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Having video problems. I could use some help...

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I need some help with a video problem...

I've got an nVidia 8800 GTX connected to an NEC LCD2690WUXi. A few weeks ago, I started seeing a vertical blue line appear a couple of inches from the left edge of the screen when the monitor was first turned on during the day. It didn't happen every time, but it happend often enough. After a few minutes, the line dissappeared.

Today, I've got four... what looks like flocks of birds along the top of the screen. On a dark background, they're green - on a light background, they're magenta. These are not going away. With some backgrounds, they blink, others, they're stable.


I've got two inputs on this monitor, and the machine connected to the other input shows up fine, with no problems. If I swap inputs on the back of the monitor, the problem stays with the same machine. Unless there's something really odd going on, I figure that means that the problem is not the monitor.

The two machines don't use the same cable, so I can't swap them (one's dual link, one's single link). I've got a new cable on the way so I can try replacing that before buying a new video card - but is anyone familiar with these issues? Does anyone know what's causing them?


Am I right in guessing that the monitor is fine? I don't want to find out I was wrong after shelling out a few hundred on a new graphics card. :)
 
I met a guy who's screen did the same although he had a LED backlighted monitor and some of his Led's seemed to take some time before they were 100% functional as if they needed to heat up or something...

I highly doubt it is your gpu (unless you messed with it), I think there might be something wrong with your monitor. If it's an old monitor I suggest replacing it, if it's new... See if you still got warranty and have someone look at it.

If however you are talking about 2 monitors then you might have put your cables wrong.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7168734_connect-dvi-cable-lcd.html
(if however you mean 120Hz cables, let us know)
 
SXTC said:
I met a guy who's screen did the same although he had a LED backlighted monitor and some of his Led's seemed to take some time before they were 100% functional as if they needed to heat up or something...

I highly doubt it is your gpu (unless you messed with it), I think there might be something wrong with your monitor. If it's an old monitor I suggest replacing it, if it's new... See if you still got warranty and have someone look at it.
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Well, the current problem is following the source - and that has me thinking that it's not the monitor. Although I'm not 100% sure, I just called NEC, and they don't think it's the monitor either. They said they've never had a problem follow the source and not be something other than the monitor.


SXTC said:
If however you are talking about 2 monitors then you might have put your cables wrong.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7168734_connect-dvi-cable-lcd.html
(if however you mean 120Hz cables, let us know)
Click to expand...


No, one monitor - two inputs. And it's worked fine for a couple of years, so there's no way there was a mixup.
 
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