Anyone else get this?

[LadyC]

My computer monitor is acting all weird. I think it's been into the chocolate-coated espresso beans when I turn away. :?

The picture on the screen jumps around - it looks like someone jostled the monitor. It's been doing this for a while, but it seems to have picked up lately.

Is it just me... or has anyone else noticed this too?

 

[Andem]

Is it a daytek? Watch out, those tend to blow up (literally).

 

[LadyC]

Watch out, those tend to blow up (literally).

8O 8O 8O

My monitor says AcerView 76e.

Hopefully those ones tend to implode.

 

[HeatSink]

Do you have a degaussing button on the monitor? It sounds initially like your monitor is about to die, but there's a slim possiblity that it's just magentized up. To demagnitize it, press the degaussing button (should make a click, and the screen should jiggle around like a spring and turn odd colours for a few secs before returning to normal).

Other than that, I think that generally monitors are more expensive to repair than to replace (although that's not always the case).

 

[LadyC]

The monitor is on the old side, so that could be the problem.

I found the degaussing button, and I recommend everyone try it. It's one of the coolest things I've seen in a while.

I guess I just wait and see if it helps.

Thanks.

 

[HeatSink]

Re: RE: Anyone else get this?

The monitor is on the old side, so that could be the problem.

I found the degaussing button, and I recommend everyone try it. It's one of the coolest things I've seen in a while.

I guess I just wait and see if it helps.

Thanks.

Yeah,. it's kinda trippy. Sometimes I just sit there and hit it repeatedly, but it's not all that spectacular if you don't let the magnetism build up sufficiently between pushes.

And I also suspect that doing it repeatedly probably isn't that good for the monitor

Did it sort it out for the moment?

 

[LadyC]

It's quite a bit better, but not completely stable.

I think I'll push that button again....

 

[Ten Packs]

My monitor says AcerView 76e.

Hopefully those ones tend to implode.

When I was shopping for my first computer (6 or so years ago), both my 20-something sons told me to stay away from anything Acer. I dont know if thats still the case, but....

The good news is that conventional monitors are pretty cheap these days.