jammin — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:57:19 +0000

dont know what the problem was exactly, but it is gone now.

i at least know my eye-sight isnt going... i wasnt the only one who saw the monitor going fuzzy

zollet — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:21:28 +0000

If you're looking for quality yet cheap monitors, put your money on Hansol. In total I think I've owned 3-4 Hansols and they all have been great. I actually bought one today for my parents with their new computer (they were using a Celeron 300a, the computer made funny noises and it took about 3 minutes to load IE so it was time to upgrade)

Mark Hensler — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:06:20 +0000

If the monitor has a consistent high pitch sound, it could be that the transformer in the monitor is arching. Which means that it will eventually fail.

mairving — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:56:19 +0000

Funny but once I had a girl that had similar problems with her monitor. The fix was to remove the oscillating fan from the top of her monitor. With the magnet in the fan, it would make the screen oscillate.

Abhishek Reddy — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:29:54 +0000

What if it does, Mark? My monitor sqeals a bit when degaussing/refreshing/switching resolutions. Is that a bad thing?

Mark Hensler — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:18:40 +0000

Does your monitor make any high pitched sounds?

Suzanne — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:09:21 +0000

And if it's only 3 months old, it's still under warranty. Most monitor warranties are 2 years (at least, the ones I've had). Even at 90 days, you could squeak in if you need to get it fixed.

For the record -- I had two monitors die the same death, which was they got progressively darker until I couldn't see anything on the screen. They were the same type and brand of monitor, and it was a known problem (to them, not to me or I wouldn't have bought the original!).

mairving — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:19:06 +0000

You might also check the connection to the video card. Some times they can get slightly unseated.

jammin — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:52:14 +0000

i dont want to get a new monitor... mine is a 19" that i just bought not even 3 months ago.

Re: my monitor is dying

mairving — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:56:09 +0000

Quote: Originally posted by jammin

so it is either my monitor or my eyes...

Hopefully it's your monitor. Eyes are not quite so easy to replace. You could borrow a monitor to test it but given the symptoms, it sounds like it is the monitor.