TigerByteKid
New Member
I am a newbie to computers and I recently bought a used monitor from Craigslist. After being turned on for a couple of hours the vents get kind of hot and they are warm to the touch.
Is it totally normal for computer monitors to make heat such as this...? How warm or hot should a monitor run/operate at during a 'normal/average' use case scenario...?
The reason I am confused and concerned is because the monitor in question is over 10 years old and is obviously used. I don't know the monitors used history and who knows how many times its been re-sold and/or exchanged hands/owners. Therefore, I don't know the previous use cases for the monitor and it may well have been used to some extremes. I totally forgot to ask the previous owner if he was the original owner or if he bought it from someone else.
Therefore, I am a little concerned on the reliability and the longevity of the monitor, since it makes a lot of heat for being such an old monitor and has probably been used too long and/or to extremes already.
Monitor Specs: Acer V223W _ 22" _ 1680x1050 _ 60hz _ Released in 2009 (I thinks/afaik)
Is it totally normal for computer monitors to make heat such as this...? How warm or hot should a monitor run/operate at during a 'normal/average' use case scenario...?
The reason I am confused and concerned is because the monitor in question is over 10 years old and is obviously used. I don't know the monitors used history and who knows how many times its been re-sold and/or exchanged hands/owners. Therefore, I don't know the previous use cases for the monitor and it may well have been used to some extremes. I totally forgot to ask the previous owner if he was the original owner or if he bought it from someone else.
Therefore, I am a little concerned on the reliability and the longevity of the monitor, since it makes a lot of heat for being such an old monitor and has probably been used too long and/or to extremes already.
Monitor Specs: Acer V223W _ 22" _ 1680x1050 _ 60hz _ Released in 2009 (I thinks/afaik)