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I have a problem. My PC moniter has horizontal streaks running across the screen at every line/object on the screen. It's in all programs It's everywhere and I can't make it go away. Any advice is apreciated. Thanks
-------------------- Bill Dirkes Cornhole Art LLC Bellevue, Ky. Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are. Posts: 591 | From: Bellevue,Ky. US | Registered: Aug 1999
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Yo Bill, I'm thinkin you maybe losing the monitor. I just bought a reconditioned Gateway 17 inch for just 88.00 including freight.I cut and pasted the link below. Hopefully it and the monitor will work. All feedback on the item and seller is good. If it proves out, I'm going to get a couple more. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1288534219
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Yes, I'd say your monitor is heading south. You might be able to slap it around to bring it back temporarily but it will probably eventually go dark or maybe it will give you a little white light in the center. Time for a new one.
-------------------- Jeff Vrstal Main Street Signs 157 E. Main Street Evansville, WI 53536 1-608-882-0322 Posts: 670 | From: Evansville, Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2001
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Could also be the video card. I've seen this before with mine. If you can, try using monitor with another computer. If lines still there then it's probably the monitor. But if they're gone, then it might be the video card.
Good luck,
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Thanks for the replies all Dmn Moniter is only 1 1/2 yrs old, 17" Flat screen (not the thin flat screen-I don't make that kinda money) I'll check out the card first. Was hopin to not hafta get into it..knowhadimean!
-------------------- Bill Dirkes Cornhole Art LLC Bellevue, Ky. Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are. Posts: 591 | From: Bellevue,Ky. US | Registered: Aug 1999
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Bill..Most monitors these days come with a 3 year warantee. If yours is only 1.5 years old you shouldn't have a worry.
-------------------- Dave Grundy retired in Chelem,Yucatan,Mexico/Hensall,Ontario,Canada 1-519-262-3651 Canada 011-52-1-999-102-2923 Mexico cell 1-226-785-8957 Canada/Mexico home
I just had the exact same problem. I've got four computers in the house so I just took another monitor from the kids machine and swapped it out. Wouldn't you know it, it does the exact same thing. So I swapped the video cards and it fixed everything. I was convinced it was the monitor before I switched everything around but it turns out it was the video card. It's still under warranty so I won't be out much.
In any case I wouldn't overlook the video card.
Dan
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