After more disappointing experiences with various LCDs, it looks like I'm back to using a Dell P992 CRT on my main computer for better or worse. Unfortunately, my P992 is beginning to lose its focus and the classic Trinitron long warm-up time/green tint problem has become more pronounced lately.
The P992 doesn't seem to have the color return/image restoration option in the OSD that usually temporarily fixes this problem, even though the Sony model it's based off of does. If I were to get an RS232 -> TTL cable off Ebay and use WinDAS, would I be able to fix any of this? WinDAS typically seems to be used to fix the brightness problem on Trinitrons, but it looks like it's capable of other adjustments as well.
Also, I have two new in box Dell P1130s that I got off eBay about four months ago, but neither are very good. I was pretty frustrated that two new monitors performed so poorly, and just ended up shelving them because there seemed to be nothing I could do to fix either. I'm wondering now if it'd be possible to fix some of their problems with WinDAS.
The first one seems to have been magnetized and has a purplish tint in one area, and the colors are a bit out of whack. I'm really not too hopeful about it, but can I do anything to get rid of the magnetization without opening it up? Obviously, I've tried degaussing it in the OSD but that's done nothing.
The second one has terrible convergence and focus issues in some corners that I was never able to fix through OSD adjustments, and text appears to "ripple" or shake at higher resolutions and refresh rates. The problem is most pronounced in the OSD, but visible elsewhere as well. My P992's image is mostly stable even in the OSD at the same resolution and refresh, so I assume there's something wrong with it. Is the rippling a common problem with these monitors, and could the other things be fixed with WinDAS?
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer.
The P992 doesn't seem to have the color return/image restoration option in the OSD that usually temporarily fixes this problem, even though the Sony model it's based off of does. If I were to get an RS232 -> TTL cable off Ebay and use WinDAS, would I be able to fix any of this? WinDAS typically seems to be used to fix the brightness problem on Trinitrons, but it looks like it's capable of other adjustments as well.
Also, I have two new in box Dell P1130s that I got off eBay about four months ago, but neither are very good. I was pretty frustrated that two new monitors performed so poorly, and just ended up shelving them because there seemed to be nothing I could do to fix either. I'm wondering now if it'd be possible to fix some of their problems with WinDAS.
The first one seems to have been magnetized and has a purplish tint in one area, and the colors are a bit out of whack. I'm really not too hopeful about it, but can I do anything to get rid of the magnetization without opening it up? Obviously, I've tried degaussing it in the OSD but that's done nothing.
The second one has terrible convergence and focus issues in some corners that I was never able to fix through OSD adjustments, and text appears to "ripple" or shake at higher resolutions and refresh rates. The problem is most pronounced in the OSD, but visible elsewhere as well. My P992's image is mostly stable even in the OSD at the same resolution and refresh, so I assume there's something wrong with it. Is the rippling a common problem with these monitors, and could the other things be fixed with WinDAS?
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer.