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My moniter is blurred, any suggestions?
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Smooshie
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12. October 2005 @ 22:37 |
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hellooo..
my moniter has gone blurred making it very hard to read without straining my eyes... its a Dell M991 [19" CRT] (68XTF21AG0N0)... i cant keep it like this its going to make my eyes bad or somthing... its not the graphics card.. i recently bought a new one and its the same.. and i reinstalled the moniter with the disk it comes with but it's still the same, i have to keep the brighness and contrast right down or i can't make anything out... does any one have any suggestions,i need an answer badly..
thanks
chris
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Rosco404
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13. October 2005 @ 05:11 |
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You could try a "Degausse"... The buttons on the front of your monitor should bring up a menu when pressed, then their should be an option of somsort to "Degausse", try that, it maybe a "U" shaped magnet symbal with a cross through it.....
If not your monitor could be belly up....
You could try the monitor on another PC if you can then you will be sure!
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skidme
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13. October 2005 @ 05:45 |
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Change the refresh rate to 60 Hz...
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Rosco404
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13. October 2005 @ 06:34 |
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Oh yeah try what skidme said aswell...
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Smooshie
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13. October 2005 @ 07:11 |
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erm... i just tryed both of those... the degease thing i think has made it worse.. i tryed the refresh rate on 60.. and it was just the same except i could feel the screen refreshing.. it made me feel horrible...
its probably broken knowing my look... i just remembered that its been that way since my brother moved it around the house to test his computer with.. he might have knocked it and damaged somthing in side... dam him!
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Rosco404
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13. October 2005 @ 07:29 |
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Time for a new one me thinks! : )
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13. October 2005 @ 07:37 |
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This happened to my Dell tv/monitor and i tried for hours with no luck to get it fixed, including reinstalling new drivers etc before i got it to clear up. If yours has a remote control, go to menu and then imaging settings and then finally Auto Adjust. Worked like a charm.
If not, it might be time for a new one :(
Good luck!
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Smooshie
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13. October 2005 @ 08:03 |
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i just had a look for image settings but i couldn't see it.. gathering restore to factory defaults will work the same way tho...
it didn't seem to fix it :( looks like i'm gonna have to buy a new one before i go blind..
does anyone know anything about how moniters are made?.. maybe i can get it repaired..
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13. October 2005 @ 08:52 |
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Smooshie
Check your settings and see if you can adjust the sharpness, brightness, and contrast. If you brightness is turned up too high and your contrast is turned to low then that could cause it to blur.
Now for the bad news. A monitor that's beginning to blur may be on its last leg. How long have you had it?
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Smooshie
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13. October 2005 @ 09:15 |
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i've probably had the moniter for about 3 or so years...
i just tried looking for some sharpness settings and i cant see anything there.. the contrast and brightness is turned down to about 50% each making my screen quite depressingly dark.. but its not as blurrled this way
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13. October 2005 @ 09:23 |
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Turn your brightness down and your contrast up.
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Smooshie
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13. October 2005 @ 09:25 |
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i just found this setting 'Ajust miore'or somthing which seems to alter the sharpness and softness. its already sett basicaly to the lowest (sharpest) i just increase it and i swear it looks like i'm looking through glasses with the wrong lenses, its crazy blurred
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Smooshie
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13. October 2005 @ 09:27 |
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ok i just did that turned it right up and left brightness at 50, it still went blurrled, but allso changed alot of black colours to red, or started making the screen colours go wierd
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13. October 2005 @ 09:37 |
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Smooshie
Do what you can to use it as long as you can but I'm afraid you're going to have to buy a new monitor. There is one last thing that could be checked. shut down your PC and check your connection to your graphic card.
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Smooshie
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13. October 2005 @ 09:45 |
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yeah.looks like i need a new one then.. i already checked the the graphics card and even changed it.. so i don't think its that.. it doesn't matter then..
thanks for youir help
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13. October 2005 @ 12:17 |
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heh heh
i can fix that :)
you cannot it's dangerous
your problem is the high volt side
take the back off look for the transformer thats usually covered in dust with a thick wire coming out of it
put your monitor in the bin :)
however if you like risk.....
there are two sometimes three 'pots' adjusters, one of which will sharpen your picture
but use something non metallic it gives one hell of a kick i use a 5000 volt screwdriver :) although if i shorted it i think it would melt
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13. October 2005 @ 12:26 |
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pcrepair
Aren't pots adjustable switches? They have to be or they wouldn't be pots. LOL
Where exactly is this pot inside the monitor (potentiometer)?:)
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13. October 2005 @ 12:34 |
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they are actually on the side of the high tension transformer if you are carefull you can get a spark from the transformer to the end of your screwdriver :) but it's not really a good idea
the transformer usually has a guard round it
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ddp
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13. October 2005 @ 12:37 |
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the flyback transformer will either be on the left ot right side of the power & video cables. it will have about 2 pots in it besides about 6 on the circuit board. i've adjusted the flyback transformer before to get the sharpness back.
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13. October 2005 @ 12:48 |
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pcrepair
Considering that his monitor is otherwise useless what's the harm? The shock that you're referring to is the tubes capacitance?
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13. October 2005 @ 12:58 |
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i take it you've not been bitten by a high tension transformer yet believe me it hurts :) i was just trying to ensure the guy was gonna be careful, of course he's gonna try it, cos it's cheaper than buying a new one
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13. October 2005 @ 13:12 |
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pcrepair
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of course he's gonna try it, cos it's cheaper than buying a new one
When I was a child my friends and I used to join hands and then grab hold of an electric fense (farming country) to see who would let go first.
I've been shocked by prying through the remains of a discarded TV before and once trying to remove a broken lightbulb that hadn't been turned off (I was about 15 then). LOL
I wouldn't think twice about trying to fix something if I thought that it would work, it's my nature to try.
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ddp
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13. October 2005 @ 13:13 |
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the flyback transformer can give you 1 hell of a shock
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13. October 2005 @ 13:18 |
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ddp
Thanks, I'll remember that when I stubbornly try to repair my next fading monitor.:)
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ddp
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13. October 2005 @ 13:22 |
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1 of the companies i had worked at back in 84 built dec compatible work stations & osborne executive computers. it was my job to test & align the osborne's 5" monitor.
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