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Hi, my montor is blurry in the center and more focused around the outer edges. This seems to have an effect only on text and is drving my eyes crazy. The monitor is an HP mx75, about 3 years old. I have reinstalled the video drivers already with no success. Any suggestions?
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Time to Update Specs
ASUS A8N5X 939, AMD Athlon 64 4000+, 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel, 60GB SATA Maxtor OS, 160GB ATA Hitachi Storage
GeForce 7300 GT 256MB PCI-E, Sony 18x Dual Layer DVD-RW
Dell E228WFP 22" @ 1680 x 1050
ASUS A8N5X 939, AMD Athlon 64 4000+, 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel, 60GB SATA Maxtor OS, 160GB ATA Hitachi Storage
GeForce 7300 GT 256MB PCI-E, Sony 18x Dual Layer DVD-RW
Dell E228WFP 22" @ 1680 x 1050
1. That sounds more like a problem within the monitor itself; can you eliminate or verify that possibility by connecting the monitor to another computer?
2. If the monitor has a decent built-in configuration menu, you can try twiddling with its convergence/alignment/focus/moire settings. Also try degaussing it if it has that option.
3. If, by any chance, you have any devices on/near the monitor which emit an electromagnetic field (speakers, for example)- move them.
2. If the monitor has a decent built-in configuration menu, you can try twiddling with its convergence/alignment/focus/moire settings. Also try degaussing it if it has that option.
3. If, by any chance, you have any devices on/near the monitor which emit an electromagnetic field (speakers, for example)- move them.
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Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
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Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
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Originally Posted by DMR
1. That sounds more like a problem within the monitor itself; can you eliminate or verify that possibility by connecting the monitor to another computer?
2. If the monitor has a decent built-in configuration menu, you can try twiddling with its convergence/alignment/focus/moire settings. Also try degaussing it if it has that option.
3. If, by any chance, you have any devices on/near the monitor which emit an electromagnetic field (speakers, for example)- move them.
I have tried all settings on the monitors as well as degauss.
Time to Update Specs
ASUS A8N5X 939, AMD Athlon 64 4000+, 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel, 60GB SATA Maxtor OS, 160GB ATA Hitachi Storage
GeForce 7300 GT 256MB PCI-E, Sony 18x Dual Layer DVD-RW
Dell E228WFP 22" @ 1680 x 1050
ASUS A8N5X 939, AMD Athlon 64 4000+, 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel, 60GB SATA Maxtor OS, 160GB ATA Hitachi Storage
GeForce 7300 GT 256MB PCI-E, Sony 18x Dual Layer DVD-RW
Dell E228WFP 22" @ 1680 x 1050
So a second monitor was OK at first, but got blurry after a short while too?
- Did the image degradation happen over time, or did the monitor just seem to kick out of focus at some point?
- When did you originally start noticing the problem, and was there anything that happened around that time (power problems, hardware/software changes, etc.) that might account for it?
If it isn't a problem with the monitor itself, these would be the other likely possibilities:
- The monitor cable (if you used the same one on both monitors, obviously).
- The driver could be an issue. Boot the computer into Safe Mode; that will force Windows to use its own generic VGA driver. See if you get the blurriness with that driver.
- The video card itself, even if new, could be failing. If a piece of electronic equipment is going to fail, it isn't uncommon for that to happen within the first three or so months of use.
- Although it doesn't sound the most likely cause in this case, electrical/electromagnetic interference could be the culprit. This could be introduced anywhere along the signal chain unfortunately, from a device within your computer "leaking" an interfering signal into the video card to something near your monitor throwing a magnetic field which is pulling the beam(s) out of focus. Eliminating those possibilities is a processs of trial-and- error:
- move or reposition the monitor.
- move other cards in your computer (and cables) away from the video card.
- try a different electrical circuit if possible.
- Did the image degradation happen over time, or did the monitor just seem to kick out of focus at some point?
- When did you originally start noticing the problem, and was there anything that happened around that time (power problems, hardware/software changes, etc.) that might account for it?
If it isn't a problem with the monitor itself, these would be the other likely possibilities:
- The monitor cable (if you used the same one on both monitors, obviously).
- The driver could be an issue. Boot the computer into Safe Mode; that will force Windows to use its own generic VGA driver. See if you get the blurriness with that driver.
- The video card itself, even if new, could be failing. If a piece of electronic equipment is going to fail, it isn't uncommon for that to happen within the first three or so months of use.
- Although it doesn't sound the most likely cause in this case, electrical/electromagnetic interference could be the culprit. This could be introduced anywhere along the signal chain unfortunately, from a device within your computer "leaking" an interfering signal into the video card to something near your monitor throwing a magnetic field which is pulling the beam(s) out of focus. Eliminating those possibilities is a processs of trial-and- error:
- move or reposition the monitor.
- move other cards in your computer (and cables) away from the video card.
- try a different electrical circuit if possible.
"May the Wombat of Happiness snuffle through your underbrush."
- Ancient Aborigine blessing
Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
- Ancient Aborigine blessing
Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
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Originally Posted by DMR
So a second monitor was OK at first, but got blurry after a short while too?
- Did the image degradation happen over time, or did the monitor just seem to kick out of focus at some point?
- When did you originally start noticing the problem, and was there anything that happened around that time (power problems, hardware/software changes, etc.) that might account for it?
If it isn't a problem with the monitor itself, these would be the other likely possibilities:
- The monitor cable (if you used the same one on both monitors, obviously).
- The driver could be an issue. Boot the computer into Safe Mode; that will force Windows to use its own generic VGA driver. See if you get the blurriness with that driver.
- The video card itself, even if new, could be failing. If a piece of electronic equipment is going to fail, it isn't uncommon for that to happen within the first three or so months of use.
- Although it doesn't sound the most likely cause in this case, electrical/electromagnetic interference could be the culprit. This could be introduced anywhere along the signal chain unfortunately, from a device within your computer "leaking" an interfering signal into the video card to something near your monitor throwing a magnetic field which is pulling the beam(s) out of focus. Eliminating those possibilities is a processs of trial-and- error:
- move or reposition the monitor.
- move other cards in your computer (and cables) away from the video card.
- try a different electrical circuit if possible.
Time to Update Specs
ASUS A8N5X 939, AMD Athlon 64 4000+, 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel, 60GB SATA Maxtor OS, 160GB ATA Hitachi Storage
GeForce 7300 GT 256MB PCI-E, Sony 18x Dual Layer DVD-RW
Dell E228WFP 22" @ 1680 x 1050
ASUS A8N5X 939, AMD Athlon 64 4000+, 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel, 60GB SATA Maxtor OS, 160GB ATA Hitachi Storage
GeForce 7300 GT 256MB PCI-E, Sony 18x Dual Layer DVD-RW
Dell E228WFP 22" @ 1680 x 1050
OK- keep us posted. Those really are the only possible causes I can think of given the info you've posted so far...
"May the Wombat of Happiness snuffle through your underbrush."
- Ancient Aborigine blessing
Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
- Ancient Aborigine blessing
Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
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Look for the following:
- Ionic air cleaner
- Something magnetic near the monitor
- Hair spray getting on the screen (don't laugh - it happened here)
- Something the janitors are using to clean the monitor.
- Need glasses?
- Ionic air cleaner
- Something magnetic near the monitor
- Hair spray getting on the screen (don't laugh - it happened here)
- Something the janitors are using to clean the monitor.
- Need glasses?
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