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Posted on Sep 06, 2007
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Monitor problem ggOk my monitor was working fine except for the fact that the color seemms lighter than usual (im using an acer lcd monitor btw) so i pressed the menu button on the monitor and went to reset thinking it would put the monitor settings back to defualt after the monitor did whatever it does when yuo click reset.. the monitor nows has transparent thick lines rolling for the bottom of the monitor to the top.. is there anyway to fix that or have ai just killed my monitor? (hard to believe using the monitors reset option would kill it lol). My temp fis was to open the monitor menu again and set the brightness as high as it can go which made the lines "disappear" (i.e theyre probably still there but the screen is so bright you dont notice them) but now sites have a wierd metallic grey look to them (better than the lines though). However after a day of those settings now i cant use my pc for more than 30 secs without the screen fading to complete white making it unable to see/show anything. The only way to fix that problem was to put the brightness down to a normal setting but now the lines are there... any idea onm how to fix this or would i have to get a new monitor?

  • jguitar28 Mar 22, 2008

    I have the same problem It was working fine and I went in the other room for a few minutes and came back and it had scrolling vertical BAR lines on it! I've only had it for about 2 weeks bought it from a friend that only used it a couple times.... He said he had never seen it do that way before... Anyway maybe it will fix it self can figure it out I have tried every set I can think of to fix it...
    Anyway your not alone.

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Sounds like you have a coincidental hardware failure. The reset button usually sets the monitor to factory default which is good in most uses. A rolling pattern on the screen is occasionally due to electronic interferrence such as a mobile phone in the vacinity. As you say your screen is fading completely suggests a hardware failure and nothing to do with your pressing the reset. If your monitor is less than 3 years old (standard screen warranty) I would contact the manufacturer and they may send you a new one.

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