Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Monitor problem - What's this about?

  1. #1
    zapjb's Avatar Computer Abuser BT Rep: +3
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    3,606
    A friend gave me a used KDS Xtreme FLAT 17"CRT about 10 months ago. I was grateful to get it & surprised how well it looked. Anyways just yesterday I noticed like 2 or 3 very very fines grey horizontal lines across the middle of the screen. I pressed the degauss button no improvement. Then to get a better look at them I took a dusting cloth to my screen. The lines disappeared! Then today after my monitor was on a couple hours the lines were back. So heck I thought just use the dusting cloth again. It worked again, the lines are gone. What's going on here with my monitor? Thanks.

  2. Software & Hardware   -   #2
    Virtualbody1234's Avatar Forum Star BT Rep: +2
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Canada
    Posts
    10,763
    They never disappeared.

    You have an Aperture Grill Monitor and nothing is wrong with it.

    The 2 fine horizontal lines are wires held under tension to hold the grill to the inside of the screen.

    You can best see them on a white background. Open Wordpad fullscreen and see.


    http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question406.htm
    Last edited by Virtualbody1234; 01-27-2006 at 01:01 AM.

  3. Software & Hardware   -   #3
    zapjb's Avatar Computer Abuser BT Rep: +3
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    3,606
    Wow that's weird. How come I never saw them before?

  4. Software & Hardware   -   #4
    suprafreak6's Avatar Suprafreak6 is Back!
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    -=U.S.A=-
    Posts
    2,210
    happened with my kds moniter also...

  5. Software & Hardware   -   #5
    zapjb's Avatar Computer Abuser BT Rep: +3
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    3,606
    @suprafreak6 is your KDS monitor OK? Or did it go out after that & how long after?

  6. Software & Hardware   -   #6
    Virtualbody1234's Avatar Forum Star BT Rep: +2
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Canada
    Posts
    10,763
    Quote Originally Posted by zapjb
    Wow that's weird. How come I never saw them before?
    Because they are very faint?


    @suprafreak6 is your KDS monitor OK? Or did it go out after that & how long after?
    That question make me think you don't believe my explanation.
    Last edited by Virtualbody1234; 01-27-2006 at 02:46 AM.

  7. Software & Hardware   -   #7
    twisterX's Avatar Poster
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    CoNNecticut
    Posts
    3,062
    LCD's are de best.

  8. Software & Hardware   -   #8
    zapjb's Avatar Computer Abuser BT Rep: +3
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    3,606
    Sorry VB. I'm calm as can be when it's somebody elses hardware. But I was a little off my head, cause it's MY hardware. But yes VB you are right & thank you.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •