Is my monitor knackered? : Single vertical line appeared

Draeger · 11 Oct 2012 at 16:24

I posted about something similar happening a while back on my PC, its still the same system and monitor I was using in this thread:-

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18049684&highlight=monitor+username_Draeger

Unfortunately the same thing has returned but this time it doesn't look like wiggling the cable or unplugging everything and putting it all back together again is making any difference:-

It also shows the same pink line when the VGA cable is removed and also in the BIOS setup screen. I've tried a brand new VGA cable as well, no joy. Is it completely knackered?. :confused:

Speedy Pete · 11 Oct 2012 at 16:34

If the lines were random on the screen i would have said GPU problem. but if its stuck there ur monitor is most likely fubarred.

any warranty left on it?

Draeger · 11 Oct 2012 at 16:41

Nah, it's served me reasonably well. It's about 5 years old, an Octigen 19" Widescreen job. Cost about £60 new back then so not too much of a disaster. Excuse for an upgrade I guess.

Annoying though since it did the same years ago when I posted that first thread and I managed to fix it in a few minutes by just unplugging the cables and putting them back in again.

nath247 · 11 Oct 2012 at 16:53

It may be a loose connection in the back of the monitor itself so you unplugging and reconnecting may of moved a pin or something back to it's original position, however now the monitor is older it may not be able to due to wear and tear.

Upgrade? Yes

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Draeger · 11 Oct 2012 at 17:03

nath247 said:
It may be a loose connection in the back of the monitor itself so you unplugging and reconnecting may of moved a pin or something back to it's original position

Might be worth a pop taking the back off it and seeing if it can be jiggery pokeried around with and persuaded to 'work' again.

At least until I decide what upgrade to go for.

Randomface74 · 11 Oct 2012 at 17:05

pink line makes me think gpu - can you change resolution or something to see if the line moves?

Axeia · 11 Oct 2012 at 23:16

I had something like that on my Samsung 2443BW, had to send it in for repairs.
Started off with a single vertical line, as time went on I got more and more lines, Samsung fixed it by replacing some of the electronics it seems as I still have a dead pixel at the same spot as when I sent it in

Draeger · 12 Oct 2012 at 11:07

billysielu said:
pink line makes me think gpu - can you change resolution or something to see if the line moves?

I'll give that a whirl and see. To be fair, I've not tried the monitor on another desktop PC yet to discount the possibility that its the GPU. I'll do that too. :cool:

Axeia · 12 Oct 2012 at 11:16

The bootscreen/windows start animation are already in a different resolution, I'm 99% sure the problem is with your monitor.

james_2k · 12 Oct 2012 at 14:58

same line when the gpu isnt even connected as you say means defo monitor humped

mrh2019 · 14 Oct 2012 at 12:59

Yer, you have a faulty LCD screen. Sorry!

JonoB · 15 Oct 2012 at 08:52

Sounds more like the cables to me. Can you try a different cable?

FRAGMAYO · 15 Oct 2012 at 08:55

As said above test everything if you can

I would say the monitor is ****ed, but before you upgrade make sure it is the monitor

If you have had it for that long an upgrade would be nice

Draeger · 15 Oct 2012 at 21:47

Yeah, tried a brand new VGA cable with no success, pink line in exactly the same position. I'll try the monitor on another PC and see if its still there.