   smoke from monitor == not good news
  Having very concerning behaviour from my Sony 17" Trinitron monitor.  It''s only 2 1/2 years old, but in the last month has been doing some pretty weird things, and this morning a strong burning smell came from the rear of it...  The other symptom ( besides being on fire ) has been a ''distortion'' effect, which lasts from millisecond, to 2 seconds.  It''s like the whole screen messed up completely, like crushed paper.  Then it goes back to normal.  This morning, before the burning smell, this lasted for 20 seconds.On my desk : PalmVx + charger, speakers, MP Optimus Prime ( Takara, contains a small battery + light )Under desk : Scanner, Modem, Computer, WooferI.E., nothing out of the ordinary for a computer set up.  Any ideas anyone, or emergency procedures?  I''m kind of surprised, because Sony is supposed to be such a good maker.  And, if the monitor blows, I don''t think there is any salvaging it == I have to buy new one.  Not pleasant. 
  Yeah repairing monitors is probably not something inherintly fun. New ones are expensive though. have you tried cleaning off everything on your desk like I mean moving everything off, vacuming the 1&1/2 inch blanket of dust on everything and then puting everything back on after it''s shiny and clean. I had my tower start to smell like burning stuff and then looked at the vents behind the power supply only to find charred dust. lots of fun there.   In capatalisim man exploits man, in socialism it''s exactly the opposite-Ben Tucker ;  well, my desk is really pretty clean.  Hardly any dust on the top of the monitor, although just put the Hoover on it in case - but no dramatic results. ;  Sorry then I have no idea me not being a monitor fixing kind of guy.   In capatalisim man exploits man, in socialism it''s exactly the opposite-Ben Tucker ;  MrDude, thanks for the thought anyway. well, just checked the Sony website ( my model is HMD A-200 ), and it only has 1 year warranty!!!!  Anyone else had these kind of symptoms before??? ;quote:Original post by squirrel_of_death  ... I''m kind of surprised, because Sony is supposed to be such a good maker...Er, since when? To my knowledge, Sony is to be avoided at all costs...;  really?  Never heard that one  ** omg what have I done ** ;  My old monitor did that. I resorted to wacking it whenever it did that. Trying to clean the dust out of it didn''t really help. Eventually there was a loud popping noise and it was no more. ;  don''t know whether to laugh or cry about that one, how long did you have the distortion thing going on for?  On this monitor, it resolves itself, usually very quickly, no whacking required.  But, this has been going on for about a month now... I''m pretty concerned.  Surely, if a bit of dust has got in there, they are designed not to die like this? ;quote:Original post by benryves  quote:Original post by squirrel_of_death   ... I''m kind of surprised, because Sony is supposed to be such a good maker...Er, since when? To my knowledge, Sony is to be avoided at all costs... I have the same monitor and its working great after ~4.5 years. Perfectly flat and totally sharp, my only gripe is that the refresh rate is a bit low in very high resolutions (although you''d have to spend a lot of cash to get one now that did any better).Er, not really what the OP was after, but the point is that Sony make damn good monitors going on personal experience.   [S-Type] [V-Script]  