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LCD Fall - Ouch

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Limp Gawd
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I got a new viewsonic VX2025WM. I love the monitor.

when I tilt the monitor forward to check the wire in the back, it accidently fell on the table, face down, on to the keyboard, like 90degree turn. the monitor is kind of heavy. I am using it now and see nothing wrong. the keyboard buttons are kind of spring, it might help soft the fall abit.


Is this kind of fall damage the monitor screen or internal electronic parts?
 
if nothing is wrong, then the screen will be fine, its not like there is any moving parts in there that could have been damaged.
 
what is right behind the LCD screen? whatever it is, is it easy to break or leak? maybe not now but gradually?
 
doubt it, its mostly things that convert the DVI/D-Sub to the panel, and the power circitry.
 
what about those liquid-like pixel? are they contained in some cells? if those cell leak or break, then what would happened?
 
Im seriously doubting that if the LCD panel is not leaking right now, that it will start to leak in the future.
 
You will be ok.

Once I dropped a power supply onto my laptop screen and there is a plastic screen that holds all the liquid crystals. ( I think they are squished between 2 sheets of plastic) Anyway that plastic screen broke and the monitor was useless but nothing spilled/leaked out.
How to kill an Inspiron 9400 in one go. :D

Thank god for insurance. :p
 
If you really want to test how tough it is try sticking your foot through the screen. :p



Seriously, if it's working now and you see nothing strange I wouldn't worry about it.
 
The Liquid Crystal in LCDs is sandwiched between 2 layers of glass.
The glass is coated with polarising filters, anti glare filters and sometimes toning fillters.
Before you damage an LCD cell, you will damage the filters and break the glass so if its working fine you have no problems.
 
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