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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:29 am Post subject: Computer Screen changed to orange shade |
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| I was playing on a private server when my screen started to flicker orange colors. I exited out and ever since my screen has been changing from everything being an orange shade to normal colors. I got the latest graphics card but that doesn't seem to help. Anyone know the problem and how I can fix it? |
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Psy Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:36 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like your monitor is on its way out if i'm honest
Check all cables.. |
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Cheetah I post too much
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:41 am Post subject: |
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| The wire that carries either the green or blue signal is bad, replace the cable. |
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:49 am Post subject: |
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And you can tell this for a fact cheetah?
The more likely reason is what I stated about the monitor, as the cable has not been moved about so far as I can tell. Old monitors tend to become 'tinted' as it were with a certain colour. |
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| Cheetah wrote: | | The wire that carries either the green or blue signal is bad, replace the cable. |
which cable are you talking about? monitor to cpu or monitor to monitor to power?
if its to the cpu there is like no way you can replace that?
| [Psych] wrote: | And you can tell this for a fact cheetah?
The more likely reason is what I stated about the monitor, as the cable has not been moved about so far as I can tell. Old monitors tend to become 'tinted' as it were with a certain colour. |
lemme try my other monitor which is even older than this one
NEW MONITOR WORKS. Thanks for the help, though. |
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Psy Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Yeah so monitor as I put
Good. |
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Install the monitor drivers and see if that helps, it thatdosen't then your monitor is probably going to die out. _________________
What dosen't kill you, usually does the second time. |
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Psy Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: |
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He said, rofl!
His monitor is knackered. And if you installed a monitor driver than you might wanna step up from windows 95  |
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Cheetah I post too much
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:08 am Post subject: |
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| [Psych] wrote: | And you can tell this for a fact cheetah?
The more likely reason is what I stated about the monitor, as the cable has not been moved about so far as I can tell. Old monitors tend to become 'tinted' as it were with a certain colour. |
90% sure, I've seen this a million times. The only other thing it could be is one of the cathodes is dying, but then it would be a constant tint. Since it happens off and on it almost has to be the cable.
To the OP, the cable going from the monitor to the tower. It carries the red, green, and blue color signals on separate cables, if say the blue or green gets damaged it will give the orange tint you're talking about. |
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Cheetah wrote: | | [Psych] wrote: | And you can tell this for a fact cheetah?
The more likely reason is what I stated about the monitor, as the cable has not been moved about so far as I can tell. Old monitors tend to become 'tinted' as it were with a certain colour. |
90% sure, I've seen this a million times. The only other thing it could be is one of the cathodes is dying, but then it would be a constant tint. Since it happens off and on it almost has to be the cable.
To the OP, the cable going from the monitor to the tower. It carries the red, green, and blue color signals on separate cables, if say the blue or green gets damaged it will give the orange tint you're talking about. |
This could be true because I am using a new cord. I don't feel like getting the other cord out to see if it works/doesn't work with this monitor. I'll just keep that in mind, thanks. |
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| [Psych] wrote: | And you can tell this for a fact cheetah?
The more likely reason is what I stated about the monitor, as the cable has not been moved about so far as I can tell. Old monitors tend to become 'tinted' as it were with a certain colour. |
yes it happens
ive lost a few of my moniters to "flickering disease" _________________
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| wtf its now happening on my other monitor.. same color and everything. different cords though for the monitors.. need help please |
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Psy Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Possibly graphics card if its affecting others... |
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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answer this.
Packet editing and/or using an auto clicker cannot have caused this right?
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does this mean i just fucked up both monitors or they would have fine colors with a different graphics card? |
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Are these monitors flat panel lcd or normal tube style.
If you have magnets/speakers close to the sides of it that can cause discolorations in them. Also the video card going out can do some weird things as well.
Be sure your cables are secure also. |
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