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Forum: Geek Forum Topic: weird monitor flickering started by: CatKnight Posted by CatKnight on Jan. 04 2002,06:14
I used to see this weird horizontal wavy pattern that would move down or up the screen, often changing directions. it wasn't refresh, it was a random wavy thingy. I first noticed it with my old monitor when I first got to school last year. I thought it was due to poor AC jacks. Then I noticed it at home too. Then I thought it was magnetic interference due to speakers or whatever. Then I got back to school, moved speakers around, still saw it. I thought my monitor was damaged, so just ignored it for a while. Now I have my new LCD monitor, and I still see it at certain resolutions and refresh rates. It obviously isn't vibrations or magnetic interference. I am thinking it has something to do with my video card, but I have no clue as to what. Anyone have any insights on this? On my LCD, I never see it at the native resolution (1280x1024 @ 60), but I do see it at 1024x768 @ 60. I also see a very odd moire effect in certain colors (dark greys) that gets worse when I raise the refresh rate at any resolution. I think that is an unrelated issue with my LCD though.
Posted by L33T_h4x0r_d00d on Jan. 04 2002,17:13
Its the porn.
Posted by Dark Knight Bob on Jan. 05 2002,01:43
atmospheric interferance caused by air convection reflecting off the screen. either that or you're room is next to some over head power cables
Posted by kornalldaway on Jan. 05 2002,14:52
i had a simmilar problem when one of my ide cables was right on passing right above my Ati All-In-Wonder and eventually monitor started flickering and tv tuner stopped workinghad to get the video card replaced you should get a new video card just to check, and it the problem is still there just return the video card you just bought |