Monitor Wobble??

[butch84]

I got a new Samsung 955df 19" flat tube monitor a while back. I like it, expcept at certain refresh rates, it seems to wobble side to side. IF you get closer to the screen, you can really see it. At its worst, you can even see slight flickers in a pure white background. Specifically, it does it at refresh rates of 70, 72, 75, and occaisionally 85hz. Normally my eyes dont mind a refresh of 75 or so, but this seems wrong. I would just run at a higher refresh to get around the problem too, but i cant- the monitor only supports 75hz when running at 1280x1024 or even 1280x 960. ARRRRRGGGG i cant freakin figure this out.
Should i just take it to the techs at Best Buy and see if they can find anything wrong with it, or is it an interferance thing? Also, im runnning a lot of things off of this power outlet. Could it be that the monitor is getting "dirty" power? If so, would a Battery Backup with Automatic Voltage REgulation help???

Please, if you have any ideas, throw them out there cause im at a loss.

Thanks guys
Butch

BTW: some times after i switch settings, it seems to be okay for a few minutes, but then it starts up again. Degaussing kinda helps, but not all the time.

 

[butch84]

bump help me somebody

 

[Scootin159]

my guess is that it's because it's a amperature grill montor which means there are very fine wires in there that may be wobbling back & forth. Is it possible that something (speakers?) nearby is causing vibrations in the monitor? I also know that mine wobbles like how you are explaining when I have my fan sitting to close to it, any electric motors near yours? Maybe unshielded speakers?

 

[butch84]

I have a set of surround speakers that are supposed to be sheilded, and they are quite a ways away. The sub isnt sheilded, but its under my desk, so it shouldn't be a problem. I do have 6 fans in my tower though, that could be a problem. But, that too is under that desk, although its only about 2.5 ft away. Think that could be the problem?? Could the fans be creating some kind of instability in the video signal itself, not just the monitor?

Thanks again

 

[Wolfsraider]

two things to try

1 move the monitor and see if that helps

2 try plugging the monitor into a separate power source

hope this helps

 

[Scootin159]

<< I have a set of surround speakers that are supposed to be sheilded, and they are quite a ways away. The sub isnt sheilded, but its under my desk, so it shouldn't be a problem. I do have 6 fans in my tower though, that could be a problem. But, that too is under that desk, although its only about 2.5 ft away. Think that could be the problem?? Could the fans be creating some kind of instability in the video signal itself, not just the monitor?

Thanks again >>



Physically those all sound like they are far enough away (my speakers are about 1" away & not causing any problems & my tower with 13 fans is another 8" away). What did cause problems though was the box fan that I had plugged into the same power strip, even though it sat 3' away, so maybe it is power issues. You could also eliminate any issues from the incoming video signal by checking if the on-screen menu shakes as well.

 

[butch84]

I figured out the problem is the fans in my computer. When i moved the monitor away, the problem stopped. I put my old fan on the cpu and dropped the 7k rpm delta, and that helped a litte. However, the problem is still there. What do i do?

 

[Scootin159]

<< I figured out the problem is the fans in my computer. When i moved the monitor away, the problem stopped. I put my old fan on the cpu and dropped the 7k rpm delta, and that helped a litte. However, the problem is still there. What do i do? >>



Is it a metal case? If yes, it shouldn't be causing a problem, but you could try moving your computer further away.

 

[butch84]

yeah, the case is metal, but its pretty thin- kinda a cheap case . .