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Posted by jonSun on Nov-18-2006 21:37:

Computer Monitor Problem?

I gotta question about my comp. It seems my monitor is going bad cause everything is getting whiter & whiter. Almost to the point where i cant see much on the monitor. This started yesterday. Now to me it seems i need a new monitor. Especially since its a flat screen thats almost 5 years old. But just curious if its the monitor or the video card. Sorry i dont know much about computers & i dont wanna go out & buy a new monitor & then find out its something else.

Posted by itsamemario on Nov-18-2006 21:40:

someones screwing with the gamma/contrast shit settings while yur gone

Posted by jonSun on Nov-18-2006 21:43:

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Originally posted by dj_alfi
someones screwing with the gamma/contrast shit settings while yur gone

well no one has been here except me for the past week. And i havent touched the settings

Posted by jonSun on Nov-18-2006 21:43:

Plus it has gotten alot worse in the last day.

Posted by DjConfessions on Nov-18-2006 21:47:

i would imagine if you took a screen shot and shared it, and if we saw that it was overly bright, it would deduce the video card. but what do i know?

Posted by itsamemario on Nov-18-2006 22:48:

quote:
Originally posted by jonSun
well no one has been here except me for the past week. And i havent touched the settings

poltergeist...

oh, and im sorry u havent brought any girls home lately

Posted by BTG on Nov-18-2006 23:26:

you're going blind.

Posted by Dervish on Nov-19-2006 01:16:

Try it on someone elses comp, see if it's still fucked. Could equally be the graphics card (or just switch GC's if you have some lying about.

Either way you'll find out what it is from that.

Posted by Yan on Nov-19-2006 01:29:

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Originally posted by jonSun
well no one has been here except me for the past week. And i havent touched the settings

What about ceiling cat?

Posted by DjConfessions on Nov-19-2006 01:31:

its time for you to upgrade to an 8800GTX

Posted by EXTREMUM on Nov-19-2006 01:43:

Re: Computer Monitor Problem?

quote:
Originally posted by jonSun
I gotta question about my comp. It seems my monitor is going bad cause everything is getting whiter & whiter. Almost to the point where i cant see much on the monitor. This started yesterday. Now to me it seems i need a new monitor. Especially since its a flat screen thats almost 5 years old. But just curious if its the monitor or the video card. Sorry i dont know much about computers & i dont wanna go out & buy a new monitor & then find out its something else.

It's the monitor - replace it.

Posted by Trance(PL) on Nov-19-2006 01:57:

Your monitor sucks

Posted by jonSun on Nov-19-2006 06:11:

Re: Re: Computer Monitor Problem?

Thanks Every1.

quote:
Originally posted by EXTREMUM
It's the monitor - replace it.

Yes it was. Before i had to go back to work i went to best buy & gotta 19" flat screen. This is a MAG which i guess is a shitty brand, but the quality is awesome. Alot better than my 15" flat screen from 2002. I think it was one of the first flat screens offered with Gateways back then.

Posted by EXTREMUM on Nov-19-2006 07:57:

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quote:
Originally posted by jonSun
Thanks Every1.

Yes it was. Before i had to go back to work i went to best buy & gotta 19" flat screen. This is a MAG which i guess is a shitty brand, but the quality is awesome.

MAG is a good brand. I still have a 21" CRT monitor, from MAG - works like a charm, but I still want a flat-panel. You should've gotten a Viewsonic flat-panel - they're the best. I was at my friend's house the other day - he had just gotten a Viewsonic 19" widescreen flat-panel for $190 at Costco, that day. He has it connected to a XBOX 360 and PC - the picture is entirely badass.

Posted by jonSun on Nov-19-2006 08:03:

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quote:
Originally posted by EXTREMUM
MAG is a good brand. I still have a 21" CRT monitor, from MAG - works like a charm, but I still want a flat-panel. You should've gotten a Viewsonic flat-panel - they're the best. I was at my friend's house the other day - he had just gotten a Viewsonic 19" widescreen flat-panel for $190 at Costco, that day. He has it connected to a XBOX 360 and PC - the picture is entirely badass.

well this is pretty WOW too, well to me it is cause my last flat screen was an oldie I did hear that Viewsonic was good but Best Buy didnt have any & I gotta gift card from there as a gift a while back, so i decided to use it to help with this. It was only like $230 i think, so not too bad.

Posted by EXTREMUM on Nov-19-2006 08:06:

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quote:
Originally posted by jonSun
well this is pretty WOW too, well to me it is cause my last flat screen was an oldie I did hear that Viewsonic was good but Best Buy didnt have any & I gotta gift card from there as a gift a while back, so i decided to use it to help with this. It was only like $230 i think, so not too bad.

Good luck...

Posted by bas on Nov-19-2006 19:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Yan
What about ceiling cat?

Posted by pvdAngel on Nov-19-2006 19:55:

Even though I have a Powermac G5, the monitor is a huge MF box!! But it has a big screen and a good resolution for what I need to do on it so I can't complain about that. Still a flatscreen would be nice but I can't afford one.

And as I don't actually have a monitor problem, I'll GTFO!

*sneaks away*