Is my monitor broken?

Gazz · 08-12-2007, 09:40 PM

Well, I think it's broken. Just need a second opinion from you guys before calling it deceased. My monitor stops displaying the colour red and puts a blue haze over the screen at random times. I checked my drivers and even went back to some older ones to make sure it's the monitor and not the videocard.

Thinking about replacing it with a Samsung 961 BF, feel free to leave some comments about that one too.

Gunner · 08-12-2007, 10:06 PM

monitors very rarely mess up for no reason, im using the same monitor i bought 7 years ago. its more than likely that the cable running between your video card and monitor is not secure properly or your video card may be overheating.

Gazz · 08-12-2007, 10:16 PM

I already checked the cable and temperature of my videocard. Nothing unusual there, keep the good ideas coming though :thumbup:

Magus · 08-13-2007, 12:15 AM

I've had kinda the same like that with a screen of mine, the colors would look weird and the screen would have a purple haze on it. mostly it's the cable or something like that, i dumped the screen.

KamisoriX · 08-13-2007, 07:49 AM

I was thinking of either getting the EIZO HD2441W or the NEC MultiSyncÂ® LCD2690WUXi.
Problem is that both uses overdrive and I still have to check if there is any noticable delays.
I was always a NEC person but that was because i didn't want to spend the extra doe for an
EIZO with the same quality

Gazz · 08-13-2007, 07:29 PM

Well, Samsung always a no brainer so I'll get that one. I'll pick one up this Thursday and until that time I'll have to manage with browsing online on my PS3. I have XP running on it remotely so I'll be fine.