My Monitor Is Acting Retarded Once More

MythicaL · Aug 17, 2004, 11:29 PM

OK, I don't get it... WHY does my monitor change it's screen position when I turn it off for a long time, or when the screen saver is on for a long time? And WHY does the position change when I open up IE and other windows and stuff? This is making me mad, resizing it all the time.

Vampyromaniac · Aug 19, 2004, 05:26 AM

what monitor is it? a cheap one? how old?

Judas · Aug 19, 2004, 06:57 AM

Every time a Refresh rate is changed... (enless it's switched back).... or every time a new video card is set... sometimes video Drivers changed.... color depth.... it will effect the position of the screen on the monitor... not windows.....

Zelig · Aug 19, 2004, 03:05 PM

I get ghosting on my crt.... there, that should make you feel better.

GutterPunk · Aug 19, 2004, 05:02 PM

mine doesnt move on refresh rates switching from integrated to my vcard... its steady... even after the new mobo i didnt have to move it... sounds really weird

MythicaL · Aug 19, 2004, 05:23 PM

It's an old ViewSonic G773 17", with crappy resolutions at 1024 = 85hz, 1280 = 60hz, you get the picture. I think it's time for new monitor anyway, but no moolah

swimtech · Aug 19, 2004, 05:42 PM

My IBM P96 at work does this at bootup nearly every morning now. It looks to be a refresh rate change occuring during the change from text screen displayed during bootup to the Windows GUI that the monitor fails to trigger on. The screen shifts to the left for anywhere from 10 to 60 seconds after the Windows desktop appears then (all of a sudden) shifts back to the right and is perfectly centered.

I have the proper .inf file for my monitor installed and recognized by Windows just fine - for me it just seems to be a glitch with the monitor.

Check to see that your monitor is recognized by name in the display properties - settings - advanced - monitor tab. Hope this helps a bit...

Aug 17, 2004, 11:29 PM	#1
MythicaL I like computers. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In front of a monitor Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	My Monitor Is Acting Retarded Once More OK, I don't get it... WHY does my monitor change it's screen position when I turn it off for a long time, or when the screen saver is on for a long time? And WHY does the position change when I open up IE and other windows and stuff? This is making me mad, resizing it all the time. __________________ Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust. Last edited by mYthicaL; Aug 18, 2004 at 01:46 AM.

Aug 19, 2004, 05:26 AM	#2
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Aug 19, 2004, 05:23 PM	Thread Starter #6
MythicaL I like computers. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In front of a monitor Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	It's an old ViewSonic G773 17", with crappy resolutions at 1024 = 85hz, 1280 = 60hz, you get the picture. I think it's time for new monitor anyway, but no moolah __________________ Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.

Aug 19, 2004, 05:42 PM	#7
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	My IBM P96 at work does this at bootup nearly every morning now. It looks to be a refresh rate change occuring during the change from text screen displayed during bootup to the Windows GUI that the monitor fails to trigger on. The screen shifts to the left for anywhere from 10 to 60 seconds after the Windows desktop appears then (all of a sudden) shifts back to the right and is perfectly centered. I have the proper .inf file for my monitor installed and recognized by Windows just fine - for me it just seems to be a glitch with the monitor. Check to see that your monitor is recognized by name in the display properties - settings - advanced - monitor tab. Hope this helps a bit... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Aug 19, 2004, 03:05 PM	#4
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	I get ghosting on my crt.... there, that should make you feel better.