Monitor repair

Claymore

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Can anyone recommend someone or a place in Joburg (pref. West Rand) who can repair a Dell 24" monitor. The screen goes on and off constantly, so I suspect a power or capacitor issue.
 
Normally not worthwhile to repair monitors. They are much cheaper now then ever before. So best just replace both if need be.
 
Dell S2416H. My wife had it hooked up to her laptop today, not a blink. My other screen has been on the original one's HDMI and power cables all day, also no issue. Huh?
 
Claymore said:
Can anyone recommend someone or a place in Joburg (pref. West Rand) who can repair a Dell 24" monitor. The screen goes on and off constantly, so I suspect a power or capacitor issue.
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Not worth, been down this road. You might as well get a new one.
 
Progenix Oj101 said:
I'd say hellishly overpriced, it's a 2012 model. U2412M. You can get much newer monitors for about half the price second hand.
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I'm pretty sure it was much cheaper last week.:unsure:

Being in the industry, you probably get bargains easily, but I've sadly never come across 24" monitors for less than a grand.
Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places?🤷‍♂️
 
SubtleBeast said:
I'm pretty sure it was much cheaper last week.:unsure:

Being in the industry, you probably get bargains easily, but I've sadly never come across 24" monitors for less than a grand.
Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places?🤷‍♂️
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I'm not talking about new stock, just like that monitor isn't new stock.

Samsung curved 24" @ R 1,350, age unknown

[For Sale] - Samsung C24F390 23.5" Full HD (1920x1080) VA 60Hz 4ms AMD FreeSync 1800R Curved Desktop Monitor - R1350 | Monitors

Item: Samsung C24F390 23.5" Full HD (1920x1080) VA 60Hz 4ms AMD FreeSync 1800R Curved Desktop Monitor Age: Unknown Price: R1350 Payment Method Accepted: Instant EFT/FNB Warranty: None Warranty Holder: None Packaging: None Condition: Good working 100% Location: PTA W/Centurion/Waterfall Reason...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Dell 24" @ R 1,000, 2019 model

[For Sale] - DELL SE2419H 24" FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS Monitor | Monitors

Item: DELL SE2419H 24" FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS Monitor Age: Unsure Price: R950 Payment Method Accepted: EFT Warranty: None Warranty Holder: None Packaging: Will Package it properly Condition: Good Location: Western Cape Reason: Not Needed Shipping: Yes, C&R on Buyer Collection: Yes Link: DELL...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

LG 24" @ R 600, "old"

[For Sale] - LG 24" LCD monitor | Monitors

Item: LG Flatron W2443T-PF (DVI & VGA, no HDMI) Age: pretty old Price: R600 Payment Method Accepted: cash or eft Warranty: nope Warranty Holder: nope Packaging: will bubble wrap and box Condition: good Location: parys, freestate Reason: not using anymore Shipping: sure, cost and risk on you...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Dell 24" @ R 1,000, 2016 model

[For Sale] - SOLD - DELL SE2416H FHD IPS 24 inch 1080p Monitor | Monitors

Item: Dell SE2416H 24 inch 1080p Monitor Age: 2+ Price: 1000 Payment Method Accepted: EFT / Cash Warranty: None Warranty Holder: None Packaging: Yes, original box. Condition: Excellent Location: Cape Town, Claremont Reason: Upgraded Shipping: Yes, cost and risk on you Collection: Yes, preferred...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Samsung 24" @ R 1,000, 8 years old (making it ~2016)

[For Sale] - SOLD - 2 x Samsung 24" SyncMaster BX2450 LED Monitor 1080p | Monitors

Item: Samsung 24" SyncMaster BX2450 LED Monitor 1080p Age: 8+ Price: 1000 Payment Method Accepted: Method Accepted: EFT / Cash Warranty: None Warranty Holder: None Packaging: No original. Will pack in box with bubble wrap Condition: Good Location: Cape Town, Claremont Reason: Upgraded Shipping...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Dell 24" @ R 850, 2016 model

[For Sale] - Dell SE2416H 23.8" Full HD (1920x1080) IPS LED Backlit Monitor | Monitors

Dell SE2416H 23.8" Full HD (1920x1080) IPS LED Backlit Monitor Item: Dell SE2416H 23.8" Full HD (1920x1080) IPS LED Backlit Monitor Age: 8 Years Price: R850 Payment Method Accepted: EFT Only Warranty: None Warranty Holder: None Packaging: None Condition: Good - Every thing works as it should...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Samsung 24" @ R 1,000, 4 years old (making it ~2020)

[For Sale] - Samsung 24inch Curved monitor 60hz | Monitors

Item: Samsung 24inch Curved monitor 60hz Age: 4 years Price: 1000 Payment Method Accepted: eft Warranty: no Warranty Holder: no Packaging: yes Condition: excellent Location: Silverlakes Pretoria Reason: Not needed Shipping: no Collection: Yes
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

etc.

Everything other than LG listed as "old" is between slightly (4 years) newer and significantly (8 years) newer than the Dell, with most varying between 40% and 66% the price of the one on Takealot (the exception being a unit that's curved (and FreeSync-compatible, not that it really matters at 60Hz).

At the R 1,500 price-point, you start seeing some actual gaming monitors appear, such as this Asus 144Hz monitor which is 6 years old (half the age of the Dell):

[For Sale] - ASUS VG248QE 24inch 1080p 144hz TN | Monitors

Item: ASUS VG248QE Age: 6 years Price: 1350 Payment Method Accepted: Cash / EFT Warranty: None Warranty Holder: N/A Packaging: None Condition: Cosmetically good, a few dead pixels please see images Location: Durban South Reason: Parting out my PC Shipping: None Collection: Yes Link...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za
 
Progenix Oj101 said:
I'm not talking about new stock, just like that monitor isn't new stock.

Samsung curved 24" @ R 1,350, age unknown

[For Sale] - Samsung C24F390 23.5" Full HD (1920x1080) VA 60Hz 4ms AMD FreeSync 1800R Curved Desktop Monitor - R1350 | Monitors

Item: Samsung C24F390 23.5" Full HD (1920x1080) VA 60Hz 4ms AMD FreeSync 1800R Curved Desktop Monitor Age: Unknown Price: R1350 Payment Method Accepted: Instant EFT/FNB Warranty: None Warranty Holder: None Packaging: None Condition: Good working 100% Location: PTA W/Centurion/Waterfall Reason...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Dell 24" @ R 1,000, 2019 model

[For Sale] - DELL SE2419H 24" FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS Monitor | Monitors

Item: DELL SE2419H 24" FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS Monitor Age: Unsure Price: R950 Payment Method Accepted: EFT Warranty: None Warranty Holder: None Packaging: Will Package it properly Condition: Good Location: Western Cape Reason: Not Needed Shipping: Yes, C&R on Buyer Collection: Yes Link: DELL...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

LG 24" @ R 600, "old"

[For Sale] - LG 24" LCD monitor | Monitors

Item: LG Flatron W2443T-PF (DVI & VGA, no HDMI) Age: pretty old Price: R600 Payment Method Accepted: cash or eft Warranty: nope Warranty Holder: nope Packaging: will bubble wrap and box Condition: good Location: parys, freestate Reason: not using anymore Shipping: sure, cost and risk on you...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Dell 24" @ R 1,000, 2016 model

[For Sale] - SOLD - DELL SE2416H FHD IPS 24 inch 1080p Monitor | Monitors

Item: Dell SE2416H 24 inch 1080p Monitor Age: 2+ Price: 1000 Payment Method Accepted: EFT / Cash Warranty: None Warranty Holder: None Packaging: Yes, original box. Condition: Excellent Location: Cape Town, Claremont Reason: Upgraded Shipping: Yes, cost and risk on you Collection: Yes, preferred...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Samsung 24" @ R 1,000, 8 years old (making it ~2016)

[For Sale] - SOLD - 2 x Samsung 24" SyncMaster BX2450 LED Monitor 1080p | Monitors

Item: Samsung 24" SyncMaster BX2450 LED Monitor 1080p Age: 8+ Price: 1000 Payment Method Accepted: Method Accepted: EFT / Cash Warranty: None Warranty Holder: None Packaging: No original. Will pack in box with bubble wrap Condition: Good Location: Cape Town, Claremont Reason: Upgraded Shipping...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Dell 24" @ R 850, 2016 model

[For Sale] - Dell SE2416H 23.8" Full HD (1920x1080) IPS LED Backlit Monitor | Monitors

Dell SE2416H 23.8" Full HD (1920x1080) IPS LED Backlit Monitor Item: Dell SE2416H 23.8" Full HD (1920x1080) IPS LED Backlit Monitor Age: 8 Years Price: R850 Payment Method Accepted: EFT Only Warranty: None Warranty Holder: None Packaging: None Condition: Good - Every thing works as it should...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Samsung 24" @ R 1,000, 4 years old (making it ~2020)

[For Sale] - Samsung 24inch Curved monitor 60hz | Monitors

Item: Samsung 24inch Curved monitor 60hz Age: 4 years Price: 1000 Payment Method Accepted: eft Warranty: no Warranty Holder: no Packaging: yes Condition: excellent Location: Silverlakes Pretoria Reason: Not needed Shipping: no Collection: Yes
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

etc.

Everything other than LG listed as "old" is between slightly (4 years) newer and significantly (8 years) newer than the Dell, with most varying between 40% and 66% the price of the one on Takealot (the exception being a unit that's curved (and FreeSync-compatible, not that it really matters at 60Hz).

At the R 1,500 price-point, you start seeing some actual gaming monitors appear, such as this Asus 144Hz monitor which is 6 years old (half the age of the Dell):

[For Sale] - ASUS VG248QE 24inch 1080p 144hz TN | Monitors

Item: ASUS VG248QE Age: 6 years Price: 1350 Payment Method Accepted: Cash / EFT Warranty: None Warranty Holder: N/A Packaging: None Condition: Cosmetically good, a few dead pixels please see images Location: Durban South Reason: Parting out my PC Shipping: None Collection: Yes Link...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za
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I'm not on Carbonite, so I'm missing out then.
Will check them out.
 
airborne said:
That's the Dell Ultrasharp range, even those old ones are still very good monitors.
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They were/are good, but even ~10 years ago you could get them for around the same price (and back then some even had the remainder of 3 year warranty):

9 years ago, less than a year old, remainder of 3 year warranty @ R 1,800

[Feeler] - Dell U2412M | Other PC Components

The following is just a feeler to see if there is any interest in and will go on sale as soon as I have my new screen sometime next week. Item: Dell Ultra Sharp Series U2412M 24" Age: Bought 20 Aug 2012 Warranty: Remainder of 3 years with Wootware Package: Complete Condition: As good as new...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

9 years ago, unsure of age but couldn't be more than a year or so, no warranty (although likely possible through Dell) @ R 1,200

[For Sale] - Dell Ultrasharp U2412m | Monitors

Item: Dell Ultrasharp U2412m Age: not sure Price: 1200 Payment Method Accepted: any Warranty: personal 7 days Warranty Holder: me Packaging: no Condition: good Location: Rondebosch, Cape Town Reason: relocating Shipping: not really Collection: sure Link: FYI -------- For your and my...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

5 years ago, 4 years old, no warranty @ R 800

[For Sale] - Dell U2412M 24" | Monitors

Hi Dell U2412M 24" LCD (1920x1200) Item: Dell U2412M 24" LCD (1920x1200) Age: 4 year Price: 800.00 Warranty: None Packaging: Yes Condition: Excellent Location: Klerksdorp Reason: Upgrade Shipping: Yes (90.00 courier) Collection: Yes Link: Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" 1920x1200 60Hz 8ms...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Etc. That's why I think R 1,500 today is FAR too high. If it hasn't failed after 12 years, it's unlikely to fail within exactly the next 6 months.
 
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