From the course: CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) Cert Prep: 5 Display Technologies

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Troubleshooting display technologies

Troubleshooting display technologies

- Now, although most output devices such as monitors and projectors typically work straight out of the box, there are a few maintenance concerns and some software settings that we might need to tackle in order to configure or troubleshoot them. Now, first of all, with our friend here, the Epson projector, one of the main things you need to worry about with projectors is because they have such an open airflow in them to cool off that bulb, is a lot of times you'll experience what's known as intermittent projector shut down, and, a lot of times, it's just caused by simple overheating. So you can pop these plastic cases off, you can clean it out inside, and sometimes that will fix the issue. Another big thing with projectors is your burned out bulbs. So these bulbs right here, these are a replaceable commodity. They have to be changed out every X amount of life hours in them, and they can be quite expensive depending on the…

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