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Is my monitor dying?
I think my monitor is going bad, but would appreciate if anyone could back
up my conclusion. I noticed strange lines running across my screen horizontally. It was as if the screen wasn't refreshing propperly, and what was left of the old screen could be seen on the top half and the new screen on the bottom half of the monitor for a split second, if you catch my meaning. It is especially noticable on white backgrounds, such as flickering in the sky in a game or even moving white windows around on the desktop. Basically, things don't line up correctly for a moment hear or there, as if the new picture wasn't drawn right for a segment across the screen. I at first thought this may be the GeForce FX 5900 flicker issue I read about when I googled it, but subsequent testing has proven this false. I have hooked up my girlfriends laptop to my own monitor and have the same issue, so it is not my card or my computer, but seems to be the monitor. I have also tried moving cables around and switching cards slots to see if this affected anything, as well as changing refresh rates. If anything, increasing the refresh rate only makes it worse. Is this an unfixable monitor issue, spelling out the demise of my $150 envision monitor that is a year and a half old? I have moved it around a lot, and wouldn't be suprised if something could have been damaged. Is anyone familiar with the error I describe and the cause of it? I would appreciate any feedback. Specs: evisions 19" CRT: EN-985e Geforce FX 5900 (non ultra) I can provide other descriptions and details if needed. Thanks all, Tom |
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Hi Tom, yes it sounds like it is on its way-out, first port of call is the
manufacturer. http://envisionmonitor.com/home.html |
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"Dratam" wrote in message news:uVN6d.284843$mD.220878@attbi_s02... I think my monitor is going bad, but would appreciate if anyone could back up my conclusion. I noticed strange lines running across my screen horizontally. It was as if the screen wasn't refreshing propperly, and what was left of the old screen could be seen on the top half and the new screen on the bottom half of the monitor for a split second, if you catch my meaning. It is especially noticable on white backgrounds, such as flickering in the sky in a game or even moving white windows around on the desktop. Basically, things don't line up correctly for a moment hear or there, as if the new picture wasn't drawn right for a segment across the screen. I at first thought this may be the GeForce FX 5900 flicker issue I read about when I googled it, but subsequent testing has proven this false. I have hooked up my girlfriends laptop to my own monitor and have the same issue, so it is not my card or my computer, but seems to be the monitor. I have also tried moving cables around and switching cards slots to see if this affected anything, as well as changing refresh rates. If anything, increasing the refresh rate only makes it worse. Is this an unfixable monitor issue, spelling out the demise of my $150 envision monitor that is a year and a half old? I have moved it around a lot, and wouldn't be suprised if something could have been damaged. Is anyone familiar with the error I describe and the cause of it? I would appreciate any feedback. Specs: evisions 19" CRT: EN-985e Geforce FX 5900 (non ultra) I can provide other descriptions and details if needed. Thanks all, Tom It might be a dying monitor but there no certain if it is or not. You can try using another old monitor that is still working and try connecting to the same card and see if it make any differences. If old monitor is working then you can assumed your evision monitor is dying otherwise it can be your card. CapFusion,... |
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IF you feel confident enough,take the back off and find what is called the
"flyback transformer" It's a Black box with a thick red wire coming out of the top. You should see two controls on it. One is focus and the other is SCREEN. The strange lines are scan lines . Try turning this control back a bit...it usually controls the "gamma" of the tube(background brightness) MAKE SURE THE MONITOR HAS BEEN OFF FOR A DAY BEFORE YOU DO THIS!!!! Failing that,if you knowa tecnician,often there is a failed resistor at fault in these circumstances(usually on the back of the tube) That may fix the problem but best to take it to atechnician if u dont know what ur doing. PAUL "Dratam" wrote in message news:uVN6d.284843$mD.220878@attbi_s02... I think my monitor is going bad, but would appreciate if anyone could back up my conclusion. I noticed strange lines running across my screen horizontally. It was as if the screen wasn't refreshing propperly, and what was left of the old screen could be seen on the top half and the new screen on the bottom half of the monitor for a split second, if you catch my meaning. It is especially noticable on white backgrounds, such as flickering in the sky in a game or even moving white windows around on the desktop. Basically, things don't line up correctly for a moment hear or there, as if the new picture wasn't drawn right for a segment across the screen. I at first thought this may be the GeForce FX 5900 flicker issue I read about when I googled it, but subsequent testing has proven this false. I have hooked up my girlfriends laptop to my own monitor and have the same issue, so it is not my card or my computer, but seems to be the monitor. I have also tried moving cables around and switching cards slots to see if this affected anything, as well as changing refresh rates. If anything, increasing the refresh rate only makes it worse. Is this an unfixable monitor issue, spelling out the demise of my $150 envision monitor that is a year and a half old? I have moved it around a lot, and wouldn't be suprised if something could have been damaged. Is anyone familiar with the error I describe and the cause of it? I would appreciate any feedback. Specs: evisions 19" CRT: EN-985e Geforce FX 5900 (non ultra) I can provide other descriptions and details if needed. Thanks all, Tom |
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Monitors have been known to hold their charge for a month or more, If you feel confident screwing
around with 30,000 to 60,000 volts by all means take the cover off. On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 02:57:39 +0930, "Squiggle" wrote: IF you feel confident enough,take the back off and find what is called the "flyback transformer" It's a Black box with a thick red wire coming out of the top. You should see two controls on it. One is focus and the other is SCREEN. The strange lines are scan lines . Try turning this control back a bit...it usually controls the "gamma" of the tube(background brightness) MAKE SURE THE MONITOR HAS BEEN OFF FOR A DAY BEFORE YOU DO THIS!!!! Failing that,if you knowa tecnician,often there is a failed resistor at fault in these circumstances(usually on the back of the tube) That may fix the problem but best to take it to atechnician if u dont know what ur doing. PAUL "Dratam" wrote in message news:uVN6d.284843$mD.220878@attbi_s02... I think my monitor is going bad, but would appreciate if anyone could back up my conclusion. I noticed strange lines running across my screen horizontally. It was as if the screen wasn't refreshing propperly, and what was left of the old screen could be seen on the top half and the new screen on the bottom half of the monitor for a split second, if you catch my meaning. It is especially noticable on white backgrounds, such as flickering in the sky in a game or even moving white windows around on the desktop. Basically, things don't line up correctly for a moment hear or there, as if the new picture wasn't drawn right for a segment across the screen. I at first thought this may be the GeForce FX 5900 flicker issue I read about when I googled it, but subsequent testing has proven this false. I have hooked up my girlfriends laptop to my own monitor and have the same issue, so it is not my card or my computer, but seems to be the monitor. I have also tried moving cables around and switching cards slots to see if this affected anything, as well as changing refresh rates. If anything, increasing the refresh rate only makes it worse. Is this an unfixable monitor issue, spelling out the demise of my $150 envision monitor that is a year and a half old? I have moved it around a lot, and wouldn't be suprised if something could have been damaged. Is anyone familiar with the error I describe and the cause of it? I would appreciate any feedback. Specs: evisions 19" CRT: EN-985e Geforce FX 5900 (non ultra) I can provide other descriptions and details if needed. Thanks all, Tom |
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Dratam wrote:
Is this an unfixable monitor issue, spelling out the demise of my $150 envision monitor that is a year and a half old? I have moved it around a lot, and wouldn't be suprised if something could have been damaged. Is anyone familiar with the error I describe and the cause of it? I would appreciate any feedback. CRTs have had three-year warranties for years now - just get it replaced. |
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