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Monitor fix and upgrade

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Unfortunately my HP w2207h monitor recently failed leaving me with a computer and no monitors.

I really should have fixed my Samsung SyncMaster 225BW monitor a while ago!  I stripped down the Samsung monitor and removed the power supply board, de-soldered and removed the five faulty electrolytic capacitors and replaced them with new ones and re-assembled everything.  One monitor fixed in half an hour at a total cost of a couple of pounds.

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Unfortunately I wasn’t so lucky with the HP monitor, it needed a new panel and while it is still possible to source a replacement panel I couldn’t be confident that it didn’t also have a back light inverter problem so I decided to replace the monitor with a LG 22EA53 IPS panel LED monitor bought from Novatech which I’m really pleased with.

No excuse now not to complete my VAT return!

Wharfedale Melton Tweeter Replacement

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The original ‘purple’ tweeters finally failed in my Melton speakers – I’m surprised they lasted this long as they always had a very bad reputation for reliability.  Last night I replaced them with a pair of Pyle 3.75 inch Aluminium Bullet Titanium Horn Tweeters that I’m very pleased with.

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Of course the speakers look better once the front covers are back on!

Next projects are to replace a few electrolytic capacitors in my Samsung SyncMaster 225 BW monitor so that it will switch on reliably, if only manufacturers used better quality capacitors, then next on the list is to replace the fan in my notebook computer.

Mobile Phone Upgrade

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This week it was time to upgrade my phone contract as a data allowance of 10MB a month was a joke with the current BT contract!

The first decision was easy iPhone or not, well not for me thanks, I’ve used loads of Apple stuff over the years but my IT work started around the same time as Apple and while their stuff looks cool I still avoid them. Going iPhone the choices would have been so easy a 4 or a 5 but rejecting Apple opens up a lot of options.

First option Windows or not, well definitely not thanks, Bill’s company have caused me enough wasted time over the years. Blackberry, no thanks I don’t send the type of texts that benefit from encryption and I don’t wear a Burberry hat. Well it looks like it’s going to be Android then, well Google sadly already know more about me than my mother does and pretty much everything is already synced with them, guess it will be a Samsung Galaxy then 500 minutes, 5,000 texts and 1GB of data a month should do nicely and the phone is free, I’m still on O2 but no longer with BT and I’m saving money, happy for now.

Hopefully the fibre optic broadband upgrade will also go smoothly next week followed by the change of telephone line provider a little later.

A damp Sunday

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We had lunch at home today and watched the rugby, a great match and Wales won Wales 28 Scotland 18. 🙂

I’m currently looking for a colour laser printer for general printing rather than continuing to use my A3 Canon i9100 inkjet which has a voracious apetite for ink cartridges. I see that Samsung have a new personal colour laser printer, the CLP-300 with a price of £179.99 including vat. It is apparently the smallest colour laser printer currently being manufactured, unfortunately I can’t find anywhere that yet has one in stock.