So whenever I turn my computer monitor to the right, it gets a screen as though I am holding a magnet up to it. Why is it doing this? I've moved virtually every single thing away from my monitor, at least 4 feet for everything, and it still does it. What's worse. It did the same thing in my old house. The only things I don't move are my computer tower, and my external hard drive, which obviously wouldn't have any magnets in them. Anyway, does a monitor really know when you are turning it? It does it whether I pick it up and turn it, or turn it using the "turn table" connected to the monitor. Anyway, why would it do this? It's fine if I turn my desk. It only does this when I turn my monitor. It's so annoying because I want to turn it so I can see it from my bed.
Thanks for the help,
Matt
2007-09-19 20:00:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
This is perfectly normal for a CRT.
What you are doing is moving the monitor in the Earth's magnetic field. That will definitely move and rotate the image, and I can believe that it would upset the beam landing, especially if it is marginal to start with.
If you want to try an experiment you can turn on the monitor, (It should look O.K.) Turn it to the left or right (Messes up the screen). Wait 20 minutes for the degauss circuit to cool down and use the degauss option in the OSD menu. (Now it should look O.K. again, maybe off center or rotated slightly). Turn it back to face you (Now it is messed up again!) Wait 20 minutes for the degauss circuit to cool off and degauss it again to get it back to normal.
The monitor's CRT retains a magnetic field which needs to be aligned with the Earth's field to produce a clean image. That is what the degauss circuit does.
BTW, a hard drive is going to contain some of the most powerful permanent magnets that you can find. However, there is probably relatively little stray field from them. The power brick for it is a different story Make sure that is well away from the monitor. All the fans in the tower will produce magnetic fields too.
2007-09-20 04:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by Simon T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the monitor connection on back of computer, also your monitor could be on the way out need a new one
when you reboot if you see a blue dot in the center of screen
this is a sure sign
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2016-12-26 19:17:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the cord connecting it to your computer is loose.
2007-09-19 20:29:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
maybe it's your magnetic personality lol! :))
2007-09-19 20:16:41 · answer #5 · answered by Hjalmar 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-09-19 20:09:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
its broke..go buy another one.
2007-09-19 21:28:19 · answer #7 · answered by rocket9244 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋