Alright so my problem is, my monitor has all these curvy lines flowing across the screen in a crosshatch type pattern. The severity of it is a funtion of a variety of variables including the color the monitor is currently displaying, the contrast setting, and the brightness setting. For example dark gray causes it to go absolutely crazy. Adjusting the contrast and brightness settings I can bring the movement to a crawl but the crosshatch pattern is still there. I've been trying to decide whether it's my monitor or vid card. The only test I could think to do was to take a screenshot and see if it recorded the crosshatch pattern...that, I thought, would tell me if the video card was sending these messed up pixels. When I pasted the screenshot the pattern wasn't there. I'm guessing this means it's my monitor. Any ideas?
2007-07-13 16:54:36 · 1 answers · asked by Fieyr 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
It's a CRT. It wasn't always like this and there are no other devices around it that would cause interference.
2007-07-13 18:14:29 · update #1
Oh yeah and it's not like a blinking you would get with a CRT at 60hz...It is on 85 hz though.
2007-07-13 18:15:47 · update #2
LCD or CRT?
Check your resolution to see if it is right for the monitor. Check the refresh rate. 60 Hz tfor LCDs 75 Hz or 85 Hz for CRTs.
Make sure you are on at least 16 bit colour depth. 24 bit is better.
CRTs: Make sure there are no magnetic items around the monitor. Fans, motors, florescent lights, power adapters for speakers or printers.
For LCDs open up Notepad and fill the screen with Hs. Then hit the Auto Setup button on the monitor.
2007-07-13 17:41:19 · answer #1 · answered by Simon T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋