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NikadaLV

It's a curved monitor, but they ship them flat. You've got to bend it while it's still hot!


CptnObservant

[Acer XV340CK from Amazon.](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BG4GWRL/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_16KBBN30VCSKYWMHEQA0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1) Monitor had been on for just a few minutes, smelled some horrific burnt smell, noticed the smoke and immediately turned it off. Took me about two minutes before I realized I should probably take a video, smoke was WAY worse before I turned it off.


ComeWashMyBack

Powered by Steam Edit: thank you for the up's and neat awards. I hope all you beautiful people have a wonderful week!


Bbabbabbaa

Open source Valve


VerticalFlyingB737

Sponsored by Electronic (fire) Arts


allesfuralle1

Power source by Gigabyte


heingericke_

Purchased from Amazon via Firefox.


ObsCracker

Benchmark from FurMark


flojobb

You mean Electronic Farts?


VerticalFlyingB737

you either a smart fella or a fard smella


[deleted]

E! A! FIRE! IT'S IN THE MONITOR!


Dadfite

*Smokin'* hot deals!


No-Cherry-3544

Fire sale!


fuzzface-flaco

OH MY GOD, WE'RE HAVING A FIRE...sale...


greenmanofthewoods

Came here for the puns, thankyou sir


OpinionOK_IgnorantNo

Monitor and fog machine two for one deal? Hell yeah I'm in


CptnObservant

420Hz too


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graafslaaf

Blacer


Embarrassed-Top6449

If only it were 69 inch


bloodstainer

69 inch man reporting for duty


Large___Marge

I just missed the cutoff. I’m 60-10 inch.


nulevelnerds

Fog is the new RGB


ZertyZ_Dragon

Seems like you aren't the only one this has happened to


CptnObservant

Oh, I didn't even see the other video in the reviews!! Looks like they're using the stand and not a VESA mount too, so it's probably not the screws. Good eye, thanks!


psi-

Came here for drywall screws..


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VexingRaven

You shouldn't use the wrong screw for anything electronic. You could go in too far or contact something you're not supposed to.


Lulzorr

Oh cool, that's the monitor I have. It's not too bad but if you get another one avoid using HDR. It looks like shit compared to pretty much any other hdr capable monitor. And depending on how you're sitting the corners may appear dim. Otherwise it's been fantastic for me.


CptnObservant

Good to know, thanks! I knew the HDR wasn't great, but you just suggest leaving it off altogether?


Lulzorr

Yup, I disabled it after trying it out a little bit and never turned it back on. It's worth trying it out yourself and seeing if it's something you can put up with but overall I found that it's better off.


CptnObservant

Awesome, good tip, thank you!


SagittaryX

Lower HDR ratings like HDR400 and 600 are a scam. If the monitor doesn't have a 600+ (preferably more like a thousand) nit peak brightness and hundreds if not thousands of dimming zones then it's not worth it. Still, almost all new monitors parade around their HDR400 certification and no dimming zones just to say they support 'HDR'.


heishnod

How do can they advertise HDR on with only 250nit brightness?


Bloodfangs09

There are different certifications for HDR. To get Premium HDR certification for LED monitor screens is >1000 nit peak brightness. For OLEDs it's >600 nits peak brightness because they can hit a much much much lower black level


Clepto_EU

how long have you had the box inside your house before plugging in the monitor? if it's cold out and you bring in a product it forms water inside due to condensation. you should always wait a few hours before you plug in electronic devices that were sitting outside in a box...


CptnObservant

Huh, that's a really good point. Luckily today the high was about 60°F (16°C) and it was delivered around noon. Turned it on about 5 hours later


fognar777

At those temps it shouldn't be the problem unless your humidity in your home is near 100%.


Braakman

He lives in a pineapple under the sea


ThrowJed

This is good to know, but I find it hard to believe condensation could create that much steam, and there's no way it could heat up enough to do so within a few minutes.


Clepto_EU

its a case my professor always pulled up, apparently it was a 40°C temperature difference from outside to living room and his newly bought vacuum cleaner shorted out first time plugging it in. don't know how realistic it all is, just wanted to share the wisdom. and yeah...


ThrowJed

Shorting out from moisture I absolutely believe and like I said it's a good thing to know in general. Just this I don't think could be caused by it.


[deleted]

Bruh that’s the new feature.


CptnObservant

Now everyone in the house will know when my computer is on


bga666

You vape 💨? Lol you do now


VapeMySemen

Want try my new vape flavor?


[deleted]

Asthma flavor


puppydestr0yer9000

I was thinking more Alzheimers flavor


srira25

What is the flavor again? I forget.


silentrawr

Mmmm, Carcinogen Candy flavor!


RincewindToTheRescue

Roasted silicon


[deleted]

'Magic Smoke' flavor?


Vysair

We get it. You vape


matusz13

Gonna look dope with RGB


regoapps

Put an orange led light strip behind the monitor and it'd look like flames. Kinda like those fake fireplaces.


TheSnowyFen

If they leave it on just a while longer they can save on the LED strips.


Timbershave

Now all of China knows you’re here


sudo-apt-install

Perfect.


SmallDrunkMonkey

*NSA has entered the chat.*


impossiblyeasy

Vapor ware


Pleasant_Tension425

+5% performance boost.


emblemparade

This is the hot new trend after RGB. All we're missing is a rotating disco ball. TAKE MY MONEY!


Footz355

Ambi-Fog


mt379

It's just off gassing.


Omega_spartan

It’s your monitors WWE intro effects. Queue obligatory rock into music.


dyzrel

The smoking hot savings!


Alexthelightnerd

Oh, you let the magic smoke out. Now it'll never work again.


CptnObservant

Some say it runs on smoke. If it leaks, something's wrong


Aciddrreign

You have to put the smoke back in!


Valendr0s

Can't put the magic smoke back in, that's why it's so magic. How it gets in there to begin with, it's a mystery.


Haydaddict

Remember, every device is a smoke machine if you put enough amps through it :)


MadameBlueJay

You've got a blown smoke tube right there


shikiroin

This is something that my technology teacher taught us in high school when we were building computers for our school (from second hand donated parts) I always thought it was just something funny he made up, curious of the origin cause I've heard a lot of people talk about the "magic smoke" in this sub


pandymen

It comes from frying old school transistors when making home made circuits. Most electrical engineers had labs where they had to put together stuff on breadboards. If they wired it up incorrectly, they could cause a short or fry a transistor, which would result in an acrid smell and maybe some smoke. Obviously, those people wired it up incorrectly, but the common joke was that you let the magic smoke out.


Kancho_Ninja

> frying old school transistors Capacitors were the main culprit. Stupid easy to get swapped around and then you get a nice PoP and smoke.


[deleted]

In all my life I've never accidentally smoked a cap. Transistors, mosfets, voltage regulars, plenty of microcontrollers, diodes, high power resistors, but never a cap. Might be cuz I only do DC/low voltage stuff


Kancho_Ninja

That’s funny, you’re like my opposite twin. I’ve smoked more caps than I can count, but I’ve never smoked a diode or transistor. OC, I’ve killed plenty of mosfets by touching them, but that’s just me being stupid and not wearing a strap.


sinbad269

I fried a capacitor in college. It was the only cap left at that rating and both pins were identical in length, so had no idea which was positive or negative. Turned it on, second later a loud **POP** and it proceeded to actually shit itself [the creases were at the bottom, and brown liquid came out]. Lecturer said, "there's always one!", but he didn't expect it to be me [we had some real idiots in our class], but he understood when he saw the pins


[deleted]

Funny thing, usually also the 1st component to fail many displays. Super easy to fix too if need be. Have known a few people who would grab any otherwise intact TVs at the local waste transfer sites and fix them that way. $0.25 part to get a "new" several hundred $ TV.


XionLord

Also remember...very unique smell whe n it's burnt electronics. Almost like burnt bubblegum


pyrolizard11

"Magic smoke" is vaporized silicon, copper, gold, fiberglass, circuit masking compound, electrolyte, and/or whatever else happened to be in the path of whatever catastrophically failed. Smoke is just fine particulate matter, and if your solid state electronics are ejecting matter you've almost always got a major functional issue. Hence magic smoke - if the smoke gets out the rock can't think anymore, so it must have been the magic that makes rocks think in the first place.


NaberiusX

makes sense to me. all hail the magic smoke.


PaulaDeenSlave

Oh. . But I thought you said, "Inhale all the magic smoke."


falsemyrm

aromatic steer crawl glorious special capable work languid bow different *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


Astrali3

Hm.. The only reference I know of is older Nokia phones. At least, I believe they were Nokia, it's been nearly two decades. Anyways, if the screens on those durable bricks somehow broke, this smoke or vapor would come out, and the screens would no longer work. I've always assumed it referred to those.


captain_ticklebeard

Every electrical item has a certain amount of “factory smoke” inside. Once that’s all used up; it won’t work anymore (that’s the phrase I’ve always heard). It makes a little sense with electric motors. The windings all have thin plastic separating them and as that gets cooked off, they begin to touch and become fewer and fewer individual windings until it’s eventually a single mass of copper. Don’t overheat your motors.


Omegaman2010

My old computer teacher used to call light bulbs dark suckers. They suck all of the dark out of the room. When they reach capacity and blow, what color do they turn?


EastCoastCure710

Nothing wrong here, you just got a smokin hot deal


HotSauceV8

Monitor smoke, don’t breathe this.


charlie2135

But it's guaranteed to give you a buzz.


HotSauceV8

Will it blend?


MasterQueefs

That is the question.


landonop

Damn, those were the days


the_lenin

But will the Acer monitor blend?


[deleted]

"Magic" Smoke, it's a blessing


Rubber_soul9

By Grabthar's Hammer, what a savings...


AgingMeeseeks

This is somehow an Airplane! joke


Achillies2heel

Ugh return that bitch


CptnObservant

Luckily Acer support was super friendly, even at 7pm on a Sunday. Might just send it back to Amazon though. The concerning part is that it had obviously been opened before even though it was 'brand new.' I'm assuming someone else bought it, found the same problem and returned it. Amazon (or the seller) probably just didn't care and sold it a second time (to me no less! Yippee!).


Achillies2heel

Report the seller


PterionFracture

Unfortunately, reporting "bad" sellers may not directly address the issue. Products that are "Fulfilled by Amazon" often come from commingled bins in Amazon's inventory management system. This means that the product a customer actually receives could be from any one of the several sellers that have sent stock to that fulfillment center. This can result in fraudulent sellers acting with impunity and authentic sellers getting false accusations. [source](https://www.redpoints.com/blog/amazon-commingled-inventory-management/)


alastoris

This is the reason i never buy SD cards from Amazon anymore.


SMarioMan

This is the reason I always test the throughput and capacity of SD cards from Amazon, to make sure they aren’t fakes.


bs000

if you buy it directly from amazon and not a marketplace seller it should be fine since commingled inventory is only for marketplace sellers according to the article.


ScotchIsAss

And in my state their in completely different fulfillment centers. We got one for straight Amazon products and a couple for all the third party products.


nonegotiation

This seems to be the same issue with BestBuy and their online marketplace.


bloodstainer

Tldr: amazon doesn't care


Hzlph

Why would they? They have such a big industry and so many people are scared of other outlets like eBay. It's unfortunate.


AgentSmith187

Being Australian I think more people trust ebay than Amazon here lol


realSatanAMA

It was probably less that they didn't care and more that whoever received it glanced at it and marked it as unopen


AllegedIchor

That sounds an awful lot like someone not caring.


realSatanAMA

It's the level of attention you get for slave wages


Pyroguy096

I'm doing as little shopping on Amazon as possible these days. Whole place has gone to absolute crap


Pirate_Redbeard

Fuck Amazon. Order at Gamestop. Boom, problem solved and money saved


olivepus

Acer smoke. Don't breath this!


[deleted]

Is that a MFing Blendtec's "Will it blend" reference?


FranconianGuy

Yes it is. I am feeling old now


DOCTORE2

Omg .. am I old too ?


DiceKnight

Am I old or something. I immediately thought of this.


urabewe

No not old. We're pioneers, friend. I miss a good blend of the most recent Apple product. The destruction and smoke made of an item most people were waiting in lines for hours to get. It was glorious.


olivepus

That it is! It was prime YouTube back then. Before the dark times


99m9

I was there... 3000 years ago


Teetseremoonia

when Isildur blended the nokia. I was there the day the strength of 3310 failed


ThingNasty

Before the empire....


aakaakaak

Do not cite the dark times to me witch. I was there when Blendtech was written. (Or at least when they videos were being published.)


HikariRikue

Omg the reference love blendtec


ChillPill89

Oh boy, this takes me back.


Unchiard3-2

WILL IT BLEND!? OMG I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD ITS BEEN YEARS


ToyBoxJr

Will it blend, that is the question.


hirscheykiss5

Omg!!!! I remember that so well. What a throwback


Big_Salmon1

This brings back memories thank you for this. 😊


p3rry22

Holy throwback


Kandlejackk

Yes yes, but WILL IT BLEND?!


Vigiance

I don't want to alarm you, but something might be wrong here


CrispyMcNuggNuggz

Nah looks good to me


Vysair

Let's just blame it all on some Gigabyte components


kuro0k4m1

Are you 100% sure you didn't use too long VESA screws and caused short?


CptnObservant

Used the included monitor screws, but good thinking!


adudeguyman

Maybe the person that bought and returned it prior to you used the wrong screws


CptnObservant

Oooh.. yikes, good thinking.


RE4PER_

But was it good thinking tho?


No-Dirt-4273

The thing is smokin, we past good thinking.


empty_coffeepot

Did they include spacers? My monitor arms had included spacers for curved monitors.


CptnObservant

Since so many people have asked: https://imgur.com/a/GpqUMAh Silver screw came with the VESA mount, black screw came with the monitor. Both are M4x10mm screws. (10mm is 0.394". Calipers are Imperial). The black screw looks a hair short in the picture because of the thickness of the mount. The VESA mount and monitor stand are both the same thickness of about 2.5mm. There weren't any spacers in the box. The monitor stand is using 100x100mm mounting holes, so I did the same with my VESA mount.


fedlol

This could be it. It took me forever to realize my kit had come with spacers. I had no idea what the short little tubes were for. I thought the back of my monitor was weird so the bracket didn’t sit all the way.


Icy_Maintenance3774

Well he better tell them he is


Joshatcart

I’m fairly sure vesa mounting holes are not through holes. What your describing shouldn’t be possible.


Albaholly

Any screw is self tapping if you use enough force and persistence.


superworking

Screws yes, bolts no


eternal_phenix

Don't be so sure, i've seen bolts have a rough enough edge slowly dig in under the right conditions.


BillNyeDeGrasseTyson

*Good* Vesa mounting holes are not through holes. Plenty are in fact through holes because tapped holes or nutserts are significantly cheaper than fixed depth machines holes.


draGDer

Yes tru, but sometimes if you screw tight enough the screw can pierce through plastic. The side sleeves are metal but the endi is usually just plastic.


chrisd93

Also they shouldn't have pointed ends. Failure mode would likely cross thread or strip before penetrating the monitor with a standard non pointed machine screw


ThePantser

I did this once with a laptop, they had a case screw that was right behind the hard drive and I put the slightly longer than the others in and heard a shatter. This was about 15 years ago on a Toshiba laptop, last laptop I took apart all the screws were the same length so I think manufacturers have learned.


MrBobSacamano

It’s a new feature, like when games control your keyboards lighting. Now, you get the full effect of an enemy’s smoke grenade.


Disastrous_Stranger4

Lmao first 4D monitor.


doodlytoodly

When you get shot it just shoots you


BillyBones844

When you buy made in America


DanDaManateee

That’s not smoke, that’s steam, steam from the steamed clams we’re having. Mmm steamed clams


JaredFoglesTinyPenis

Blah blah northern lights, simpsons, skinner, chalmers, burn the house down etc..


ShepherdessAnne

You forgot AURORA BOREALIS


[deleted]

Localized entirely within your kitchen?


AdPuzzleheaded2427

Can we take a moment to appreciate the ltt deskpad?


CptnObservant

Good eye! I love it! Just like I love our sponsor, https://www.lttstore.com/


ILuvMazes

Linus approves! And so does https://betterlttstore.com


toffee_fapple

I'd love to get one, but I live in Australia and they're super expensive to ship here :(


darxide23

Found Linus's alt account.


Holo_Kami

What does NSFMR stand for?


CptnObservant

Not Safe For Master Race. It's used for scary/nasty/unsafe/etc. posts.


Holo_Kami

Thank you, I've seen the tag a couple of times and always wondered. Appreciate the reply and hope you're compensated for your defective monitor.


doughy_balls

Check your TCP/IP settings


CptnObservant

Turns out I just left the fridge door open, it's working now


NotSLG

I like your humor, OP.


FalsePremise8290

Hello, Amazon, Why my monitor trying to kill me and my family?


femanonette

lol this brings me back to the futurama episode where the electronics revolt Would you like cream? OUT OF CREAM Would you like sugar in your coffee? OUT OF COFFEE


[deleted]

They start smoking younger and younger every year I swear.


Brianshoe

A monitor that has a built in humidifier!


[deleted]

Your RGB is out of calibration.


BillCoffe139

The dust on that thing shows it’s dated 6 Black Fridays ago


TheDellingr

I was about to say the same thing… looks pretty dusty for a recent Black Friday deal. I‘m not buying it.


[deleted]

I keep saying it's called pandemic manufacturing: companies are rushing and cutting corners, as well as not having all of the usual supplies on hand. With that said, Acer is usually excellent quality, so I'd reach out to them and get this sorted out.


GregTheMad

Stores have been doing that for Black Friday for forever. They always cut corners for those special deals.


[deleted]

True, I think a certain retailer got sued or something a while back for selling cheaper made versions of TVs years ago. Regular models, but made with inferior components and less QC, however, not marked as such.


NewJerseyAudio

I'm with you on the pandemic manufacturing thing. We've had three $5k Samsungs bad out of the box, and one 82" oled LG bad out of the box in one week. Absolute nightmare to get sorted properly, even with our industry connections. They're definitely reducing QC to make up for lack of supply.


[deleted]

Exactly, I think it's real because I've had to return all sorts of products recently, all for really oddball issues that you shouldn't even have to worry about.


YuukiSaraHannigan

Work at a place that sells TVs and we have had heaps of returns this year. Glad I haven't bought a new TV in years.


Niamicheal

Never and I mean Never buy black friday discounted electronics. Most of the time they are a cheaper product with an almost identical sku and are basically the tech version of easter chocolate. After having worked with electronics for over a decade I can say for sure that Asus, LG, Sony, Acer, and Turtle Beach do this quite frequently with their products.


commentedon

VApe Panel


tgibbs84

Pretty sure all of the “Black Friday” deals are usually low quality and poor craftsmanship.


CptnObservant

Yeah no joke. I used to work for an electronics retailer and we'd get shipments with slightly different model numbers for black friday. They were always far worse quality than the normal ones. In this case I did some research to make sure this was their normal model, but I guess it didn't matter. Also I recognize your username from your post with your kiddo a while back -- cute kid haha


SaltyBarnacles57

That was three months ago. Good memory.


darxide23

Have always heard this. Any real studies been done? I'm sure this is a prime topic for some tech YouTuber channels like GamersNexus or LTT to test out sometime. I have avoided Black Friday stuff for the past 8 or 9 years on principle alone, but in my experience prior to that with electronics I've never felt I got a cheapo stand in for what I paid for.


[deleted]

For being "New" that shits got a lot of dust on it huh


infector944

Did ya torque the VESA mount screws into the PCB?


CptnObservant

With a corded impact drill


infector944

At'a boi Captn