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Monitor about to die?

I have a 4 year old Philips flat-panel monitor, which has been reliable until now.

However it has just developed a minor fault - about 2 inches on the left side (from top to bottom) has turn a light grey - the windows etc in the area are still visible, just a but darker than the rest of the screen.

Anyone know what the problem might be? is it a sign that the whole thing is about to pack up?

Andy
 
Check if its not a fault with the graphics card first (you never know) by using the moniter with another comp.

If not then most probably the crystals themselves are damaged
 
yeah, best try the TFT on a diff comp as spy said. I would say that it is the TFT by what you have said. but as I have found out numerous times, what you think is the cause of a problem, may not be.
 
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Just tried it on my work's laptop, and the grey bit is still there.

Is it worth trying a different VGA cable?

Assuming the problem is with the monitor itself, as seems likely, is it likely to be a sign that the whole thing is going to pack up soon?
 
I just noticed the grey area is now working properly again - wierd!
 
Has your monitor been moved at all (If it has a bad connection or something is what I am thinking)?

Did it fix itself out of fear perhaps? :confused:
It knew you were going to get a new one and replace it..... :eek:
Or maybe not..... :D
 
I've never seen a problem that was the cause of a monitor. Its more likely to be the graphics card. If you begin to get blotches of colour (graphic corruption) randomly placed around the screen, that is a sign your card is about to die.

I think you should be fine.
 
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