Computer monitor problem.

[Jeremy]

For the past week or so, my Dell Trinitron monitor has put a pink hue over everything, and it's annoying as hell. Anyone know of a way I can end this without having to buy a new monitor?

[GohanX]

Wiggle the wires, see if the color fades in and out. It's possible that a wire is loose and isn't letting all the colors show- you might find a position where the monitor works fine without actually repairing it.

Just a thought, there's not really a whole lot that you can do with a screwed up monitor.

[Jeremy]

I've tried wiggling the wires around. I'll try and see if my usual electronics fix of "smack it until it works" will work for this.

[Rick]

Is it near a large magnet, perhaps?

[Jeremy]

Not that I know of. It's worked fine for about a year incident-free.

[Rick]

Still have the warranty?

[Jeremy]

Well, I bought it used at a computer show type thing. I'm not sure if it had a warranty.

[station82o]

Just throwing out random possibilities here -

could it be your video card? Try plugging the monitor up to another comp... you could always pick up a monitor for cheap though, but I know how you'd feel - replacing computer hardware is always an inconvenience.

[andyrose]

Yeah, switch your PC/monitor with a friend's monitor/PC. See if it's the videocard.

It's probably the monitor, though. Did you have any large/stereo/old speakers close to it?

[maruchan]

I also have a monitor promblem. i recently got a new LCD screen, a NEC 1545 for christmas.. and their is distoration on top, that goes to the right.. looks kind of wiggly. I tried another comp, to see if it was the monitor, but it looked fin.. Could it be my video card?

anyone know of a promgram, to see if their any dead pixas on my screen..