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24" Widescreen CRT (FW900) From Ebay arrived,Comments.
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ZeosPantera
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Who "plays" with a 900? Mame arcade.. NOOO.. One of my 2 FW900's is missing the anti-glare and I considered removing the AG from my second one that is damaged because the whites and colors were SO MUCH BRIGHTER, but the issue with removing it isn't any black level changes but the fact that you lose the Anti-static coating as well. You need to find "Staticide" to keep it clean.
I still don't understand why everyone complains about the weight so much.. You buy it once.. Put it on your desk once and throw it away a decade later. What do people do with their monitors that makes weight a huge selling point?
i have 2 of these monitors and have removed both the ag coating from both, it takes a while tot take off its a very tough peice of film and to be honest looks much better without, the 2nd one i got had so much dirt on it - finger marks, blemishes you name it, after taking it off its much brighter and full of life i think it was well worth it, its as if i just borght it new concidering its nearly 9 years old.
The blacks are great even with brightness on 25 and turning her on from cold they are pretty good and after 30 mins or so she looks amazing i was very fortunate to get this in good working condition.
The weight does not bother me at all, kinda turns me on
HAHA
The blacks are great even with brightness on 25 and turning her on from cold they are pretty good and after 30 mins or so she looks amazing i was very fortunate to get this in good working condition.
The weight does not bother me at all, kinda turns me on
HAHAZeosPantera
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Can you post a short instructional for removing it. There is only a very poor one on the first page that is missing the "how not to die" portion.
Would someone please help me with Windas. I just spent 3 full nights fixing a retarded SLI problem and wanted to get this calibrated and catch up on some game, so I'm just not in the mood for this right now.
I have the USB-TTL 6pin adapter from ebay. Wired up the Gnd, Rx, Tx. Drivers loaded, Com set in Windas. I have one windas with gregua in the config that will not list the models for selection.
I have another from page 91 that I can choose but when I attempt to save the original config or anything else really, it crashes. I have tried it in Win7 and xp mode. Is this a software problem or do I perhaps need to switch the Rx/Tx ?
I was running the 900 as secondary with xp mode nokia full screen, and starting Windas on the primary. But I don't see how that could effect it.
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Ok, so sitting here at work not wanting to work I redownloaded the same install from page 91 and ran it on a native XP system. I did the same things and this time with an attempt to save it gave the comm/bus error. So what is different? I had been googling like mad and even in this massive thread there are so many windas 'versions' and different dll's I don't want to go guessing like an idiot.
I have the USB-TTL 6pin adapter from ebay. Wired up the Gnd, Rx, Tx. Drivers loaded, Com set in Windas. I have one windas with gregua in the config that will not list the models for selection.
I have another from page 91 that I can choose but when I attempt to save the original config or anything else really, it crashes. I have tried it in Win7 and xp mode. Is this a software problem or do I perhaps need to switch the Rx/Tx ?
I was running the 900 as secondary with xp mode nokia full screen, and starting Windas on the primary. But I don't see how that could effect it.
EDIT:
Ok, so sitting here at work not wanting to work I redownloaded the same install from page 91 and ran it on a native XP system. I did the same things and this time with an attempt to save it gave the comm/bus error. So what is different? I had been googling like mad and even in this massive thread there are so many windas 'versions' and different dll's I don't want to go guessing like an idiot.
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Picked up my monitor will be testing tonight.. I will let you know if its going in the trash by Friday. I will calibrate it with spectra view eventually , and test out the image restoration. If i cant get good blacks or contrast i am chucking it. It was made Sept 2000
Hope it works out. I might use it for something. It does have a scratch in the anti glare coating.. I would like to remove it.. Must be a easy way?
Will take some pics tonight
Hope it works out. I might use it for something. It does have a scratch in the anti glare coating.. I would like to remove it.. Must be a easy way?
Will take some pics tonight
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Try this, works fine for me on XP. Doesn't work in Win 7, though I don't have XP mode to test that.
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1034943690&postcount=5434
where do u live are you in the us if your going to chuck it id give you some money for it if not then would you concider selling me the d board, the board with the big flyback transformer on it, im paypal verified i really need one to bring my fw-900 back to life!
to remove the anti glare you will need to take the back cover off, then locate the 4 big screws in each corner on the back of the bezel then in on each side in the middle of the bezel there are 2 futher smaller philips screws, once you get those off the bezel will simply slide off but be carful at it.
You can see some yellow sticker strips on the tube you need to remove those and when your ready from corner to corner slowly peel away the plastic film, it takes some good pataince and carful planning because you dont want to get some stuck in the middle of the screen, ive done 2 of these and both have been a sussess.
the advantage is that your monitor will look like it just came from the sony factory honest, it looks amazing but the downside is now when ever u turn off the monitor the screen will attract dirt ect due to the static discharge! but on the whole its worth it me thinks, im always on the look out for another
to remove the anti glare you will need to take the back cover off, then locate the 4 big screws in each corner on the back of the bezel then in on each side in the middle of the bezel there are 2 futher smaller philips screws, once you get those off the bezel will simply slide off but be carful at it.
You can see some yellow sticker strips on the tube you need to remove those and when your ready from corner to corner slowly peel away the plastic film, it takes some good pataince and carful planning because you dont want to get some stuck in the middle of the screen, ive done 2 of these and both have been a sussess.
the advantage is that your monitor will look like it just came from the sony factory honest, it looks amazing but the downside is now when ever u turn off the monitor the screen will attract dirt ect due to the static discharge! but on the whole its worth it me thinks, im always on the look out for another
hmm, I dont have that type of install and the rar link is dead. I found one guy on icontic that was having crashes and he had to get MFC42.dll. I mailed the one from off this comp to myself to try at home.
I have another comp at home that is xp, but it is a mame cab, so cabling is an issue.
here is what I'm using http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1029556508&postcount=1814
I have another comp at home that is xp, but it is a mame cab, so cabling is an issue.
here is what I'm using http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1029556508&postcount=1814
Colorado Springs is where i live. Sure you can have it for free if i chuck it. Thanks for the instructions.. Will I be acceptable to getting killed by the charged caps when removing the case??
I am assuming these yellow stickers are in the front behind the bezel.
I have a slight gash or scratch about 1/4 way up from the bottom of the screen. It is about 2 inches.. Other than that it is flawless .. The picture looked fine at 1024x768 but i was on win98 . Looked kinda bright due to not using image restore.. Did not get a change to examine brightness. Hopefully i can lower it without losing contrast and brightness.. The other FW900 which i had showed lines and probably could of been fixed using windas. Outside looks like mint though. I have a feeling since it was made in sept 2000 it was left on alot. We usually leave monitors on at work
all depends on the image restoration my friend, and no you wont get a shock ( provided you only do what ive instructed to do ) and yes your asumption is correct in relation to the yellow strips, what i suggest you do is leave her for about a good hour, adjust brightness to around 25 and contrast to say 55 its what i leave mind on, then perform the image restoration and see how she looks - then you can take the coating off belive me it looks much better when taken off, i got mine knocked down to £130 GBP deliverd by the guy himself so a bloody good deal there me thinks.
If id does not change much and you decide to chuck it you could sell it on ebay or im sure some others on here could do with parts like the power supply or new bezel but id like to buy the d board from you, its fairly easy to discharge the tube there are bleeder resistors that do this so no need to mess about, sorry to jump ahead i just really need one - anyway good luck keep me posted.
If id does not change much and you decide to chuck it you could sell it on ebay or im sure some others on here could do with parts like the power supply or new bezel but id like to buy the d board from you, its fairly easy to discharge the tube there are bleeder resistors that do this so no need to mess about, sorry to jump ahead i just really need one - anyway good luck keep me posted.
quote: I have a slight gash or scratch about 1/4 way up from the bottom of the screen. It is about 2 inches.. Other than that it is flawless ..
I sure hope the gash has not penitrated thru the coating would be a bar-sted if it has, i thorght i had penitrated it on the first monitor i got but it was fine so well worth the risk
I sure hope the gash has not penitrated thru the coating would be a bar-sted if it has, i thorght i had penitrated it on the first monitor i got but it was fine so well worth the risk
How can i fix my overly bright monitor? I think my text too is somewhat blurry
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hi, did you mess with the internal sharpness button? the other one near it controls the brightness i presume, if you messed with that one then set it lower if you didnt then DONT change it at all and ignore this reply, the reason might be something else.
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well its inside the monitor so you need to open it in order to gain access, it looks like a plastic screw, are you trying to tell me yours doesnt have internal sharpness adjustment?
oh ok , well i can do that later.
How do i go about getting a cable and windas? I think this can fixed
It doesnt look that bad but is definitly not comparable or worth keeping if i cant fix the G2 and sharpness. I think i can fix the sharpness but getting a hold of a cable and a computer that has a rs232 port might be difficult
How do i go about getting a cable and windas? I think this can fixed
It doesnt look that bad but is definitly not comparable or worth keeping if i cant fix the G2 and sharpness. I think i can fix the sharpness but getting a hold of a cable and a computer that has a rs232 port might be difficult
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the easiest and most recommended way to fix sharpness issues if nothing in the menu works is to do it internally how i specified, in my sony g520 (the one im about to return it back since no one tells me if theres a fix or not for it) there are 2 near each other, be rly carefull to not adjust the wrong one, you also need to have your monitor on, while its open adjusting the screw, make sure youre using a rubber tool to not get shocked.
unfortunatelly i cannot help you more than this as im not very familliar with your monitor but i think all crts by rule have a sharpness screw and a brightness scew, please notice this, in crts if the picture is overbrighted, it will also result in image showing up a bit blurry, so if u can first fix the brightness issue it would automatically fix the sharpness aswell i presume, at least thats how it happened on my crt lol.
unfortunatelly i cannot help you more than this as im not very familliar with your monitor but i think all crts by rule have a sharpness screw and a brightness scew, please notice this, in crts if the picture is overbrighted, it will also result in image showing up a bit blurry, so if u can first fix the brightness issue it would automatically fix the sharpness aswell i presume, at least thats how it happened on my crt lol.
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im sorry i dont know how to help you further, i use my lcd rgb for my CRT monitor xD
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Well I got mine working now. A couple changes got the comm going.
Unreal, I think that is strictly a cable with no comm chip. It won't really do anything.
I got this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250399285596
you only have to make 3 wires and I used floppy psu connections for both ends.
Unreal, I think that is strictly a cable with no comm chip. It won't really do anything.
I got this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250399285596
you only have to make 3 wires and I used floppy psu connections for both ends.
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well i fixed the convergence at max res.. Wish i had a windas cable
Jesus christ dude, fucking relax. Nothing bad is going to happen to you if you don't resolve your problems in 3 hours.
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He's telling you to relax because you're a spasmodic half-a-spammer with all the patience of a common gnat. You responded to that suggestion with text big enough for a blind man to read. Clearly, irony hasn't yet reached your part of the world.
legoman666
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You're really uptight, aren't you?
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I got an idea that will fix your sharpness issue. Sell it to me for $50 bucks and I will take it off your hands.
I am pretty positive that if i invest 12 bucks and buy the cable and fix my corrupted EPROM with new G2 values it would be mint..