Need Help with Monitor

russellb6666 · Post by **russellb6666** » 2004-07-28 01:09pm

recently my monitor screeen for no reason what so ever takes on a yellow or redish tinge then it goes back to normal but the periods of normalacy are getting less and less. im just wondering if my monitor is just getting old or if its gonna explode or something, can anybody offer some advice please??

namdoolb · Post by **namdoolb** » 2004-07-28 02:50pm

Okay, repeat after me...
"my monitor is not a Federation starship."

On a more serious note, it's just getting old, or has possibly been exposed to a strong magnetic field.

It won't explode in a spectacular fashion, but it probaably will die on you at some point. Not easy to say when though.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-07-28 03:34pm

what type of monitor is it, and how old exactly? if it's a VGA or an older CRT, my suggestion is to get a new one. there's plenty of new, nice flat screen CRTs available for relatively cheap.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-07-30 09:51pm

Try moving the cable a little.

Grand Admiral Thrawn · Post by **Grand Admiral Thrawn** » 2004-07-30 10:09pm

A good tap (or wack if you want) might help, or turning it off and on.

GoldenFalcon · Post by **GoldenFalcon** » 2004-07-30 11:28pm

Use the monitor's degauss function at first, before you begin junking it.

...and if all else fails, junk it and buy a flatpanel. Much much easier to look at than a CRT.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-08-01 12:55am

GoldenFalcon wrote:Use the monitor's degauss function at first, before you begin junking it.

...and if all else fails, junk it and buy a flatpanel. Much much easier to look at than a CRT.

You do realize that a decent LCD monitor is going to run him a minimum of $500, right? I could buy three or four damn good 19" CRT monitors (Samsung 900DF) for that ammount of money.