Ghosting

[Scootin159]

I have a 19" NEC FP950 plugged into the main VGA out on my Ti4600 & get real strong ghosting

PICTURE

That is with the monitor plugged directly into the VGA port. I initially thought it was due to my KVM, but it didn't get any better when I bypassed that. I have a 17" NEC FE750 at about a 30* angle from the 19" monitor sitting right next to it, running off the DVI out -> VGA adaptor on the Ti4600 & it's crystal clear. Any ideas what could be the problem?

Maybe I should mention that they are both CRT monitors, one @ 1280x1024@85hz (17") & the other @ 1600x1200@85hz (19")

 

[Scootin159]

Bump

 

[Peter]

What happens if you plug the other monitor onto the "good" connection?

 

[Scootin159]

Originally posted by: Peter
What happens if you plug the other monitor onto the "good" connection?

Alright, I switch the cables for the 17" & 19" monitors & the 19" monitor still has ghosting & the 17" is crystal clear.

 

[Peter]

So either the cable to the 19" monitor is no good, or the monitor itself.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

mabye you already tried this but in case you haven't, try degaussing you monitor or moving it away from anything that could have magnetic properties in the vacinity, like a stereo, another monitor, you know anything with out shielding, or try checking the horizontal sync in the display properties. see what that does. if it don't change anything you probably got a bad monitor. you can also try a different 15pin-mini d-sub cable if it's removable.

 

[Peter]

Degaussing solves static magnetization of the shadow mask on the CRT. Ghosting is a dynamic effect, caused by quality issues in the signal handling BEFORE it gets to the CRT at all.

 

[Scootin159]

I'd try another cable, as it's removeable, but I don't have any others with the correct conectors....I'll have to look around the dorm