Blurry text - Monitor or vidcard problem?

**Delphi00** · 07-09-2006, 08:44 PM

I kinda just noticed that when my monitor is displaying text, the text the doesn't seem as clear anymore, but actually a little blurry. I know it's not my eyes becasue the text looks fine on my friend's computer. Is my monitor dying or my vidcard (I've only had both for 3 years now).

It's a CRT Samsung 955DF btw.

**GetCarter** · 07-09-2006, 09:05 PM

Cool, Ithaca. Cornell for the win!

Happened with my old Mag CRT. Started to go blurry, the text looked like it was getting AAd, then the colors went. So, i'm guessing in the monitor.

**Delphi00** · 07-09-2006, 10:00 PM

How old was your monitor went it started going blurry? And "AAd" (or did you mean ADD)?

What's your affiliation with Cornell?

**talldude** · 07-09-2006, 10:08 PM

sounds like monitor's losing focus...if you're savvy enough, it can probably be fixed by tweaking the innards some.

**soupnazi** · 07-10-2006, 12:19 AM

I'm guessing it's the monitor as well. My Sony G400 monitor from 2001 gets blurry on hot days. If you have a spare monitor, you can put it on your PC to test the text and find out which is the culprit.

07-09-2006, 08:44 PM	#1
Delphi00 Thread Killer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Jersey Posts: 3,260	Blurry text - Monitor or vidcard problem? I kinda just noticed that when my monitor is displaying text, the text the doesn't seem as clear anymore, but actually a little blurry. I know it's not my eyes becasue the text looks fine on my friend's computer. Is my monitor dying or my vidcard (I've only had both for 3 years now). It's a CRT Samsung 955DF btw. __________________ Rig: P4 2.4C @ 3.0Ghz \| Abit IC7 \| Thermalright SLK 947U + Enermax 90mm \| Scythe Ultra Kaze 120mm \| Corsair 3GB \| PowerColor HD3850 AGP \| Antec SLK3700AMB \| Enermax Whisper II 535W \| Hercules Fortissimo III 7.1 \| Samsung 931B \| Logitech Z-2300 \| WinXP Pro

07-09-2006, 10:00 PM	#3
Delphi00 Thread Killer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Jersey Posts: 3,260	How old was your monitor went it started going blurry? And "AAd" (or did you mean ADD)? What's your affiliation with Cornell? __________________ Rig: P4 2.4C @ 3.0Ghz \| Abit IC7 \| Thermalright SLK 947U + Enermax 90mm \| Scythe Ultra Kaze 120mm \| Corsair 3GB \| PowerColor HD3850 AGP \| Antec SLK3700AMB \| Enermax Whisper II 535W \| Hercules Fortissimo III 7.1 \| Samsung 931B \| Logitech Z-2300 \| WinXP Pro

07-09-2006, 10:08 PM	#4
talldude It's not the Land Shark. Join Date: May 2001 Location: The North Posts: 9,435	sounds like monitor's losing focus...if you're savvy enough, it can probably be fixed by tweaking the innards some. __________________ Yeah, just like that.

07-10-2006, 12:19 AM	#5
soupnazi Zoom-Zoom! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 15,066	I'm guessing it's the monitor as well. My Sony G400 monitor from 2001 gets blurry on hot days. If you have a spare monitor, you can put it on your PC to test the text and find out which is the culprit. __________________ Spoiler ITG Audio & HT Enthusiast Mazda MX5 aka "Sophie" Bose Secrets: Click HERE! Terry's Secret Gender Guild PC pics: Click here (9mb) AMD 4400+ X2\|2GB PC3200 Ram\|Asus A8N SLI w/ Zalman NB47 Dell 2405FPW\|Galaxy 8800GT 512MB 150GB Raptor & 500GB WD\|400GB & 500GB Seagate\|Benq DW1650 & DW1655 X-Fi Xtreme Music\|Panasonic XR55\|Mirage AVS500\|Infinity Primus 150\|Energy S8.2 Antec P180\|Seasonic S12 500W\|AC Freezer 64 Pro MS Natural Ergo 4000\|Logitech G5\|Func 1030

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07-09-2006, 09:05 PM	#2
GetCarter Hammerhead Shark Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Eden Posts: 2,963	Cool, Ithaca. Cornell for the win! Happened with my old Mag CRT. Started to go blurry, the text looked like it was getting AAd, then the colors went. So, i'm guessing in the monitor.