I have an Iiyama VisionMaster 405 monitor (model S705MT) bought in 2002 (made in 2001). It was working fine (except for the DDC which never worked) - but it has a strange problem now. It looks OK in high resolutions (1152x864@85Hz) but is very dim in lower resolutions (like standard text mode).
When I power the computer up, I see last part of the POST, then the white Windows ME logo which goes dim slowly. After switching to high resolution, the brightness goes up slowly back to almost-normal level. If I switch to full-screen DOS prompt, I see normal brightness for a moment and then it dims - exactly like during boot. The OSD menu is dim too. When I adjust the brightness and contrast to MAX values, it's blurry and really does not look nice.
I opened it up today just to see if there aren't any bulged caps. All caps are G-Luxon - but they all look OK, not even a slightest sign of bulging...
When I power the computer up, I see last part of the POST, then the white Windows ME logo which goes dim slowly. After switching to high resolution, the brightness goes up slowly back to almost-normal level. If I switch to full-screen DOS prompt, I see normal brightness for a moment and then it dims - exactly like during boot. The OSD menu is dim too. When I adjust the brightness and contrast to MAX values, it's blurry and really does not look nice.
I opened it up today just to see if there aren't any bulged caps. All caps are G-Luxon - but they all look OK, not even a slightest sign of bulging...
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