On Tue, 22 May 2001, Steve Cooper wrote:
> Rick Commo wrote: > > > > is the video card that is sending faulty signals? or > > > is it the monitor. The monitor is a Mag MXP17F about 6 years old. > > > Any thoughts? Is there someway I can definitely confirm that the > > > monitor is faulty or the videocard. Can I focus the monitor? > > > > It's most likely the monitor. That has components that "wear" electrically. > > That is to say, components subjected to heat and aging. > > FWIW - If your monitor has an alternate set of BNC connections (RGB) it may > pay > to switch to using a BNC cable. I found with my Iiyama monitor that I got a > much > better signal with BNC cables. > > See if jiggling the cable end (both ends) changes the blurryness. That could > be > a clue that it's either the cable or the connector. You could try a contact > cleaner spray (Radio Shack) on the connectors. That also made a difference > for > me. Thanks Steve, Well I tried a different monitor and the appearance is still out of focus uniformly everywhere on the screen. Perhaps the fonts are inadequate. I suspect that the video card is ``out of focus'' as it were. I know the monitor at work is crisper normally. It is a Viewsonic PT813 (21in)... > > Cheers, > Steve > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
