On Aug 13, 3:30 am, "Robert Swinney" wrote:

I can't say enough about Viewsonic.





I cant say enough about them either - or, indeed, most Chinese
manufactured monitors and TV's.

In warranty, fine - they replace it, just like the $10 toaster at
KMART. Write off the old one as a tax deduction.

Out of warranty - your totally on your own, no spares, no service
data, Chinese IC's with no datasheets available. Not unusual to write
off a 3 yo Plasma because the repalcement boards are suddenly NLA
( translated, this means the extra boards they made on the original
production run have all been used, so tough titty...)

Rat cunning and experience can help - power supply caps are very
common, much more than this, forget it.

But this is consumer capitalism - as long as your working, in the
consumption loop, its not a problem - just buy a new one every 3
years. Wonder how long we, as a society, can keep up this ever
increasing consumption....oh, and don't lose your job, or retire -
your then out of the loop.

Andrew VK3BFA.