weird monitor problem

lazybum550

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I have a NEc multisync fe991sb and it has a weird problem. Whenever i knock into my desk or tap my monitor I see some waves, as if the display were liquid and i created some waves. Is that normal or should I get that fixed?
 

Duvie

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Hdeck hasn't been over to your house lately???;)


Joking aside....

Monitors often have a degaussing function key and it appears to do a type of wavy patteren to it....I think it can do it, but is it a sign of something like imminent death I do not know.

What are the settings you sre using??? refresh rate?? notice any other annamolies when running 3d games or any other appz.
 

Duvie

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I did some scientific studying here...I banged on both of my monitors and neither one of them was wavvy...I have have one nec and one microscan....

Did you try some of the functions on the monitor itself??? try switching the vertical and horizontal syncs....
 

Duvie

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If it is still under waranty let them deal with it...It seems as it works fine otherwise so no great hurry but I would have them replace it....
 

Gosharkss

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This is very common on aperture grill CRT's like the FE991.

Aperture grille CRT?s uses a set of fine vertical wires called an ?aperture grille? instead of a steel shadow mask to separate the R, G, and B electron beams and force them to strike only the appropriate colored phosphors. This is why aperture grille monitors are only curved in one direction, as you can imaging bending fine wires over the vertical distance of the screen would be almost impossible so they are stretched over a frame shaped like a cylinder. And yes, even most of the flat aperture grille monitors are curved on the inside.

These vertical wires are very susceptible to vibration (same as guitar strings) that can cause the screen to become wavy a common problem on aperture grille monitors. If you give an aperture grill display a light tap, you will be able to see the effect of the wires vibrating.

To counteract this problem, the vertical wires are held in place with two horizontal damping wires. These are the two horizontal wires that are always visible when using applications with black characters on a white background. These are not a defect, without them the slightest vibration would have a negative affect on the screen. The lines you see are the shadows cast by these fine wires.
 

bsr

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Gosharkss. Hmm never knew that, thats for spreading your knowledge :D
 

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