LCD glitch/problem

[suklee]

I have a 3-year old Viewsonic LCD monitor that started exhibiting some strange symptoms recently. And wouldn't you know it, my warranty just expired.

I took a video capture here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYlrW8vHfsk

Does it look hosed? I've tried connecting it to different PCs, using VGA / DVI cables to narrow the problem down to the monitor.

 

[mpilchfamily]

Change the frequency of the monitor. If adjusting settings doesn't help then you have a problem. If you havn't tried it yet try using differnt cables. If that doesn't help you need a new monitor.

 

[myocardia]

I would definitely buy a new cable, before I bought a new monitor. That looks alot like what a bad cable can do.

 

[suklee]

Sorry, I meant to imply that I have tried different video cables (both DVI & VGA).

I have a Dell 2008WFP now connected via DVI cable. I'll try this exact same cable on the VP201b. If the problem still occurs, safe to say that the monitor's the problem?

 

[suklee]

Just tried couple different DVI cables, and definitely looks like a problem with the monitor. 🙁

Which is a real shame coz the colors on the Viewsonic are much better than my Dell...

Could there be some 'quick fix' for this problem? I don't even know how to describe this problem so I don't know what to Google. What would you call it?

 

[suklee]

I don't understand why, but the Viewsonic has been working fine since waking up from sleep mode today.

Yesterday, it wasn't working properly.

The problem appears to be so random that I don't know how to narrow down the cause(s).

I guess I'll keep using it until the other half of the monitor goes as well.