So folks, don't forget to check if your Ikea chair is compatible with your screen. I'm not kidding. A thread 🧵.
I've had the problem with my new screen for several weeks now, that every now and then the screen goes black for a few seconds.
Today I had enough and wanted to investigate the problem. So I started changing all the cables, plugging the screen into a different socket, and and and. Nothing helped.
#ikea #chair #hardware #weird
I've had the problem with my new screen for several weeks now, that every now and then the screen goes black for a few seconds.
Today I had enough and wanted to investigate the problem. So I started changing all the cables, plugging the screen into a different socket, and and and. Nothing helped.
#ikea #chair #hardware #weird
This entry was edited (1 year ago)
Felix Häcker
•So I suspected a loose contact somewhere. But no. No matter how much I wiggled the table/cables, everything was fine.
The problem was only there when I sat down or stood up, although the chair didn't even touch the table.
Felix Häcker
•Took the Ikea "MARKUS" chair again, sat down - screen went off again.
HUH?! My chair has a feature that automatically turns screens on/off? I guess nice privacy feature?
Felix Häcker
•WAIT! I am not the only one with this problem!? Found the following (German) forum post:
https://www.computerbase.de/forum/threads/hauptmonitor-wird-sporadisch-kurz-schwarz.2060771/
Hauptmonitor wird sporadisch kurz schwarz
Schlork (ComputerBase)Felix Häcker
•The solution? No idea yet, but it seems that insulating the chair with copper foil and connecting it to a socket (ground) might help. 🤦♂️
Welcome to 2023 - Your Ikea "MARKUS" chair is not compatible with your screen 👏
(Not my chair, the picture is from the forum post)
#ikea #chair #hardware #weird