Comments on: Hacking Monitor to Fix Too Bright Screen Issues http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/ Bloggy Bloggy is a Portal to my College Life as it Happens and other cool stuff. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:19:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joseph Parry http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-43341 Joseph Parry Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:13:09 +0000 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-43341 Hey guys! I found this guy selling premade cables :D Enjoy! http://cgi.ebay.com/MAX232-ECS-RS232-to-TTL-Level-Converter-in-DB9-shell_W0QQitemZ290467396512QQihZ019QQcategoryZ41995QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem 100% feedback and he talks about using the cable for Dell's etc in a decent depth in the Ebay description. Best of Luck! Joseph Parry Hey guys!

I found this guy selling premade cables :D Enjoy!

http://cgi.ebay.com/MAX232-ECS-RS232-to-TTL-Level-Converter-in-DB9-shell_W0QQitemZ290467396512QQihZ019QQcategoryZ41995QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

100% feedback and he talks about using the cable for Dell’s etc in a decent depth in the Ebay description.

Best of Luck!

Joseph Parry

]]> By: Sumeet http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-39971 Sumeet Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:23:28 +0000 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-39971 Sandro, i would suggest looking on ebay if that does not have it try going to dealsextreme you can probably buy parts for the cable. Sandro, i would suggest looking on ebay if that does not have it try going to dealsextreme you can probably buy parts for the cable.

]]> By: Sandro http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-39819 Sandro Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:11:35 +0000 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-39819 Hello, I have a Sony GDM-F520 which has the "too bright" issue together with a convergence problem on the top left corner. Could you tell where I can find a premade cable ? All the links seems dead. Hello, I have a Sony GDM-F520 which has the “too bright” issue together with a convergence problem on the top left corner. Could you tell where I can find a premade cable ? All the links seems dead.

]]> By: Neil Jackson http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-33485 Neil Jackson Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:39:20 +0000 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-33485 Thank you very much. This information saved me the cost of a new monitor. I cannot understand why Sony would not allow access to all of the settings via the on-screen menu; that would obviate the need for all of this hassle. Thank you very much. This information saved me the cost of a new monitor. I cannot understand why Sony would not allow access to all of the settings via the on-screen menu; that would obviate the need for all of this hassle.

]]> By: Debroah Kagawa http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-24907 Debroah Kagawa Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:56:31 +0000 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-24907 this article is very usefull.. this article is very usefull..

]]> By: James Newton http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-23040 James Newton Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:31:44 +0000 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-23040 Hi, I'd like to get some feedback on connector differences between different monitors. I make the cable sold at http://techref.massmind.org/techref/io/serial/rlc2.htm and the pinout I show there worked fine for my Sony monitor, and has worked for many others, but your diagram here shows "RX" and "TX" reversed. Part of the problem is that RX and TX only make sense if you include the direction. E.g. data being sent from the monitor is being RX'd by the PC but is being TX'd from the monitor, so either label could be used and still not tell us the direction of flow. My monitor talks if I send data to it from the PC on pin 4 (farthest from ground) and look for data back from the Monitor on pin 3. The diagram on your page shows data going from the monitor on pin 4 into the MAX232 (and so on to the PC) and out of the MAX232 and into the monitor on pin 3. At first glance, I would say that there must be a difference between your monitor and mine, but then I notice that in the paragraph above the diagram, you also said "You might need to switch around between the TX and RX..." which makes me wonder if that is what you had to do to get it working? It would be very good to get some more experience from people telling us which direction of data flow worked for them while NOT using terms like RX and TX which are so easy to confuse. Hi, I’d like to get some feedback on connector differences between different monitors. I make the cable sold at http://techref.massmind.org/techref/io/serial/rlc2.htm and the pinout I show there worked fine for my Sony monitor, and has worked for many others, but your diagram here shows “RX” and “TX” reversed.

Part of the problem is that RX and TX only make sense if you include the direction. E.g. data being sent from the monitor is being RX’d by the PC but is being TX’d from the monitor, so either label could be used and still not tell us the direction of flow.

My monitor talks if I send data to it from the PC on pin 4 (farthest from ground) and look for data back from the Monitor on pin 3. The diagram on your page shows data going from the monitor on pin 4 into the MAX232 (and so on to the PC) and out of the MAX232 and into the monitor on pin 3. At first glance, I would say that there must be a difference between your monitor and mine, but then I notice that in the paragraph above the diagram, you also said
“You might need to switch around between the TX and RX…” which makes me wonder if that is what you had to do to get it working?

It would be very good to get some more experience from people telling us which direction of data flow worked for them while NOT using terms like RX and TX which are so easy to confuse.

]]> By: Rob I. Trujillo http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-19963 Rob I. Trujillo Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:46:16 +0000 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-19963 Thanks for this info. I haven't had a chance to try it yet. I noticed some broken links. I eventually found what i think is all of the software i need at the link: http://www.bloggybloggy.com/randomdownloads/windas.zip The links to the premade cable at ebay didn't work, i'm assuming these will work: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=RS232+to+3.3~5v+TTL+Converter+Cable That ebay search as of 14jul09 pulls two matches, both look like the same cable, are from the same seller, but have different prices, unsure if there is actually a difference between them, i sent a letter to the seller. Thanks for this info. I haven’t had a chance to try it yet. I noticed some broken links. I eventually found what i think is all of the software i need at the link:

http://www.bloggybloggy.com/randomdownloads/windas.zip

The links to the premade cable at ebay didn’t work, i’m assuming these will work:

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=RS232+to+3.3~5v+TTL+Converter+Cable

That ebay search as of 14jul09 pulls two matches, both look like the same cable, are from the same seller, but have different prices, unsure if there is actually a difference between them, i sent a letter to the seller.

]]> By: cable rs232 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-6994 cable rs232 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:22:13 +0000 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-6994 <strong>cable rs232...</strong> Didn't realise there was this type of information out there... cable rs232…

Didn’t realise there was this type of information out there…

]]> By: Sumeet http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-6663 Sumeet Sun, 26 Oct 2008 06:47:52 +0000 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-6663 Nice to know that Anthony, but that 21 inch screen uses a lots of power :). Nice to know that Anthony, but that 21 inch screen uses a lots of power :) .

]]> By: Anthony Lum http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-6649 Anthony Lum Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:25:06 +0000 http://www.myblog.bloggybloggy.com/hacking-monitor-to-fix-too-bright-screens-26-09-2007/#comment-6649 Just wanted to say thanks a million for your blog. It made my task of fixing my P1110 extremely straight forward. Just wanted to say thanks a million for your blog. It made my task of fixing my P1110 extremely straight forward.

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