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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: tranq on December 13, 2006, 01:20:33 am

Title: PC monitors for vertical
Post by: tranq on December 13, 2006, 01:20:33 am

I notice when I turn my 17" Dell PC monitor on its side, the color fades to a uniform rose color.  Anyone know why it would do this?

Title: Re: PC monitors for vertical
Post by: SirPeale on December 13, 2006, 07:00:23 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degauss#Degaussing_monitors

Title: Re: PC monitors for vertical
Post by: tranq on December 13, 2006, 04:54:11 pm

I'm not sure this is it, cos as I turn the monitor, it gradually changes color/hue, respective to the degree of turn - and gradually turns back, vice-versa.  Also, I can hear something move inside when I turn it.

Title: Re: PC monitors for vertical
Post by: tetsu96 on December 13, 2006, 05:06:39 pm

Trust him, it's the degauss.  The magnetic field gets all out of whack when you turn the monitor on it's side.  If it's a Dell monitor it probably has a degauss function you can access from the monitor menu - give it a try a few times before you look into other stuff.

As for hearing something move when you rotate it, that may be something to investigate further.

Title: Re: PC monitors for vertical
Post by: tranq on December 13, 2006, 07:44:56 pm

I apologise.  Many times when reading posts I think to others, 'why not just try it'.   I just thought, 'hey, I should listen to myself'.  And so I did, and you, and he, are right.   Of course, if I'd been more curious, I would've tried this before asking.  Alas.  Regardless, thank you.