Tft Trouble

[makaveli]

ok those of you who know what the "wavy text" html code looks like... this is what im expereincing, my TFT monitor is shaking, it isnt as first suspected overheat, as its been off for 13 hrs (On standby will that count?)

power lead is in, D plug on the Tower is in, violence the usual answer (hitting the screen ) aint worked

 

what an cause this shakign screen things, any ideas, its only a few months old.

 

thanks in advance peeps

[TCH-Bruce]

Check the connections and make sure they are tight. Next, swap out the monitor and make sure it's not the video card.

[makaveli]

could it be the really humid weather, we had red hot weather than "a british summer" (rain and coldness )

then its hot again.

 

ill double check the wires but im sure thats not it as ive checked. but as they say check and check again

[stevevan]

... violence the usual answer (hitting the screen ) aint worked

Try a larger hammer?

 

Seriously, I'd get a monitor, as Bruce suggested to narrow down card or monitor. If it's the monitor, I'd take it back (hopefully it's still under some type of warranty).

[makaveli]

ok this is going to sound so so so stupid. its 0545 here and i woke up and went "hertz" change it, so from 60hz to 75hz and the lines have gone!

 

i woke up from sleep and dreaming to figure it out, i dont know why it suddenly all started acting funny, but panic over for now...

 

the mind boggles

[TCH-Bruce]

Yes, the frequency will also do that but why did it change suddenly?

[makaveli]

i dont know, it was fine when i changed it, but now its very very mildly doing it again.

 

only if you look real close, lesson #1 always buy known brands!

[makaveli]

its the graphics card, just thought id update and close my query

only thing is its onboard graphics, so the fact that it's part of the pc so to speak is quiet worrying, so until i get a new pc its bad news, and i have no money

 

i plugged my TFT into my laptop and ran a extended desktop, and all colours and resouloutions were beautiful.

 

ill have to open the PC up and maybe its possible to add a new graphics card if the slot is free, (im sure im full up though)

is it worth upgrading to a new pc, 1.2ghz 512mb 200gb 32 graphics,

im just using it for photoshopping general multimedia and "Messing round"

Edited September 19, 2006 by makaveli

[TCH-Don]

If you do have an a slot open for a graphic card,

most motherboards have a jumper to disable the on board video card.

 

You don't say what the current computer is.

When I went from a 90 meg PIII to a 2.8 gig with 768 meg of ram,

Photoshop ran like it was on fire.

[makaveli]

aha sorry i worded that a bit silly..

current is 1.2ghz 512mb 200gb 32mb graphics,

its a a AMD chip dont know the model.

 

looking just to get a dell desktop, or go down the mac mini route

[Madmanmcp]

People get newer/better video cards all the time and use them instead of the onboard video. You don't need to replace the PC just for that reason. If money is an issue just don't go for a highend graphics used for the games. Just get a reasonable replacement with the same specs.

[dcumpian]

If you get the wavy lines again, you may want to try simply moving your computer. Electrical wiring inside of a wall can sometimes cause interference, particularly if there is an electric motor attached to the circuit.

 

Regards,

Dan