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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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