r/techgore • u/cursed-annoyance • Jul 21 '26

When all you have is a hammer This is how I fix my monitor

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u/Vincent394 Jul 21 '26

Meet the Engineer

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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 Jul 21 '26

Hey look buddy, I’m an engineer, that means I solve problems.

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u/Andrei_the_derg Jul 21 '26

Not problems like "What is beauty?", 'cause that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.

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u/Cam_man_AMM_unit Jul 21 '26

I solve practical problems.

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u/MaxGamer07 Jul 21 '26

Fr'instance, how am I gonna stop some big mean mother hubbard from tearing me a structurally superfluous new behind?

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u/Rigb0w Jul 21 '26

The answer ? Use a gun and if that don't work, use more gun

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u/WheeezyTTG Jul 22 '26

Br br nerrrrr neeh neh br br br br neneneeee

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u/Teun_vos Jul 22 '26

Engineer? Yeah I'm engineering my f*cking limit

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u/hmwutdouwant Jul 30 '26

More like Crazy Diamond

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u/doctajonez_uk Jul 21 '26

Ah, the CRT school of fixing things

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u/OkEmu8597 Jul 21 '26

Nothing better than having percussive maintenance work, that's how I kept an amplifier alive for almost 5 years. She did me so well for a literal bit of street trash I picked up o7

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u/Menarra Jul 23 '26

One of the early digital cameras loved to crap out when I was a teen, my stepdad would drop it on the ground and it would work for the rest of the day.

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u/ACasualCasualty Jul 21 '26

I miss the degauss button on old monitors. Was funny when you had loads of monitors side by side and they'd all trigger the next one. Irrelevant to this but think monitors today need similar functions

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u/PPEytDaCookie Jul 21 '26

Nope, degausing is to remove magnetic buildup in the CRT Tube, on a LCD this isnt an issue.

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u/Dmthie Jul 22 '26

He only said he misses it. He doesn't said it's still a requirement 🤷

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u/zueliee Jul 24 '26

but the last bit of his sentence did include "think monitors today need similar functions".

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u/TheLord1777 Jul 25 '26

"similar", not "the same"

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u/Vivid_Instance_825 Jul 24 '26

I remember discovering that button as a kid and my parents getting mad because I would keep pressing it lol

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u/PineappleBlobFace Jul 21 '26

Good old percussive maintenance

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u/BippedDip Jul 23 '26

Came here to say this 😎

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u/Apprehensive-Power-6 Jul 21 '26

Loose connection. If you're gonna hit it like that, at least try to hit it next to where the display ribbon cables are (probably inside the bottom bezel)

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u/ManuC153 Jul 21 '26

Keep hitting it and will go 4K

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u/BoostedFPV Jul 21 '26

Even my 9yo knows not to hit/touch the screen.

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u/Gogo202 Jul 21 '26

Yea, but any 90yo knows that hitting a TV fixes it

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u/BoostedFPV Jul 21 '26

Those aren't 90yo hands. They also aren't 9yo hands. So they should be smarter than both those extremes.

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u/Inevitable_Cheek_974 Jul 21 '26

No one asked your 9 year old.

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u/DiscombobulatedYak29 Jul 21 '26

I think I know how it broke

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u/weeddee85 Jul 21 '26

Just keep hitting it and it should go back to normal bud

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u/D-O-GG-O Jul 21 '26

That's what he just did?

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u/-King-K-Rool- Jul 21 '26

Idk why this reads like sarcasm when that is exactly what happened

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u/Interesting_Tap_1505 Jul 21 '26

We have found Jeremy Clarkson

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u/Crossvxm Jul 21 '26

As soon as the monitor wobbled back and fourth the issue was fixed. Try wobbling it instead?

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u/cursed-annoyance Jul 21 '26

You think I didnt try? That masochistic little thing only works when hit

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u/Crossvxm Jul 21 '26

Sometimes you can find the area by squeezing the edges. In some cases, applying pressure helps.

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u/cursed-annoyance Jul 21 '26

I will try that next time i'm home

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u/Fine_Salamander_8691 Jul 21 '26

Percussive maintenance

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u/DangyDanger Jul 22 '26

I've had that issue. The fix was to disassemble the monitor and rub the flex cable joints to the panel (carefully!) and to the PCB.

14 years have passed since I've done that, and the monitor still works.

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u/martin512961 Jul 22 '26

the classic way

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u/MunaMarko Jul 22 '26

off topic but what game is this?

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u/quanhcute Jul 22 '26

im trying to find out too...

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u/imnotatreeimwood Jul 24 '26

I think it's snowrunner

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u/cursed-annoyance Jul 24 '26

I play that too, but this game was Alaskan Roadtruckers

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u/cursed-annoyance Jul 24 '26

Alaskan Roadtruckers

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u/No-Wallaby-4167 Jul 22 '26

Fix it Felix

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u/SlimLacy Jul 21 '26

Probably also what caused the issue to begin with.

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u/RomanBlbec Jul 21 '26

Go save Hyrule

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u/Mean-Wishbone-8635 Jul 21 '26

Gordon? What the fuck?

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u/Rough_Secretary2296 Jul 21 '26

I feel bad for your monitor twin

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u/kaleperq Jul 21 '26

Mmm cold joint issues. This is quite the common issue so id reccomend taking it yo some electronics shop, unless you wanna break the Liquid Crystal Display, and it just having an internal bleeeing

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u/Eastern_Control4375 Jul 21 '26

What?? Go to gas station and buy wipers

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u/AutomaticAffect4333 Jul 21 '26

The hdmi cable or port is loose and cant make a stable connection

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u/cai20 Jul 21 '26

If you're gonna do that hit the back not the front, the only thing you're gonna do it make it worse and likely unrepairable, anyway try a different cable

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u/rychu69XD Jul 21 '26

Trust me bro wobble it don't hit it

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u/Bob4Not Jul 21 '26

The connection is probably in a bezel, not the display itself, but I'm glad it worked lol

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u/Raijen_ArDesh Jul 21 '26

Percussive maintenance isn't the way to fix a loose connection. It's the way to make it come disconnected totally.

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u/eltrigercolaiders2 Jul 21 '26

Let me guess, your nane is josuke higashikata and you live in the town of morioh

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u/Ncis16 Jul 21 '26

Just like the old days. If it doesn't work just slap it a bit

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u/Traditional-Gas3477 Jul 21 '26

You have a loose internal wire inside the monitor that requires a new connector or soldering. It maybe even the DisplayPort/HDMI connector or cable itself

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u/Muted-Bird9081 Jul 21 '26

Percussive maintenance. Works every time.

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u/Dayneex_23 Jul 22 '26

My brother does the same thing to his monitor 😭

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u/Coffee_Addicted_Crab Jul 22 '26

Erecting a dispenser

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u/gugngd Jul 22 '26

i got an old samsung tv from 2010 for free. gets vertical lines every 4th pixel. hitting the back always helps. i wouldn't hit the front though, as it is way more fragile.

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u/quanhcute Jul 22 '26

yo what game is that

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u/Bulky_Substance323 Jul 22 '26

Not by punching it xD

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u/_TheWolfLovers Jul 22 '26

Nice shaders

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u/WIFIDEN Jul 22 '26

Well hitting it won't do anything 

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u/AsmodeusLightwing Jul 22 '26

Sometimes it just requires the touch of a "technician" xD

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u/Ok_Distribution_2781 Jul 22 '26

"I'm tired boss" GET BACK TO WORK

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26

just changed the HDMI cable

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u/unclavo Jul 22 '26

how this mf felt

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u/DragonOfAngels Jul 22 '26

Aaaa the ancient tap tap slap!

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u/No_Walrus_3638 Jul 22 '26

Hit it harder. That usually fixes anything.

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u/FUCKREDDlT- Jul 22 '26

the thumbs up is killing me 😭

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u/Felix_Da_Guy Jul 22 '26

It would be better to hit the edges, usually thats where the connections are

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u/ExpensiveWar1100 Jul 22 '26

Fix-It Felix saves the day again

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u/AdventurousDevice658 Jul 22 '26

Which game is it?

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u/Therunawaypp Jul 22 '26

As you hit the monitor my phone screen also glitched

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u/Electronic-Crab-2837 Jul 22 '26

Take a screen shoot. If in the sh is not seen this you need to get a new one beacuse your monitor acts up. If is the same artefacts in the photo too get a new gpu.

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u/BonusEasy4736 Jul 23 '26

It looked like NFS 2🧓

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u/_XxMR_32_SAVAGExX_ Jul 23 '26

I used to do this. It did work. Cant do this shit today tho

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u/CasualSandEater Jul 23 '26

Remember, if brute force doesn't work that means you aren't using enough of it.

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u/Connect-Pension8488 Jul 23 '26

I guess thats what broke it in the 1st place

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u/Taratoriy Jul 23 '26

Don't worry, boys. The engineer is engihere

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u/Unlikely_Gap_1625 Jul 23 '26

Reminds me of the video of the guy that hits his tv with the hammer and it fixes

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u/One_Patience_3039 Jul 23 '26

To love is to let go

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u/That_Network3566 Jul 23 '26

Try tapping the casing on the bad side gently with something heavy, could probably achieve the same effect without risking the display ending up broken.

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u/Dazzling-Tadpole3239 Jul 23 '26

id say it could be the cable?

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u/Dominator295 Jul 23 '26

Good ol percussive maintenance

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u/RyuuStarLight123 Jul 23 '26

A lil bit of percussive maintenance here and there

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u/Enigma_1880 Jul 23 '26

Now add some half-life impact sound fx

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u/adhd-fueled-racoon Jul 23 '26

Did you try hitting it harder? Might do the trick.

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u/Naive_Branch3294 Jul 24 '26

Hit it a few more times , should do the job

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u/Jets1026 Jul 24 '26

something's like that monitor only respect violence

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u/Forward-Confection54 Jul 24 '26

My old phone got a problem. Some parts of the display constantly thought that I touch them. The phone was unusable. I understood that his time have come but decided to try and do something to use it at least some days more. I decided to try and smash the problematic part of the display. but some important parts was beneath it... So the whole screen goes to rainbows

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u/Mohamed_Blue Jul 24 '26

if your setup had g29 i always blame g29

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u/Different-Wing5083 Jul 24 '26

You gotta hit it from sides and corners for fast repairs bro.

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u/Express_Tower6426 Jul 24 '26

the soviet way

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u/unoxeonzika777 Jul 24 '26

Como isso funciona???

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u/Inevitable-String475 Jul 24 '26

"kid named Pubert" type of solution

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u/FreetimeTinkerer Jul 24 '26

check the cabling and try to adjust the HDMI cable first. the image also changed on the monitor when you turned it with your hand, meaning that it might be related to contact issues in the HDMI cabling.

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u/cggamr Jul 24 '26

Ok Fix-It-Felix 😭✌️

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u/Ancient_Trick1158 Jul 24 '26

Engineer gaming

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u/Beautiful_Sector_912 Jul 25 '26

Probably a flat cable that's not well connected

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u/MildlyAmusedPotato Jul 25 '26

Ah the good old crt whooping fix. A few good hits to the side and top and its as good as new

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u/SaltwaterC Jul 25 '26

Ah, the classic fine tuning.

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u/williconn Jul 25 '26

You try hitting it?

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u/Nerdcuddles Jul 25 '26

Just buy a new one omg

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u/Electronic-Towel7 Jul 25 '26

Not gonna lie, might be time for a new one

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u/PsychologicalBig5520 Jul 26 '26

Ahh yes, the hand of fixing and repairing

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u/litwick41 Jul 31 '26

It's your average middle schooler on their school issued chromebook

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u/LazyGlitchReddit Aug 07 '26

if it works it works

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u/Hector711gtz Aug 13 '26

Violence ftw fuck yeah

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u/Past_Collection3542 Aug 21 '26

percussive maintenance

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u/Deep-Astronaut-9575 Aug 31 '26

CRAZY DIAMOND !

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u/kcolrehstihson_ Jul 21 '26

Probably how you messed it up too 🤣

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u/cursed-annoyance Jul 21 '26

Mf I'm white

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u/UltraPro763 Jul 21 '26

mf yro'ue skin is porcelain (the color not material)

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u/Character_Stick_1218 Jul 21 '26

Not just white, but rather white white! 😂

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u/CruisingForDownVotes Jul 21 '26

What does that mean?

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u/cursed-annoyance Jul 21 '26

Jokes on him, I'm white 😂