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First post, by Capsndave

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My apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place. I think I remember we had an 'I Bought this Today' or similar thread that I was looking for, but I can't find it.

Anyway, I bought this today from eBay (pics attached): It's a 15" Elonex MN015TEC TFT monitor from 2004. I don't know anything about it but it looks cute! It's beige which is a big plus for me and has integrated speakers. It also looks to be in amazing condition. It's sold as untested so I don't know if it works. I suspect that it doesn't which often explains why things are in great condition, but it's probably fixable and would look great amongst my retro set ups and easier to manage than my CRT's.

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However I don't know anything about it and can't find anything through the regular searches. I guess that TFT monitors from 2004 were all pretty much the same. Does anyone have any specific information on Elonex monitors or something similar. I would guess that Elonex had these made by a third party. It's perhaps included with data sheets for one of their PC's? Who knows?

I don't know much about early flat screens so if anyone knows what I can expect and some additional insights this would be very welcome. I'll be able to make a better assessment when it arrives and I'll post some notes. Many thanks

Reply 1 of 6, by rmay635703

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Oddly there are several name brand monitors that use that case design and may be related

My guess is it probably works fine but may be missing a power supply (considering how old it is the PSU used to be a separate device )

Once you are able to get it powered, if it’s not working as expected you will need to diagnose

When you tear it apart you will need the panel model number and possibly the junction board model, depending on what’s wrong of course …

The panel inside is almost guaranteed to be used In other brands and then you can get info

Reply 2 of 6, by BitWrangler

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All I know is Elonex was popular in the UK education sector and tended to be fairly durable "middle end" kind of kit.

However, LCDs of that age were prone to having their CCFL backlight burn out in 2 or 3 years.

Unicorn herding operations are proceeding, but all the totes of hens teeth and barrels of rocking horse poop give them plenty of hiding spots.

Reply 3 of 6, by RetroPCCupboard

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I have a couple of Phillips 15" TFT from 2004 and they are great for late win98 and Early WinXP @1024x768. So hopefully yours will work fine.

Reply 5 of 6, by Capsndave

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Many thanks for your replies. The monitors table on web archive is very helpful, I was unable to find this myself. I didn't include all of the pictures but one of them shows the D-Sub cable cut quite close to the base of the fixed connector, which is a pretty strong suggestion that the monitor doesn't work and has been in storage for a long time. Maybe a CCFL back light failure as Bitwrangler suggests (useful to know)? I should be able to find a suitable power supply amongst my stuff and I'll set about dismantling if there are no signs of life (I'll dismantle it either way to check out the origin of the panel and any hidden connection options!)

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