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Dead Apple Cinema Display 30'

Tordek
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Hey guys,

I have an old 30' Apple Cinema Display, and it doesn't turn on anymore. This is such a great piece of technology, I just can't throw it away.

 

I've sent it to my local electronics repair shop, but they didn't even look inside.

Can anyone point me in the right direction here? I'm in Vancouver, Canada. Maybe someone knows a good electronics repair place around here?

 

Here's the model i'm talking about: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/336375-REG/Apple_M9179LL_A_30_Cinema_HD_Display.html

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You might want to try a different power supply. Those were known for going bad sometimes. 

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8 minutes ago, BondiBlue said:

You might want to try a different power supply. Those were known for going bad sometimes. 

Thanks for the suggestion. The repair shop had the same monitor onsite, and they've tested my power brick on it. It works fine.

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Just be reasonable with what you want to pay for the repair. You can have new monitors with the same or better specs for around $200.

If someone did not use reason to reach their conclusion in the first place, you cannot use reason to convince them otherwise.

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9 hours ago, Stahlmann said:

Just be reasonable with what you want to pay for the repair. You can have new monitors with the same or better specs for around $200.

Good point. Any suggestions for $200 30' 4K monitors?

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4 minutes ago, Tordek said:

Good point. Any suggestions for $200 30' 4K monitors?

You're probably not going to find a 4K monitor for that price unless it's used. You can find a 1440p monitor for that price though, which is the 16:9 equivalent to what you have now. 

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33 minutes ago, Tordek said:

Good point. Any suggestions for $200 30' 4K monitors?

Every one of these will be similar, if not better. Choose A Monitor - PCPartPicker

Judging from specs alone the Cinema Display is nothing special with today's standards.

If someone did not use reason to reach their conclusion in the first place, you cannot use reason to convince them otherwise.

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