chevy_z71 Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 Early i was surfing the net when all of a sudden my monitor just started doing so weird stuff. I don't know how to explain it, but it looks like the screen is just shaking. It looks really aweful and I can't even look at it to use the computer without it giving me a headache. I have checked all the connections and restarted to computer and it still does it. Anyone know what it might be? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
O(V)eGA_l2el) Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 Well, if you have another monitor next to that one, you may be experiencing interference from the two. If not, I think your monitor is going bad. What type of monitor, manufacturer, resolution and refresh rate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Smith Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 either bad monitor or vid card. most likely the monitor although if you have another monitor in your house check it on that first. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy_z71 Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 The monitor is a 19" that i got with a gateway computer about 4 years ago. 1152x864 at 60 hertz. I just restarted into windows and it seems to work fine now. Under linux it was doing like I explained. It would even do it at startup. I unhooked the monitor from the video card and it still did it when the monitor self test come up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 or................... you've been sitting in front of it too long and it isn't your monitor at all !!!!!!!!!! give it a break and see................... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asus Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 Well, check your xf86config-4 settings, run kutzu or somthin. Make shure your not using the wrong drivers or may have changed something by accident. my Grandfather had an incident were his monitor went like this "the actual visual part or picture" )( it got thin in the middle. He hits it on the side to fix it temporarally, but he just bought a new computer with a flat screen so no more wories. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
young-joseph Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 First off, can you get the refresh rate any higher than 60? 60 makes me puke if I look at it too long. My monitor has also been acting odd lately, it will shake resize itself slighty. I noticed a lot of it started after I moved to another house. Have you moved your computer lately, close to any power lines or something like that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hades25 Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 guys.....i know you all have heard of degaussing the monitor....this should fix the problem go into the menu on your monitor ...it is there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
young-joseph Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Lots of new monitors degauss every time you turn it on, right. That is what that click>buzz sound is. Besides, mine does all sort of weird things like turn itself off and wont turn back on for a minute or two. It usually does it right while Im in the middle of Halo. Hasnt done that in awhile though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternityEight Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 I had the exact same problem. twice The first time was a had a battery charget plugged in next to the moniter The second time was when i put my mains powered alarm clock ontop of it So; check for those sort of things, anything that might intefere with the moniter; move everything that is near it away from it, and then see Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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