![]() ![]() Then last Thursday the monitor stopped working. #GATEWAY FPD1975W TFT LCD MONITOR DRIVERS FOR MAC FULL#Over the time while the monitor was working I noticed a change in the way the menu system responded and that the connection notification that pops up when you turn the monitor on started staying up for nearly a full minute. Out of the box the power board made an annoying buzz sound when plugged in, and a quiet whining sound while running. I purchased a Gateway 24" FP2407 (FPD2485W) in the beginning of 2007 from Best Buy. Thanks again for this blog and I'm down with the lawsuit! What's it gonna hurt, the monitor is broken anyway so I'll give it a try. (My XBox 360 got the red ring of death too.LOL) I'm disgusted with this and thanks to you fine people I'm about to go to Radio Shack now. ? This is crazy that these companies continue to cut corners to save a little cash and we the consumers have to suffer for it. ![]() It would be easier just to buy a new one. I told them about this blog and replacing the copacitors and he said."well yeah you can do that but I wouldn't recommend it. I just got off the phone with Best Buy and they told me they don't do monitor repairs and to come in and buy a new one. ![]() I am smart enough to unhook my trash monitor and hook up my 10 year old CRT that still works.so yeah. I talked to the tech support with gateway and he talked to me like I was stupid. The same thing happened to my FPD1975W monitor last night. I hope there is a class action suit because the thought of losing the capability of this $500 monitor after less than 2 years is sickening! Gateway simply responded with the fact that my monitor was out of warranty and refused to assist so it looks like the complaint was closed. I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau citing poor quality control and/or the use of proper technical practices. When I did turn it off, it is now apparent that the faulty capacitor prevented the monitor to properly power back up and in the current situation, to never come back online. The fact that my monitor is on most of the time explains why the problem wasn’t an issue during the warranty period. I contacted Gateway and they were not only unwilling to help, but they were unable to even suggest what the problem was or where/how I could get it fixed. I have a 24" gateway monitor that I purchased just under two years ago and I have the exact same problem everyone is describing in this blog. ![]()
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