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Diminished Text, etc. Color ?

13 years ago

Diminished Text,etc. Color ?

This week I find that my monitor is misconstrued; the gray and black colors are diminished, the navy is somewhat purple/chartreuse, etc., can this be rectified? How?

THANK YOU for your help!

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mike_kaiser_gw
13 years ago
Does the size of your icons and desktop fonts look correct (or as you remember them)? LCD monitors have a set display ratio that your computer must match or things look "funky" although color should still be normal. Might want to check in display properties.

Could be your monitor or video card is starting to go. If you haven't turn off your computer and monitor. You may even want to unplug both and wait a few minutes before restarting the computer. Your monitor should also have a reset function. Check the manual or look at the manufacturer's support site for directions.

If that doesn't work, turn off your computer and monitor. Disconnect the monitor cable from the computer and then reconnect it.

If that doesn't work and you computer has a separate video card, reseat the video card.

If that doesn't work the only thing left is to try a known good monitor to identify the defect.
debt-talk
Original Author
13 years ago
COMPUTER: Everex IMPACT GA3400

The size of the icons and desktop fonts appear to be correct.

I have done the following:
- turned off the computer and monitor, waited a few minutes, and restarted
- unplugged the system, waited a bit, and restarted

I havenÃ¢ÂÂt located a monitor Ã¢ÂÂreset functionÃ¢ÂÂ, searching online for info. I will also disconnect the monitor cable from the computer and then reconnect it as suggested.

THANK YOU for your help!
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