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Sony SDM-S81 18" Flat Panel LCD Monitor
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(2.5 out of 5)
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Big Problems
(1 out of 5) by Janice Burns on Jun 12, 2004 (North Syracuse, NY United States)I've had the same problems with this monitor. This first year is was fine and then it started to go. I called SONY and they send me a rebuilt and that one did the same this after a week. I am now on to my third monitor and just today it started to go bad. So it looks like I'll be calling SONY again. I very disappointed I've got a SONY TV that is 30 years old. I guess they just don't built things like they used to.
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DON'T Buy Sony SDM-S81!!!!
(1 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Dec 15, 2003I'm having the exact same problem. IN the begining everything was great, but after a year it is flashing green pixels around dark black contours.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Great Image after you fix it
(3 out of 5) by PP45 on Jan 16, 2005 (Santa Clarita , CA)I had problems with this monitor 5 months after I received it. I saw pixels flickering in green all over the screen. It appeared to be electronic noise or interference. I sent it in to Sony for repairs and it was fine for 7 months and then the problem occurred again. This time sony wanted $275 to fix it since the warranty period had expired. FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM DO THE FOLLOWING:
- Remove the screws to the pedestal, and remove the pedestal
- put the monitor face down and remove the screws holding the back cover in place.
- carefully pry off the back cover (it snaps onto the front cover.
- You will see two heat shields covering the power suppy and controller card.
- Remove them (if you plug your monitor back into your system you will notice that the noise problem is gone)
- Line the inside of the heat shield that does not make contact with the IC with duct tape and secure the cables that are under the controller card with duct tape
- Put the heat shields, back cover, and pedestal back on.
- The problem should be gone.
- Remove the screws to the pedestal, and remove the pedestal
- put the monitor face down and remove the screws holding the back cover in place.
- carefully pry off the back cover (it snaps onto the front cover.
- You will see two heat shields covering the power suppy and controller card.
- Remove them (if you plug your monitor back into your system you will notice that the noise problem is gone)
- Line the inside of the heat shield that does not make contact with the IC with duct tape and secure the cables that are under the controller card with duct tape
- Put the heat shields, back cover, and pedestal back on.
- The problem should be gone.
Sony SDM S81 bad after 4 years of good Use?
(3 out of 5) by Michelle Gordon on Jan 9, 2009My Sony SDM-S81 just recently started the full time green and orange pixel problem.
I'll try to Jerry-Rig it as suggested.
It does appear to be heat related.
4 years isn't too bad, but it should last 10 years at least for the $ paid.
I'll try to Jerry-Rig it as suggested.
It does appear to be heat related.
4 years isn't too bad, but it should last 10 years at least for the $ paid.
Good monitor - IF it doesn't go bad!
(2 out of 5) by DWF on Aug 7, 2005 (California, USA)I've had the monitor about 2 years and it started doing that funky pixel flash thing that others have seen. Very disapointing considering the usual Sony quality.
I thought it must be electronics going bad, but thanks to the poster below I took off the covers and was able to fix it. Or at least the pixel-flash went away for now.
Just taking the covers off did not work for me. It still was messing up. But then I pushed on all the connectors on the main electronics board, and after pushing on the one that is near the center of the board, it started working fine.
The connector I'm talking about is the one with a metal strap holding it down. You might want to give it a try before junking it. I'm hoping for the best...
I thought it must be electronics going bad, but thanks to the poster below I took off the covers and was able to fix it. Or at least the pixel-flash went away for now.
Just taking the covers off did not work for me. It still was messing up. But then I pushed on all the connectors on the main electronics board, and after pushing on the one that is near the center of the board, it started working fine.
The connector I'm talking about is the one with a metal strap holding it down. You might want to give it a try before junking it. I'm hoping for the best...