Display problem |
Display problem |
pandy |
Dec 25 2016, 10:05 AM
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My display is wonky and wonkier it gets for each day. Is there a way to find out if it's the screen or the video card that is BSODed? I haven't been able to borrow another screen, which would of course be the easiest way to find out.
It started with short, thin lines showing up in columns where there was a solid or close to solid color. Pure black, pure white and yellow weren't affected. Now colors are garbled and solid color areas flicker (like the chrome of programs and windows, old Windows gray style). How the problem manifests itself is affected by the display mode I choose on the screen. In Standard and sRGB mode light lines are rolling down the screen (much as it could look at a badly tuned old fat TV). If I choose Movie or Dynamics the rolling lines go away but colors look like they were designed by Disney. The problem gets worse if I leave the computer idle. If I'm not working at it I leave a movie on so something happens on the screen. I haven't made any changes lately, neither to the computer or its environment. Tried to turn speakers off and so on. No biggie, I was contemplating getting a new screen anyway, so I'm thinking of getting that first, even if it's more expensive. But it's the worst time of the year, shops are jammed full with people, things get sold out and since I don't keep up with hardware it takes me some time to figure out what I want. WARNING: I really suck at hardware, so you need to talk to me like to a baby. |
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