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| Thread ID: 45299 | 2004-05-17 15:37:00 | Pretty little pinholes of light on my monitor. Oh dear, is it dying? | Laura (43) | Press F1 |
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| 237265 | 2004-05-17 15:37:00 | Yes, it's an elderly big space-guzzling thing on my table. But it's the only monitor I've ever had & so I love it. It came with the 2nd hand computer - my very first - and I paid extra for the so-called 17inch. (Aida 32 told me much later its maximum visible display size is 32cmsx24cms -15.7" ) A few nights ago, I noticed a tiny pinhole of white light showing on a dark website. Now I'm noticing several of them around the screen. Maybe I missed them before, but I don't think so. .. So if the dreaded lurgy is GROWING, is my monitor on the way out? And if so, is there anything I can change to make it die less slowly? (I have no problems as yet with visibility - merely with my own paranoia) I don't understand monitors & resolution & stuff yet, so I ask the knowledgeable for opinions.. It is an IBM074...manufactured in April 1999 Its maximum resolution is 1280x1024 Gamma 2.28 Supported video modes: 5 from 640x400 (120Hz) to 1280x1024 (60Hz) It is currently on 1024x768 (85Hz) So is 5 years all I can reasonably expect, anyway? Or will it take ages to get worse? Are there any changes I should make or things I should look for in the innards? Advice welcomed, please... |
Laura (43) | ||
| 237266 | 2004-05-17 16:05:00 | A bit worrying Laura, but probably not a serious problem. Sounds more like a video card problem than a monitor problem though, or maybe the website is a tad on the weird side. DON'T click on any of the white dots though! At least big old monitors do a fairly good job of pumping out warmth ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 237267 | 2004-05-17 16:14:00 | I disagree with R2 - it does mean that the monitor is slowly packing in, but agree it's not serious - something you'll just have to live with until it slowly gets worse and too distracting. I doubt there's any economical cure | Greg S (201) | ||
| 237268 | 2004-05-17 16:19:00 | Some people may well call the website weird, but sadly it doesn't happen on PF1 only.... But you're right about pumping out the warmth... |
Laura (43) | ||
| 237269 | 2004-05-17 16:21:00 | Thanks Greg (Smothers a sob) So - any sizes or resolutions or whatever I could change to make the old dear die a bit more slowly? |
Laura (43) | ||
| 237270 | 2004-05-17 16:24:00 | I doubt it, unless lowering the brightness may help (a guess). But you do know how inexpensive monitors are these days eh, specially 2nd hand. | Greg S (201) | ||
| 237271 | 2004-05-17 16:34:00 | > the way out? And if so, is there anything I can > change to make it die less slowly? (I have no > You sure you want to make it die LESS SLOWLY ? Monitors feel no pain, so a humane end is not neccesary ;) Normal tiredness in the CRT results in darkness and lack of focus, but white dots? R2 |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 237272 | 2004-05-17 16:35:00 | No, I didn't. But it seems I may well have to find out... (Before the old girl really dies & I'm too overcome with grief) You know what they say about your first.... Ta for the advice. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 237273 | 2004-05-17 16:55:00 | No R2x1 - not white dots. That sounds far too boring. They are pinpricks of glittering white/green/red etc lights beaming at me from behind whatever content's on the screen. Very pretty, in fact - but obviously ominous when not supposed to be there. (I'm told people swallow things to get bigger versions of beautiful colours like this) But if a dying CRT is supposed to be dark, then that confirms that my monitor won't go down without a struggle. Dare to be different.. And even though the old dear may feel no pain, as you say, what about the owner? As certain Amercians say as you leave : Missing you already." |
Laura (43) | ||
| 237274 | 2004-05-17 17:10:00 | Oh Darn! If the dots are multi coloured and stay in the same place on different sites and days, it could be the memory on your video card is turning into a forgettory. If they are stable, and stay still, (same brightness as things warm up,) it's probably before the monitor, and the poor old thing is just doing it's best to show what it is told to show. R2 ( Temporary Insomniac) |
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