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Miracleman - Dec 04, 2007 11:45:29 am PST #3668 of 25497
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

You could try degaussing it.

Okay, gave that a shot, still fuzzy.


NoiseDesign - Dec 04, 2007 11:47:06 am PST #3669 of 25497
Our wings are not tired

Lower the resolution you are running at by one notch. If it is at 1280x1024 drop it to 1024x768.


Gudanov - Dec 04, 2007 11:47:26 am PST #3670 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping

Okay, gave that a shot, still fuzzy.

It was a longshot, but at least it probably made a nifty sound.


Miracleman - Dec 04, 2007 11:51:18 am PST #3671 of 25497
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

Lower the resolution you are running at by one notch.

It is now at 800 x 600 or whatever.

Big...and still fuzzy.

I think it's the monitor itself, now.


tommyrot - Dec 04, 2007 11:53:17 am PST #3672 of 25497
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Once I had a cat throw up into my monitor, and the monitor got really dim and fuzzy.

Did you (or someone else) get vomit in your monitor?


Miracleman - Dec 04, 2007 11:54:03 am PST #3673 of 25497
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

Did you (or someone else) get vomit in your monitor?

Dunno. I'm at a new desk. I suppose it's possible.

Doesn't smell like vomit, though.


Gudanov - Dec 04, 2007 11:56:00 am PST #3674 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping

That does sound like the monitor. You can hook it up to another computer to make sure if that is a possibility, but I would be shocked if it wasn't the monitor.


NoiseDesign - Dec 04, 2007 11:59:54 am PST #3675 of 25497
Our wings are not tired

Yep. Sounds like the monitor is bad.


Cashmere - Dec 04, 2007 12:05:28 pm PST #3676 of 25497
Now tagless for your comfort.

I did a hard reset on the phone (a scary or useful feature of the system tools folder) and it fixed the problem. I just had to synch up all my contacts and favorites again.


omnis_audis - Dec 04, 2007 1:34:34 pm PST #3677 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

MM, this might seem obvious, but I know I forget about it... is their dust caked on the glass? With all the static electricity, it could be caked on something fierce. A low tech solution??? Just an idea. Odds are you already wiped at it. Odds are better that the monitor is doing the happy death march to the volcano.