Don't know about tests, but the two lines are normal.  These are the two
fine wires which cross the display and hold all the vertical parts of
the grill in place - something like that anyway.

Brian

On Tue, 2002-02-26 at 12:11, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> I just managed to acquire a second-hand Sun 21" monitor (which are rebadged Sony
> Trinitrons). I have a six-month warranty on the device, and I wanted to use that
> period to try to make sure that the monitor is is in good and working order and
> won't fall apart after the warranty has expired. Are there any 'tests' that I
> can subject the monitor to? So far, I have connected it in place of my usual
> (17") monitor and I am using it for my everyday work. I have also fiddled with
> the controls so I could get a good picture, and I have viewed a few movies on
> it. So far, so good.
> 
> I have noticed two fine lines going across the screen which I can't seem to get
> rid of. I have heard that these are normal for Trinitron (aperture grille)
> monitors. Is this true? The lines are barely noticable, so I can live with them
> if they are not a sign of impending failure.
> 
> TIA
> 
> -- 
> Sridhar Dhanapalan
> 
>             The dark ages were caused by the Y1K problem.
> 
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> 

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