belina monitor gone dark

worried_jim

I have just been to get a tea and when I returned to my pc my monitor has gone a lot darker.

The monitor is a belina and I've had it for a number of years.

All the dark colors are now practically black making it very gloomy. I've had a fiddle with the brightness but no joy.

Is it knackered and time for a new one or have I missed a trick?

DJBlu

Sounds like it is knackered, have you checked the connections at the back of the monitor and computer? They can become loose over time usually the screen changes colour but can go dim.

Worth a check before a new purchase.

clever_duck

Just to be on the safe side, if you have another cable, try replace that from your monitor to your PC.
If the problem still exists, I'm afraid to say it may have had it.

worried_jim

The connection is fine, I will get a new monitor this morning but before I do could have anything to do with the graphics card?

GunJack

try another monitor f you have access to a spare before forking out on anything....

worried_jim

Just booted up the pc and it is all working fine, screen is okay and colours are good.

wongataa

worried_jim wrote: »

The connection is fine, I will get a new monitor this morning but before I do could have anything to do with the graphics card?

It's unlikely that a graphics card failure would make the screen go dark.

Strider590

It's worth checking your GFX card display settings, something may have turned down the brightness or gamma.

The true test is whether the monitors OSD (on screen display) is dull too, because this is totally independent of the PC, if this is the case then the monitor is definitely shafted.