Why does my monitor have a green tint all of a sudden?

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » October 9th, 2005, 10:17

It wasn't like this before... and no matter what I do (changing the colour settings in display properties or using those little menu buttons on the front of the monitor) the greenness is still there! Aaah

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » October 9th, 2005, 10:24

I prescribe percussive maintenance and reconnecting the video cable if you havent done that already.

Is it a CRT?

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » October 9th, 2005, 10:36

Nope, it's a TFT, I'll try reconnecting the cable now

Post by **Roman Totale** » October 9th, 2005, 10:50

Did you sneeze perhaps?

Post by **Grimmie** » October 9th, 2005, 11:36

Wiggle the cables.
If that doesn't work.. Ciijasiie.

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » October 9th, 2005, 11:44

You haven't got anything else electrical in the very near vicinity have you? Something that could emit a magnetic field? I don't know what it does to a TFT but the TV in our kitchen has a green tint from being sat next to the kettle for about 3 or 4 years.

Post by **Joose** » October 9th, 2005, 12:53

Ive seen this a lot in the heavily abused PC's at the school I used to work in. More often than not it was fixed by either making sure the monitor cable was connected ok, replacing the monitor cable, or reseating the graphics card.

If youve got access to a different computer somewhere, try the monitor on that one to see if the problem persists. Then at least you can see if its the monitor, the cable or the graphics card thats the problem.

Sol · Post by **Sol** » October 9th, 2005, 13:01

Mine does this but it goes pink

It's been like it since i got it, what iiyama suggested was to re-boot it or something.

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » October 9th, 2005, 13:03

Soloman wrote:what iiyama suggested was to re-boot it or something.

1. Apply boot firmly to side of monitor
2. Re-boot.

Nickface · Post by **Nickface** » October 9th, 2005, 13:31

Jinxx wrote:1. Apply boot firmly to side of monitor
2. Re-boot.

So kick it twice?

Post by **Joose** » October 9th, 2005, 13:58

Sounds like a good plan to me.

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » October 9th, 2005, 17:19

I made two CRT's pretty useless by putting them near something magnetic fieldy.. I never worked out what the problem was.. But it hasn't affected my LCD (Yet)... A fun thing to do if the monitor is fucked: Monitor + Sledgehammer = Destruction..

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » October 9th, 2005, 17:58

I reseated the card like mr Joose suggested, and the monitor decided it didn't want to recieve any signals. I turned it off and plugged it into the second connector on the card, it recieves signals now but is still greenish.

Edit: I also don't have any sound.

Post by **deject** » October 9th, 2005, 18:36

it seems your monitor is fubar'd. bad news I'm afraid.

as for your sound, does the card show in the Device Manager?

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » October 9th, 2005, 18:38

The sound is working again, so is the monitor. Still a bit on the green side though. I seem to go through monitors rather quickly =/

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 9th, 2005, 18:41

plug your computer into a different plug socket.

Post by **TezzRexx** » October 9th, 2005, 20:02

you haven't put a magnet next to the monitor have you??

Post by **deject** » October 9th, 2005, 20:22

TezzRexx wrote:you haven't put a magnet next to the monitor have you??

Magnets don't affect LCDs...

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » October 9th, 2005, 20:27

deject wrote:Magnets don't affect LCDs...

They do if you throw them hard enough.

Post by **deject** » October 9th, 2005, 20:31

Stoat wrote:They do if you throw them hard enough.