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12-09-2005, 04:23 AM
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Paint my Monitor?
Is there any way to paint my monitor (From boring beige to black)? if i were to attempt this, what type of paint would I use, and what precautions would i take to keep the paint away from the guts of my monitor? Probably not possible, but thought i would ask in case anyone has done this before.
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12-09-2005, 04:25 AM
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wat type LCD or CRT
i think you can do it with a LCD since you can just cover the screen and not really many holes but a CRT would be hard..b/c of all the openings like in the back... and i think spray paint would work the best so there wont be any noticable paintstrokes if you use regular paint.
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12-09-2005, 04:28 AM
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CRT... the only way i can think of is to dissassemble the case for the monitor, paint it, and reattach it. But, I have never done that, so i have no idea how complex it is. Was hoping somebody has a better idea. Thanks for the quick response!
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12-09-2005, 04:41 AM
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I've always heard that crt tv's and presumably monitors store electricity even when they are off (I don't know if this is in a capacitor or what) so you might give yourself a nasty jolt if you're not careful
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12-09-2005, 04:52 AM
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I might scrap the idea... ill probably be hunting for another monitor in the not to distant future anyways...
Also, SOMEWHAT offtopic question, seeing as this thread is active already ill ask it here: I just ordered my new computer, going to pick it up tomorrow afternoon. (relevant) Specs are as follows: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ Socket 939 Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Motherboard Ram: 2 Gigs (1 gig x 2) Kingston DDR400 PC3200 HD: Western Digital 250 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Video Card: ATI Sapphire Radeon X1300, PCI Express (256 MB version) Im aware ( i think ) that my video card will be the weak link in this system, but dont have the budget to put anything better in at the moment... I currently dont play any too demanding games (mainly play DAOC, which is very ram and CPU hungry, but my video card will be fine for that), but FEAR and Farcry look tempting, am I going to be able to run these games? How will they look/perform on this system. Thanks in advance guys! |
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12-09-2005, 05:11 AM
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12-09-2005, 06:38 AM
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The first concern would be paint covering the ventilation holes or even getting inside the holes and the second concern would be getting paint on the screen.
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