Monitor gets very blurry and distorted

[Nikola]

Monitor gets very blurry and distorted, then
audibly "pops" off then back on (in the same way it does
when you change resolution settings) and when it "pops"
back on, it is similar to the effect you get when you do
the GAUSSIAN?????

Cannot pinpoint the reason. Doesn't seem to happen at any
certain time or during any certain conditions and there is
no documentation in the event viewer. Monitor is a Sony
Trinitron HMD-A400, about 2 years old. I am running Xp Pro
with NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600. Unsure if it's a power,
computer, monitor, driver issue. I've updated all
drivers, reinstalled (clean install) operating system.
AGP aperture size is set at 128MB in BIOS. Resolution is
set at 1024 x 768, refresh rate is set at 60 hertz.

 

[Nick]

It sounds like your monitor may be on it's last leg. If
you have another monitor, try using the other monitor to
see if it follows the monitor or the computer. Another
thing you can try it to lower your refresh rate (if you
are running an extremely high refresh rate). Make sure
it's high enough that it doesn't hurt your eyes, but not
so high that it can damage your monitor. Good luck, Nick

 

[Nikola]

Thanks Nick but is this normal for a Sony monitor that is
less than 2 years old.As you can see I don't want to say
it's actually broke but simple pilot error.Exhausting all
resources while I'm sure avoiding the inevidable.

 

[Nick]

Definately not normal, but it happens. Again, it sounds
like your refresh rate is as low as it will go
(personally, anything below 75 Hertz hurts my eyes).I
would just try swapping out the monitor. If you have
more than one PC, swap monitors for a while. Don't
believe it's your video card, but at this point, it's
trial and error until you figure it out.

Good luck,
Nick