u/schoolshroomtrip

Bought a phone plan with boost mobile, turns out they only support eSIM on iPhone (seems pretty lazy but wtv ig I'll just take my money elsewhere...or so I thought) I'm then informed that if I wait 3-5 business days I can receive a free Sim card in the mail, nope I'd rather activate my phone now, so I ask if its also free if I walk into the store (nope), okay then I'll just get my money back "it will take 7-14 business days for a refund to be issued" are you printing fresh bills and sending them to me via carrier pigeon? whatever I guess send me the stupid Sim card 0/10 hate it already and I haven't even gotten the Sim card yet. 👎🏼

I'm having persistent random black screen issues with my Xbox Series X connected to a Z-Edge 32-inch curved monitor (1080p). The monitor works perfectly fine with my PC, so it's specific to the Xbox.

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Symptoms:

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- At 120Hz: Monitor blacks out / turns off and back on randomly during games. Happens in bursts (every second for 2-3 seconds). Much more frequent than at 60Hz.

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- At 60Hz: Happens occasionally when first turning on the monitor, but mostly stops after ~1 hour of play.

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- 1080p, HDR off, VRR off, 24Hz off (24Hz causes bottom 2/3 of screen to go black).

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- Used HDMI override in Xbox settings to make 120Hz appear.

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- Full power cycles, different ports, monitor OSD tweaks, etc. have only helped temporarily.

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I'm using a high quality HDMI 2.0 high speed cable (not the original one that came with the Xbox). I had the HDMI port on the Xbox Series X replaced about 1.5 years ago.

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Has anyone dealt with similar intermittent blackouts on budget curved monitors (especially Z-Edge) with Series X? Cable, monitor power supply, firmware, or something else? Any fixes that actually stuck?