Monitor going bad?

[Spawne32]

Im noticing right now that the monitor screen seems to be twitching occasionally, the picture will move side to side or bend a little... is the monitor about to go or is somthing wrong with my computer that i should look into, all the drivers are brand new btw and this just started tonight...

 

[LifeStealer]

Did you move any electrical devices close to it today? It doesn't quite sound like the tube is going it sounds more like interference.

Monitor size/type/maker?

 

[Spawne32]

its a dell trinitron, the only thing close to it is the router and modem is right next to it, but thats never bothered it before..and my cell phone isnt anywhere near it, it seems to have stopped now too btw

 

[LifeStealer]

Are you under any high lines? Or near a power substation? It really sounds like some kind of intereference, but a cell phone isn't powerful enough to do it. Most common things are tvs, power lines, sometimes speakers/radios ect..

If it starts up again try changing your refresh rate on your monitor, if thats helps/makes it worse then its not interference. If its still under warrenty and starts doing it again...

 

[Spawne32]

i wonder if somthin passed close by the house that caused it? weird..this is the first time ive ever had any issues with this monitor and ive had it for years. i hope it was nothing cus i was planning on giving this away to someone and buyin a new one for myself

 

[LifeStealer]

Hurry before it dies on you

 

[caivoma]

lol, dont do that man, if you give it to someone and it dies on them, that just make you look cheap

 

[CraigRT]

you might want to try a degauss if you haven't already.

 

[Spawne32]

i know thats why i hope its not bad lol what exactly does degauss do anyway, i usually do that once a week just cus it looks cool

 

[Arcanedeath]

When you start to get issues like this it tends to mean the monitor is on it's last legs. I'd suggest looking for a replacment asap, most likely the high voltage stage in your monitor is on it's way out when the symptoms you described happen.

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: Spawne
i know thats why i hope its not bad lol what exactly does degauss do anyway, i usually do that once a week just cus it looks cool

I used to degauss all my school monitors back in high school all the time for that very same reason