I bought this: https://www.costco.com/acer-24"-class-fhd-ips-monitor.product.100674589.html
About 30 days ago and it works beautifully. However, there is a faint, I mind you, very faint, odor that smells like plastic. It doesn't smell like "burning" plastic, just heavy plastic smell.
At first I didn't think much of it since the monitor worked beautifully. However, soon I find myself unable to swallow my own spit b/c it became bitter and sour. Then I noticed my lips starting to dry and when I woke up in the morning, my throat is sore all the way down to my lungs.
I read online and only found one thread on this exact topic from Dell, some claim this is a "break in" period for monitors b/c the components are too new. Others suggest this is completely defective and should be replaced. (https://www.dell.com/community/Monitors/Monitor-Smells/td-p/346458/page/2)
I'm hoping to get more advice, hopefully from people with technical engineering background because if this really is a break-in period, then it would be fruitless for me to replace the monitor with a new one and restart the process. However, if this is defective, I should change it before the warranty expires.
Your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Details:
About 30 days ago and it works beautifully. However, there is a faint, I mind you, very faint, odor that smells like plastic. It doesn't smell like "burning" plastic, just heavy plastic smell.
At first I didn't think much of it since the monitor worked beautifully. However, soon I find myself unable to swallow my own spit b/c it became bitter and sour. Then I noticed my lips starting to dry and when I woke up in the morning, my throat is sore all the way down to my lungs.
I read online and only found one thread on this exact topic from Dell, some claim this is a "break in" period for monitors b/c the components are too new. Others suggest this is completely defective and should be replaced. (https://www.dell.com/community/Monitors/Monitor-Smells/td-p/346458/page/2)
I'm hoping to get more advice, hopefully from people with technical engineering background because if this really is a break-in period, then it would be fruitless for me to replace the monitor with a new one and restart the process. However, if this is defective, I should change it before the warranty expires.
Your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Details:
- monitor works beautifully
- no heating issue, it runs cool
- the odor is faint, not really noticeable, however the symptoms of the odor is heavy leading to dry mouth, sore throat, and bitter saliva.
- at first I didn't know if it was my laptop fan or something, but when I smell them, they were fine. When I smell the vent of the monitor, immediately my lips went dry.
- I've been running it for at least 30 days. The warranty is 90 days. If this really is a break in period, how long should it take?
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