Lines & Text ghosts on monitor

Tampa Bill · 06-29-2006, 05:35 PM

Hi. I have some faint lines and ghost text on my monitor that is just like my Outlook Express InBox. I recently replaced my monitor due to a power issue, and the new monitor has the same display. Not sure if a video card forum is the right place to ask for help? Thanks for any help! I should also note that as best I can make out, it is a duplicate image of the Outlook InBox, but the images are not placed in the same position as the actiual InbOx.

dai · 06-29-2006, 05:51 PM

list your system specs including the power supply details
what was the power issue you had

Tampa Bill · 06-29-2006, 06:28 PM

Gateway desktop with a Pentium 4. The video card is a 128mb GeForce4 Ti4200G. I just got the new monitor, a Sony SDM-HS95P with Analog and Digital input. The previous monitor (>3 years old) came with the system, and would flicker and go black It would take numerous resets of the monitor power to get it to eventually stay on. The new monitor fixed that, of course, but the ghost issue was on the old monitor and carried over to the new one.

dai · 06-29-2006, 06:38 PM

can you get a friend to try your card in their computer to check if it is the card

Tampa Bill · 06-29-2006, 06:44 PM

Yes, I can. Have you heard of this before?

dai · 06-29-2006, 06:51 PM

i had something like a 3d image about 3 yrs ago had to replace the card and the power supply as it was not powerful enough for the new card

ebackhus · 07-01-2006, 08:20 AM

Is this an LCD panel? Sounds like one judging from the input types. Ghosts and other artifacts, especially on a new LCD, are often the result of signal interference.

06-29-2006, 05:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tampa Bill Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 OS: win xp	Lines & Text ghosts on monitor Hi. I have some faint lines and ghost text on my monitor that is just like my Outlook Express InBox. I recently replaced my monitor due to a power issue, and the new monitor has the same display. Not sure if a video card forum is the right place to ask for help? Thanks for any help! I should also note that as best I can make out, it is a duplicate image of the Outlook InBox, but the images are not placed in the same position as the actiual InbOx. Last edited by Tampa Bill; 06-29-2006 at 05:38 PM.

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dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	list your system specs including the power supply details what was the power issue you had __________________

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dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	can you get a friend to try your card in their computer to check if it is the card __________________

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dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	i had something like a 3d image about 3 yrs ago had to replace the card and the power supply as it was not powerful enough for the new card __________________

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,341 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Is this an LCD panel? Sounds like one judging from the input types. Ghosts and other artifacts, especially on a new LCD, are often the result of signal interference. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

06-29-2006, 06:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tampa Bill Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 OS: win xp	Gateway desktop with a Pentium 4. The video card is a 128mb GeForce4 Ti4200G. I just got the new monitor, a Sony SDM-HS95P with Analog and Digital input. The previous monitor (>3 years old) came with the system, and would flicker and go black It would take numerous resets of the monitor power to get it to eventually stay on. The new monitor fixed that, of course, but the ghost issue was on the old monitor and carried over to the new one.

06-29-2006, 06:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tampa Bill Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 OS: win xp	Yes, I can. Have you heard of this before?