Reply 40 of 42, by Scythifuge
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BitWrangler wrote on 2021-06-04, 19:41:Best to practice on Black and White TVs or mono monitors... of around the 12" size, they don't bite so hard... or at least start with smallest monitor you've got.
I do have a little 13" or 14" monitor that looked good in the ebay photos but probably got messed up in shipping, with the adjustment knobs not having any effect and the picture distorted... Actually, it is uncannily similar to the KDS situation... Thank you for the tip, and for reminding me that I have another monitor to look at and practice on! It would be cool to get it working just for the retro factor of the little monitor, though even if working, it would rarely be used. I will start with that one. I'll still try to take care of the dimness of the Gateway monitor, just because of how "easy" that fix seems to be (depending on the cause,) and I could possibly get it running in a useable manner so that I can continue with the main project. I have read that fixing the dimness may get a few more hours to a few more years out of a monitor.
I've been wanting to play some games, but these stupid issues keep getting in the way.