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Why my monitor sometimes goes blank when there's lightning strike also when someone plug/unplug electrical inlet.
The monitor actually a Samsung TV that have a HDMI port that I use as PC monitor, I tried to change from flat HDMI cable to round one but the problem still persist.
Any help appreciated.
 
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If this is happening more than once every so often, then, starting right now, you need to unplug your valuable electronics from the wall EVERY TIME there is severe weather in your area.

Then you need to have your house wiring checked out. Every home and every computer user should have access to a AC Outlet Tester to ensure your outlet is properly wired and grounded to Earth ground. I recommend one with a GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupt) indicator as it can be used to test bathroom and kitchen outlets (outlets near water) too. These testers can be found for your type and voltage outlet, foreign or domestic, (like this one for the UK) at most home improvement stores, or even the electrical department at Wal-Mart. Use it to test all the outlets in the home and if a fault is shown, have it fixed by a qualified electrician.

Lastly, you should consider putting your valuable electronics on a "good" UPS with AVR. A UPS (uninterruptible power supply) with AVR (automatic voltage regulation) will clean up the power coming off your power grid before it gets fed to your valuable electronics. While these devices are often called battery backups, providing power during a full power outage is really just a minor benefit these provide. It is the AVR that really matters. The batteries serve two main purposes. (1) They are used to "boost" the voltage during low voltage events. These include dips (opposite of spikes), sags (opposite of surges) and brownouts (long duration sags) - all of which can cause excessive stress and strain on your electronics' power supplies and own internal voltage regulators. And (2) the batteries provide backup power during a full power outage, or when extreme surges, spikes, dips and sags are encountered. But note this backup power should not be used so you can keep using the computers or to watch TV indefinitely. The run time the backup power provides should be used to "gracefully" save any open documents, close out any running programs, and then properly shut down the computers and other sensitive electronics until the grid power is fully restored.
 

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Why my monitor sometimes goes blank when there's lightning strike also when someone plug/unplug electrical inlet.
Test as Bill Says
Then you need to have your house wiring checked out. Every home and every computer user should have access to a AC Outlet Tester to ensure your outlet is properly wired and grounded to Earth ground. I recommend one with a GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupt) indicator as it can be used to test bathroom and kitchen outlets (outlets near water) too. These testers can be found for your type and voltage outlet, foreign or domestic, (like this one for the UK) at most home improvement stores, or even the electrical department at Wal-Mart. Use it to test all the outlets in the home and if a fault is shown, have it fixed by a qualified electrician.

as bill also says and recommends

Lastly, you should consider putting your valuable electronics on a "good" UPS with AVR. A UPS (uninterruptible power supply) with AVR (automatic voltage regulation) will clean up the power coming off your power grid before it gets fed to your valuable electronics. While these devices are often called battery backups, providing power during a full power outage is really just a minor benefit these provide. It is the AVR that really matters. The batteries serve two main purposes. (1) They are used to "boost" the voltage during low voltage events. These include dips (opposite of spikes), sags (opposite of surges) and brownouts (long duration sags) - all of which can cause excessive stress and strain on your electronics' power supplies and own internal voltage regulators. And (2) the batteries provide backup power during a full power outage, or when extreme surges, spikes, dips and sags are encountered. But note this backup power should not be used so you can keep using the computers or to watch TV indefinitely. The run time the backup power provides should be used to "gracefully" save any open documents, close out any running programs, and then properly shut down the computers and other sensitive electronics until the grid power is fully restored.

note they are really necessary in countrys / Regions that have Vague Reliability where Electrical supply is concerned
 

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Need a whole home surge arrestor, then a BBU/UPS
 
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The problem with whole home surge protection is they do nothing for excessive surges and spikes that originate from within the home. For example, let's say your daughter just bought a new $15 1500W hair dryer made in some back woods factory in China with parts manufactured in a similar factory upriver and assembled by an underaged labor force :( :cry: supervised by unscrupulous management :mad: over-watched by corrupt government officials :mad::mad: (breathe, breathe). And that hair dryer fails catastrophically, the whole home arrester will not protect your computer from any excessive surge or spike that might be interjected into that circuit.

Actually, any electronic device, if damaged, can interject destructive surges and spike down the line. So for sure, a "good" UPS with AVR is highly recommended - whether your home has a whole-home surge protection or note.

Plus, not sure you can even install whole-home surge protection if you rent your house or live in an apartment.

I don't know - those might be one of those things 20/20 hindsight makes you wish you bought it. My power company is constantly bugging me to get it. If it was a one-time purchase, I might consider it. But after paying $125 for the initial equipment, there is a recurring $7 monthly fee ($10/month if I add cable and phone line protection). But worse, the coverage is horrible, IMO. If a direct lightning strike burns down my house, and the power company (not me or my insurance company) determines the arrester failed, it will only pay up to $50,000. That will not rebuild my house. And it only covers up to a measly $500 "per event" should an "event" zap my computer or my big screen TV. In other words, it will cover my home owners insurance deductible and that's it. :( Now of course, the idea is that it is a proactive measure, instead of after-the-fact but I'm not really seeing the value and I live in Tornado Alley.
 
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Hi guys,
Thanks for all replies.
I don't think power surge is the cause, even if I plug in a small fan to the outlet sometime can blank the monitor (about a second or two).
There are 2 refrigerators that never interrupt the monitor when their compressor goes on or off.
 
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When my long hair cat passes by the back of my Asus rog swift pg348q the monitor goes blank for a few seconds. I have checked the power cable and replaced the display port cable, still happens.
 
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When my long hair cat passes by the back of my Asus rog swift pg348q the monitor goes blank for a few seconds. I have checked the power cable and replaced the display port cable, still happens.

You should start bringing your cat offerings to stay on its good side.
 
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Have you tried moving your rig to a different room to see if the issue persists? It could be as simple as your outlet has a bad connection. I had a GFCI outlet that would trip whenever I plugged anything into it, or into any other outlet in that circuit. Opened the electrical outlet box to find that the neutral had come loose. Replaced the GFCI and made the proper connections (with the breaker off, of course), and voila, no more problems.
 
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When my long hair cat passes by the back of my Asus rog swift pg348q the monitor goes blank for a few seconds. I have checked the power cable and replaced the display port cable, still happens.
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Don't let your cat on the desk, problem solved.
 
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1. When posting a question like this, your location and complete list of components in your build us helpful, one might say required if the problem is associated with known problems in your area or with certain componentry.

2. It's the pulling out / replugging thing that gives me most concern. When a load is removed from a circuit and then reapplied, there is a momentary voltage drop. Something along the way is not responding well to that drop. Likely cause is your PSU but pretty much anything that is "outta whack" in your PC or in your homes electric circuitry might be the cause.

3. The lightning thing seems unlikely as the proximate cause. I say this cause it occurs when you unplug / replug any other small load electric item into a socket. I expect that this also occurs when a refrigerator or AC / compressor turns on / off. Lighting would certainly be a secondary cause it's likely causing a small voltage variation that you are causing yaself every time you plug / unplug something.

4. First thing I'd do is have your power company come and and check out your electric service. They will confirm that proper power is being delivered to the mast head. From there, the responsibility for testing and troubleshooting is yours.

5. If we knew what PSU you were using, that might be a solid indicator as to the cause of the problem. If the PSU is seeing something it things of wrong it may cause a break in the signal. Swapping it out with a known good PSU can help here.

6. What happens if you use the TV as a TV without the computer ? This would confirm Item 5 above.

7. If it persists, then I'd try the TV at a friend's house who is not experiencing your problem. If it persists, it's the TV.
 
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shave it.

I feel obliged to inform you you have been placed on the "to be eaten soon" list by my patron God, the frog god.

Just relaying the info. Not passing judgement, but if I were you, I'd stay away from ponds.
 
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