge rotates in its socket. last thing you want is a 90 degree turn and the socket to rub continuously against the cable, breaking it within a matter of weeks. but, man those LVDS cables are thin. a 3.5mm bundle (wrapped in special cloth tape) of 28 wires! just incredible. anyway, repair and maintenance will be fully documented so that people can sort their machines out. i really don't want these things ending up in landfill.
- mwcampbell 10y agoOr consider the case of a child or teenager being careless with the hinge on a laptop (I regret that I was in 1995, when it was uncommon for a 14-year-old to have a laptop). Wouldn't it be nice if just the housing could be replaced or repaired?