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please help vertical red line on monitor
kate1956
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in Techie Stuff
Title says it all really - a red vertical line has appeared down my computer monitor. i have no idea why or how to fix it. I'm a bit of a novice and am using windows vista. Hope someone could help please
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You Killed it..:eek: Nah but seriously if you can put up with the line on your display then you cant do anymore damage to it, sounds like you need a trip to PC World.....:DTo travel at the speed of light, one must first become light.....0
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I've got the same on a Sharp monitor. It's a failure of the connector strip along top or bottom, and can't economically be repaired except if the screen is large & expensive.
A fellow MSEer effected a temp repair on their one with a clothes peg, but typically they just get worse - mine now has 3 lines...0 -
Lines can be very attractive...
Especially when your trying to watch your fav movie.... :PTo travel at the speed of light, one must first become light.....0 -
Try applying gentle pressure to the point where the red line meets the bottom of the screen to see if it alters. If it returns to normal, the try blu-tak or a clothes peg, anything to maintain the pressure at that point.0
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If your using Vista is your computer still within warranty? worth trying to get it repaired first!0
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Anything but a visit to PC World, if you take it for repair, take it someone decent!
It is still under warranty (most good TFT flat screens have a 3 year warranty), ring them up and they will organise a swap out.
Else it'll probably be a new screen as they are too expensive to repair.0 -
Good advice from isofa, well said.;)0
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Thank you every one - the monitor is still under warranty so I think I'll take isofa's advice. At least I know I didn't do anything to cause it - thanks againThe £2 Coin Savers Club £78 as of 7th July 20060
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Don't rule out the graphics card connection as well. If you can, before ringing the monitor manufacturer see if a friend would be kind enough to lend you a monitor to test. If it doesn't occur on their monitor, then you know its the monitor for sure. Always best just to check, as would be frustrating if it re-occured on a new oneLive for what tomorrow has to bring, not what yesterday has taken away0
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