Blue Line on monitor

[Guest]

For the past 3 days I have a thin blue line in the middle of my flat screen
monior and I can't figure out how it got there or how to remove. Any
suggestions?

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "pkteuton" <[email protected]>

| For the past 3 days I have a thin blue line in the middle of my flat screen
| monior and I can't figure out how it got there or how to remove. Any
| suggestions?
| --
| pk

Try another monitor from a friend. It sounds like your monir is going bad.

 

[Guest]

what is the make and model no. of your monitor?

Luke

 

[Guest]

It's a Dell, 17" flat screen monitor. Only about 10 months old

 

[Alias]

It's a Dell, 17" flat screen monitor. Only about 10 months old

Call Dell. It's probably still under warranty.

Alias

 

[Guest]

try this

http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/monitors/w1700/DAO/En/Trouble/TROUBLE.HTM

Luke

 

[Uncle Joe]

My former Sony 17" monitor--and now my Samsung 19" flat screen
monitor--both have had one-pixel high blue lines permanently displaying
across their screens. I've seen the thin blue line on monitors in computer
stores, and have read where other users have encountered the same
phenomena on their monitors, so I'm not alone.

Checked with both monitor manufacturers and was assured the blue line
was fine--that the blue line was a "resolution enhancement" line designed
to maintain monitor quality control. Learned to live with it. Very seldom
notice it on the Samsung, but it was always apparent on the Sony monitor.

Was told that I couldn't turn it off; that it was built into the monitor. The
blue line appeared the first time my monitors were powered up. Can't
explain why a blue line would suddenly start appearing on your monitor.
Perhaps a display driver update might be in order?

Your situation may be entirely different. Hope so. Good luck.

 

[Matt]

Is the monitor an LCD or a CRT (CRT is a traditional tube, it can be flat or
curved)?

I ask because of this issue with CRT's:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question406.htm .

 

[Uncle Joe]

Good point. I was referring to the built-in blue lines
appearing on my two flat screen CRTs.

The OP may well have a laptop. If so, that may indicate a
serious problem (hope not!) ...that one array line of pixels
on his/her LCD has gone bad...the only solution in that case
would be to live with it or replace the LCD panel at a very
high cost.

 

[Bob I]

Sounds like you're referring to the tensioning wires in the monitor mask
that divide the screen into approximate thirds. They "may" appear blue
but it's really just a really fine wire across the screen.