Computer Monitors

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[vernon]

I'm very happy with my Samsung monitor. My son, a mega techno geek, swears by them.

 

[StuAff]

BenQ make some excellent monitors- I've had an FP241W (definitely not crap el-cheapo) and been very happy with it....for nine years! And if yours is the one in the Amazon link, certainly seems something is at fault rather than performing as it should- many positive reviews. Checked the graphics card settings? Tried a different monitor cable and/or interface? Calibrated it? And yes, you could try it on a different system. If any and all of those don't give decent results, you've got a bad 'un & it'll be a warranty issue.

 

[fossyant]

Test with the HDMI out on your laptop. That way you can rule out monitor or graphics card issues

 

[slowmotion]

I just bought a second-hand Dell 2007FP 20" LCD monitor on ebay. It's the same model that I have had at work for some time. It cost £49 all up. I'm not a big fan of wide screen format for serious work, so I have always stuck to 4:3 aspect ratio. They are becoming quite hard to find these days. If you like the look, get one before they all disappear.
Here's a similar advert..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-20-U...917329?hash=item2a29dc1bd1:g:t1cAAOSwu4BVzK2O

 

[slowmotion]

[QUOTE 4173716, member: 9609"]That liknk is showing £60 quid north of the border, we get stuffed for everything up here ... LOL[/QUOTE]
It was another advert of a similar monitor! Calm down.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

[QUOTE 4173715, member: 9609"]And it would be safe to plug a 24" monitor into a little laptop ? its the wifes and if it melts I will be in all manner of trouble. The other lap top has something that looks like an old fasioned svga connector (15 pins on three rows) might it work in their ?[/QUOTE]
Yes, to both questions. If a laptop has a VGA or HDMI output port, then it's designed to be able to use it. For the laptop with VGA connector: if the monitor doesn't have a VGA socket, but only HDMI or DVI, then you can use a VGA to HDMI (or DVI) adaptor to connect the laptop to the monitor. I've done this with no issues.

 

[fossyant]

I plug our 17.3" laptop into out 40" telly, via HDMI and wifi direct. Perfectly safe. Allows you to check if it's the graphics card on the desktop.

You can adjust the settings from within the graphics card, but if everything is at default, the monitor may be on the way out. They are quite cheap these days.

 

[accountantpete]

Problems with screen calibration are usually down to some 'hidden' option.

Try Menu - Picture - Colour Temp- User Define.

That should get you the RGB (red,blue and green) sliders and you can just reduce the G level.

Also check you are not in Gaming mode.

 

[Crackle]

Along with advice already given, check you have proper drivers for the Graphics card and not just the windows generic ones, which are sometimes OK but sometimes not.

If it's windows 7 or above, the built in monitor calibration tool is pretty good and walks you through what to do. Just put Monitor Calibration in the help and it will link to it.

 

[MontyVeda]

I used to have my 22" samsung monitor connected to my laptop via HDMI and the picture was terrible (movies looked like a gif)... Tried a different HDMI lead but it still looked the same, then I swapped the HDMI for VGA and it was fine.

 

[redvision95]

[QUOTE 4173715, member: 9609"]And it would be safe to plug a 24" monitor into a little laptop ? its the wifes and if it melts I will be in all manner of trouble. The other lap top has something that looks like an old fasioned svga connector (15 pins on three rows) might it work in their ?[/QUOTE]
Perfectly safe. I do it with my work laptop and my TV. Its usually plugged into the TV 8-9 hours per day.

 

[Crackle]

Also check it's set to its native resolution. They often look odd if they aren't.

 

[fossyant]

Could be a dodgy cable/pin.