viewsonic PF790 users *pls read*

[ljohn]

hi thanks for reading now my dilemma, I just purchased a used pf790 and I notice two horizontal lines that go from the left side and extends all the way to the right side of the screen. one is located on the upper half of the monitor screen and the other on the lower half of the screen. both seem to be at the same spot about 2 1/2 inches from the top and bottom of the screen. it is a very thin black line that is noticeable with a light backround. my friend said that his sony trinitron monitor is the same thing. is this normal for flatscreen crt monitors??? or is this a defect. its still underwarranty so I can send it back but if this is inherant with all pf790's then theres no point in sending it back. right?? thanks for any help.

 

[Pederv]

A freind has one, it's normal. He says he doesn't even notice the lines anymore.

 

[WebDude]

Those are actually thin wires, and if I remember correctly, are there to give the CRT added structural strength.

WebDude

 

[Spook]

Damper Wires.... basically your seeing the shadow on your screen... Its normal... nothing to do about it.... Their not going to RMA it...

I have 2...

 

[Vegito]

same here, once a while, it'll show up, maybe in different background.. think all sony trintron ? tubes are that way

 

[Horsepower]

I have an Iiyama VM Pro 502 at home and got used to those lines/wires. Later I bought a PF790 and they are the same. I can <gently> smack the side of the monitor, and they reduce (sometimes), but the biggest problem with the PF790 is Viewsonic's drivers SUCK and none of my OSes recognize it out of the box like my Iiyama.

 

[Alex]

i have pf790 and had the same dilemma... too lazy to do anything about it

now that i see this post i realise that its a general thing...glad i was lazy!

dont worry about it, after a while you wont even notice em!

 

[Wingznut]

I choose to embrace the Apature Grille wire.

 

[xWeston]

Like somebody said before
these are the wires required by aperature grille, which is the type of flat display that trinitrons as well as a lot of other flat screen monitors use.

There is another method called shadow mask, but it is not nearly as bright or contrasty as AG is. These wires will always be there and it is not a problem. Just try to forget about them!