Monitor problem?

[azhariqbal]

Hi everyone!

My computer monitor is creating a bit problem for me. The colors are not the same as they were before… it displays a pink shade and dim colors now! I don’t know what has happened to it, but really I want to know the basic problem as why it started doing like this?


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[erikhertzel]

It sounds like the monitor itself is going out. I would try another monitor on the PC to make sure, but it may be time for a new monitor.

Regards.

Erik

 

[wasisnt]

Ive seen the pink monitor thing too. You can check for a loose connection at the video card. Jiggle the cable at the connection and see if it makes a difference.

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[G0AOZ]

You don't say what kind of monitor it is, but I'd say it's likely you have a traditional CRT monitor rather than a TFT etc.

If yes, then it sounds like it needs degaussing. Most modern CRT monitors have a degaussing circuit built-in. Often, when the monitor is powered on there's "clonk" noise as the electromagnet brings in the degauss circuit, the picture "wobbles" momentarily, and then stabilsies. Some monitors have a control on the front to activate degaussing.

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[BadFrog]

I usually find this to be caused by a loose connection on the video cable or the cable itself bad. Another thing to check depending on the make/model of the monitor is the color temp. Some older HP monitors have a color temp setting that can slightly change the overall appearance of the colors.

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[LawnBoy]

Also, some tube monitors have a "temperature"






















































































































































































































































































































































Also, some tubes have a "temperature" setting built-in that allows you to select different preset color adjustments. Perhaps someone fiddled with yours and has it set to a lower Kelvin setting than you're used to.

 

[azhar5i]

Guys! i am in trouble, i see verse colors when do graphic designing. Any other solution then replacing the monitor? as it would cost little heavily.

Should i go to the monitor repairers if i don't get any proper and complete result?

 

[cupid11213]

check to see if you have something magnetic close to the monitor as i had this issue before and that seemed to be the culprit. remove everything you have close to the monitor and don't have the back of it face the pc case.

hope this helps


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[firewolfrl]

Bring it to a TV repair shop or call the manufacture of the monitor to send it out as an RMA or repair...the TV repair shop is your best bet if it is an older monitor.

having someone with the right diagnostic tools and the know how to repair the monitor is worth more than trying to find a fix in the forum

usually when I see a monitor that is doing the color issue I run a diagnostic signal generator with a test pattern to see what color is gone on the tube...sometimes one of the guns on the tube craps out and you have to trace using an "O" scope to trace the voltage and signal to see if it is the board on the tube or the tube itself or the motherboard.

all it takes is one little burned out filter capacitor or just a solder joint that suddenly decides to separate to cause the problem you are having.

sometimes repairing the monitor is more expensive then buying a new one.

just to note some electronic shops charge a fee to give you an estimate.


good luck

 

[CiscoGuy33]

azhariqbal,

As firewolfrl said check with a TV repair shop - most computer shops do not have the expertise or tools to repair monitors - for CRTs most consider them field replaceable units now since the price has dropped so ....... as he said if you go to a shop - TV or computer - ASK FIRST what the cost of the estimate will be!!!

For 9 years I have maintained over 500 computers at the college I work and I have NEVER seen a CRT monitor that was not under warranty that was worth the cost of repair.

If the unit is more then 3 years old - you would just be throwing good money away unless you have a very good friend in the TV repair biz

Good luck!


E.A. Broda
CCNA, CCDA, CCAI, Network +

 

[Frank4d]

Check the menu buttons and see if there is a setting for "Color Temperature" (my Sony shows "Variable", "5000", or "9300"). If "5000" or "9300" are selected my screen looks very bad.

 

[azhar5i]

Thanks everyone for being so cooperative.