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post #1 of 12
8/11/05 at 6:24pm
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Take a look at this picture
http://community.webshots.com/user/xpeteyjtx
Look at the "problem" ablum

I came home and my family's PC looked like that. I hooked up the monitor to my laptop, but everything looked fine. I am assuming that the video card or MB on the PC is dying. What do you guys think?

The PC is a 4-5 year old HP Pavilion. It runs really well.

Thanks for your help.
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post #2 of 12
8/11/05 at 6:31pm
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Actually, that picture doesnt show anything.... sorry about that. I will try to explain it.

On the screen, there seems to be areas that are shaded.
Ok, lets say that the screen is completey white, if there is a black square in the middle of the screen, there will be a shadow (shade) to the left and right of the box. The shade scretches from the far left to far right. This only happens horizontally. I wish you could see it in that stupid picture. Maybe you guys know what I am talking about.
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post #3 of 12
8/11/05 at 6:39pm
it is the monitor, if your screenshot showed up fine and it displays on your laptop monitor, then the monitor is the weakest link.
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post #4 of 12
8/11/05 at 6:56pm
yes I concur the monitor has went retarded
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post #5 of 12
8/11/05 at 7:14pm
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no no.... when I hooked my laptop up to my monitor, everything looked fine. When it is connected to the PC, thats where the problems come in.

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I hooked up the monitor to my laptop, but everything looked fine. I am assuming that the video card or MB on the PC is dying.
I will test the monitor with my laptop again, just to make sure.

Thanks guys!
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post #6 of 12
8/11/05 at 7:23pm
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I uploaded pics onto webshots, take a look at it now. You can see what the poblem is.
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post #7 of 12
8/11/05 at 10:06pm
Odd ... I had the same thing happen on a monitor a while back, and it turned out to be the monitor. It started with those smears (my smears were kinda a pinkish color), and wound up with color guns failing intermittently. Are you running the laptop at the same exact resolution and refresh rate when testing with it?
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post #8 of 12
8/12/05 at 1:27am
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I just tested it again. They are both at 1200x800 at 60Hz. I wish I knew what the problem was. First I thought that there was some interference, like from a magnet or speaker, but I couldn't find anything. I am guessing that it's the video card on the PC.
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post #9 of 12
8/12/05 at 3:19pm
60 Hz refresh rate? that's awful.. can't you bump it up to at least 75?? that would kill my eyes to look at. There's a lot of electronic things that can interfere with a display, like a printer for instance.. clear everything away, especially something new.
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post #10 of 12
8/12/05 at 3:20pm
oh, because the laptop was at 60, but that's for an LCD which is standard. A desktop is bad on the eyes until at least 72 I think
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post #11 of 12
8/12/05 at 4:00pm
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Well I upped the refresh rate and the problem is still there... although it may seem the slightest bit better.
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post #12 of 12
8/15/05 at 7:47pm
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Any other ideas?


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