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Vent: Garage sale monitor lasted 2 years, but nothing like the old CRT
I grabbed a 24-inch Dell LCD from a garage sale back in 2020 for $15, and it finally gave out last week with a dead pixel line down the middle. My parents' old CRT from the 90s sat in the basement for like 15 years before we finally tossed it. Why is it that the simpler stuff just refuses to die?
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leo_black761mo ago
Stick a fan on that Dell it might come back for a bit.
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dixon.james1mo ago
Used to think those Dell Optiplexes were basically e-waste after a few years. Then I dug an old one out of storage, put a desk fan on it, and it actually chugged along for another year running a Plex server. Can't argue with results even if it looks ridiculous.
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lunah121mo ago
Does anyone check if the power supply is just dying from heat buildup first?
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