Monitor Display - Yellow Hue

[Guest]

My monitor inexplicably has a yellow hue, a condition that appeared for no
apparent reason about a week ago. I've checked the monitor itself, and there
appear to be no hardware problems. I've also run through as many of the
"help" topics as seemed relevant (including system restore), but the problem
persists.

Any insight (possibly a worm, virus, etc.?). Thanks.

 

[Richard Urban]

Does the monitor work correctly when connected to another computer? If so,
suspect a bad connection to your video card or the card itself.

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Always check the monitor's video cable so as to see if is correctly
connected and snug on the video card port.

 

[Bob I]

Some adapter drivers will allow you to adjust the "colors". It sounds
like the "red" gun is weak or turned down.

 

[RA]

Check your connections. This morning my display had a heavy purple cast to
it. I reseated my laptop in the port replicator and restarted and it was
normal.

 

[Ken Blake]

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My monitor inexplicably has a yellow hue, a condition that
appeared
for no apparent reason about a week ago. I've checked the
monitor
itself, and there appear to be no hardware problems. I've also
run
through as many of the "help" topics as seemed relevant
(including
system restore), but the problem persists.

Any insight (possibly a worm, virus, etc.?). Thanks.

This is unlikely to be a software problem at all--neither Windows
nor a virus.

It's probably hardware, and there are three things to check:

1. The monitor

2. The video card

3. The cable connecting the monitor and card.

The first thing to check, since it's the easiest, is that the
cable is securely seated in the socket.

 

[NobodyMan]

In


This is unlikely to be a software problem at all--neither Windows
nor a virus.

It's probably hardware, and there are three things to check:

1. The monitor

2. The video card

3. The cable connecting the monitor and card.

The first thing to check, since it's the easiest, is that the
cable is securely seated in the socket.

If you find that the problem is the monitor itself that is failing,
don't think about getting it repaired. Unless it is still under
warranty, it is far cheaper to just buy a new monitor than to try
repairing on existing one.

 

[Michael Stevens]

If you find that the problem is the monitor itself that is failing,
don't think about getting it repaired. Unless it is still under
warranty, it is far cheaper to just buy a new monitor than to try
repairing on existing one.

In some cases, this is valid advice, but giving this as a blanket statement
is not good advice. Spending $200 when $100 will give the same results is
questionable thinking.
The decision to repair or replace would be best determined on a case by case
evaluation.
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[NobodyMan]

In some cases, this is valid advice, but giving this as a blanket statement
is not good advice. Spending $200 when $100 will give the same results is
questionable thinking.
The decision to repair or replace would be best determined on a case by case
evaluation.

True, $100 is better than $200 - but repairing a monitor will cost,
with almost 100% certainty, cost more than just buying a newer one.
If it's not under warranty, it's usually better to dump it and move
on.

 

[Michael Stevens]

True, $100 is better than $200 - but repairing a monitor will cost,
with almost 100% certainty, cost more than just buying a newer one.
If it's not under warranty, it's usually better to dump it and move
on.

You need to find another repair shop. <G> Sure you can replace a 21 inch
monitor with a 15 inch for less than the repair cost, but try to replace a
21 inch monitor for less than the repair cost. Can't be done.
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[Ken Blake]

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You need to find another repair shop. <G> Sure you can replace
a 21
inch monitor with a 15 inch for less than the repair cost, but
try to
replace a 21 inch monitor for less than the repair cost. Can't
be
done.

Besides the size being relevant, the monitor's age is too. It
makes more sense to repair a comparatively new monitor than an
older one, which may have something else go wrong with it in
after being fixed.