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Title: Monitor behaving weird
Post by: dmbfan on February 04, 2007, 04:24:41 pm

I have a multisync arcade monitor using the new PCI-E arcadevga2 video card and am experiencing wierd behavior after about 5 minutes of use.  I don't know if its the monitor or video card. 

Its very hard for me to explain.  The best way I could describe it is the colors start losing their vividness.  Almost like its cycling thru different hues of colors.  There is like a yellowish hue that is cast over the whole screen and flickers a little.

What the heck is going on?  Resolution set at 800x600 @ 56 hertz. 

Title: Re: Monitor behaving wierd
Post by: grantspain on February 05, 2007, 07:07:25 am

always worth trying a different vga cable with this type of fault

Title: Re: Monitor behaving weird
Post by: dmbfan on February 05, 2007, 04:34:37 pm

How would I go about doing that as the cable is attached to the monitor?  I assume its easy to replace then.

Title: Re: Monitor behaving weird
Post by: SirPeale on February 05, 2007, 04:37:24 pm

Quote from: dmbfan on February 05, 2007, 04:34:37 pm

How would I go about doing that as the cable is attached to the monitor?  I assume its easy to replace then.

Ah, one of those.  No, it's not particularly easy.

With it on, *gently* manipulate the connector where it is hooked to your VGA card.  Note what happens on screen.  Does it change?

Title: Re: Monitor behaving weird
Post by: dmbfan on February 05, 2007, 05:26:56 pm

Yeah.. actually when i unplug it it goes away for a little while but comes back.

Title: Re: Monitor behaving weird
Post by: dmbfan on February 19, 2007, 09:16:04 pm

bump.  i need help!

Title: Re: Monitor behaving weird
Post by: grantspain on February 20, 2007, 03:13:21 am

have you tested it with a different graphics card and without the cable plugged in