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I have a 22" Westinghouse L2210NW and its currently giving me a heap of trouble.

When whats shown on the screen is still, theres no problems. It looks perfectly normal. BUT when its in motion thats when the monitor begins to flicker or the picture shows horrible distortion or banding.

This was a gradual thing. At first it was a little tiny flicker when I turned the monitor back on after leaving it off all night or for a long period of time. No biggie there the monitor atleast returned to normal functionality. Then the problem began to slowly become worse and worse until it reached its current point.

Is there anything I can do aside from just buying another monitor?
 
Check the refresh rate being used isnt higher than 60Hz.
If not it sounds like something is running too hot inside and is probably terminal.

Get in touch with Westinghouse, they may help.
I dont know about the US but in the UK, there is a law that states manufacturers must repair out of warranty devices if they havent lasted as long as would be expected.
Strange law but it works, you need to pay shipping costs.
 
Soz I got distracted and didnt end up writing all I wanted.
Can you try another display or gfx card to see what difference it makes.
 
Re-subscribed, effing unsubscribe button is too easy to press!
 
Nenu said:
Soz I got distracted and didnt end up writing all I wanted.
Can you try another display or gfx card to see what difference it makes.
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Already did a bit of monitor juggling.

Tried 2 of my old CRTs on my main PC and they run normally.

I ran the LCD from both DVI and VGA connections and the monitor still acted up. Resorted to hooking the LCD up to a laptop through the VGA connection and unfortunately for me it still didn't behave normally.

It seems the monitor is dying on me right in the midst of the Q4 gaming releases. :(
 
Its either curtains or contact the mfr.

If its out of warranty and there is no support, another possibility is to find where it is overheating and stick a fan near it or just increase airflow inside the whole LCD.
This will of course allow many dust particles to get in places where they shouldnt, causing further issues long term, so use ladies stockings to filter the air going in.
 
Tried the monitor on my system again after leaving it unplugged for a while. Now the monitor shows none of the previous in-motion distortion. Instead it simply ramps up the monitor's brightness when there's motion on the screen.

Very weird.

Looks like I may be better off purchasing another monitor.
 
lol you might be right, thats a bit nuts.
Put it on Ebay as a haunted monitor :)

If you are into a bit of DIY, its worth seeing if its just a bad connection.
Pull it apart, disconnect all connectors except the display panel and reconnect them.
To get the case off, undo all the screws and insert a thin knife or wide but thin screwdriver into the side and tease it apart slowly.
You should see where the clips are that need to be forced open.
Beware of any points that might have a plastic slot, forcing those will break them.

Take photos of anything you know will be trouble to get back together right.
The connectors should only fit into one socket so there shouldnt be any ambiguity.
The ribbon cable connectors will likely have a locking device, often a plastic lip that either pulls up or flips to the side if the connector.
Dont directly pull the cables out unless there is clearly no way to unlock them.

Write down anything that you will likely forget and label the screws or arrange them so its easy to see which go back where.
A nice little project and nothing to lose, plenty to find out :)

ps wash your hands before starting to minimise getting oil residue on the screen.
 
How old is this thing?

I would almost certainly badger Westinghouse about it -- you might be able to get a return for it, even out of warranty, if you convince them it's a design issue.

Certainly doesn't sound like something an unabused monitor should be doing.
 
Seems like a good learning opportunity if Westinghouse doesn't respond favorably. I've always wanted to piece a LCD apart but I've never gotten ahold of a non-working one.

Thanks again for the info and explanations, you've been a great help Nenu.
 
looks like its gonna be the DIY route. I called up Westinghouse today and the call, after the usual light troubleshooting, pretty much ended up being "take it to Geek Squad".

Its out of warranty so looks like I get to pop it open.
 
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