Is this ghosting? pic

[isp]

I just got this monitor (NEC-Mitsubishi 2111SB). It didn't come with a vga cable (it uses male to male btw).

So I went to Officemax and picked up a cheap belkin one. It doesn't have any ferrites, and is list on Amazon with horrible ratings:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...79984-2112108?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846


I called NEC-Mitsu and they're sending me a replacement cable 2 day air. The pictures and stuff just looks really crappy right now, I have to run 1024x768 @ 85hz just get a decent picture. They recommend 1600x1200 @ 85 but it looks like garbage so much ghosting. Text has like greyish shadows behind it and everything even as I type this at 1600x1200.

Anyone have any experiences like this? I hope it's just a shoddy cable.

I'm thinking about ordering one anyway incase the one they send me isn't any better. Do you guys have any recommendations? Thanks...

 

[Armpit]

Yup, that's caused by poor quality cables (most of the time, sometimes it's a monitor but since yours is new it shouldn't look like this unless it's defective). You want a nice thick cable with ferrites on both ends, the thicker the better and the shorter the better.

 

[isp]

hopefully a nice cable will fix an otherwise perfect monitor imo...

I'd hate to have to pack this beast up and send it back to be looked at, replaced etc...

 

[The Donut]

On my old CRT I had the same problem using Belkin VGA Extension cables, exactly the same thing.

 

[RS3RS]

It's the cable. I have the EXACT same thing on one of my monitors using a cheap video cable through a KVM switch.

A good video cable is worth spending a bit on, it can make or break a monitor.

 

[The Titan]

I would figure the monitor would come with a better cable than that but hey, if youre going to get a better one, make it as good as you can find.

My 2141 came with an excellent cable thank god.

 

[isp]

I would figure the monitor would come with a better cable than that but hey, if youre going to get a better one, make it as good as you can find.

My 2141 came with an excellent cable thank god.

I got this monitor off eBay for $350

It didn't come with a cable, but everything else appears to be brand new.

 

[isp]

For anyone who wanted to know what happened...

The cable came today and the ghosting is gone. Overall clearity and images have improved too I think. I'm very happy right now.

The cable I am using now is about 3 TIMES as thick as that cheap belkin one.

 

[IdiotInCharge]

Edited for stupidity. Anyone here no of a good place to get GOOD monitor cables? I'm using the stock one for my P95f, wonder if replacing it would make 1600x1200 bearable for text.

 

[CyberCRAP]

I would figure the monitor would come with a better cable than that but hey, if youre going to get a better one, make it as good as you can find.

My 2141 came with an excellent cable thank god.

Thats funny, I thought the cable that came with the 2141 was a pos. Sure it worked but it sure wasn't very thick and I believe it only had one ferrite (don't have it anymore). The cables I use now (2 pcs hooked up) are 2x as thick plus have dual ferrites. They were only like $10-15 at altex electronics.

 

[AMD T-type]

I wish i could replace the cable on my 19" NEC FE990

It comes right out of the monitor

 

[NecessaryEvil]

I have a new(ish, it was used twice) 25' VGA cable for sale in the FS/FT forums. It's about a 1/2" thick or more. None of that ghosting issues...

 

[Spare-Flair]

Damnit, I have the exact same problem and it recently developed on my LG Flatron ez T170BH but the cable is built-in!

It was fine for the first two weeks but this problem suddenly appeared. I've tried jiggling the cable to no effect. What can I do? I bought it from across the country so a return/exchange isn't likely. Will LG do anything for me?

I can't run at anything other than 60hz or the ghosting will appear and thusly, my eyes are getting screwed and my brain is getting disoriented as I type.

Wish I could just slide a ferrite onto it. I've got a few sitting around. But then again, is this really a cable issue for me? My ghosting looks like his but it happens when I run refresh rates higher than 60hz and it is only a recent problem. Why would this suddenly occur? The monitor is less than a month purchased new.