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Monitor Settings severe flicker

#1 Usrn

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Posted 10 August 2010 - 06:06 PM

I just hooked a Sony Trinitron 200sf crt to an AMD 2.1 Gh machine. I set it to 1024 X 768 but there is a severe flicker. It's even worse if I go up or down with the resolution. I somehow updated the adapter driver and it seems a little better (not really sure what happened - it just grabbed something off the 'net). The only refresh rate option is 60 Hz. Anyone here know how I can tweak this to look decent. It's a nice monitor.

#2 Usrn

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Posted 10 August 2010 - 07:44 PM

Btw, this is a Win XP Machine.

I ran across PC HelpSoft that has a downloadable Hardware Helper that scans for driver updates. It found 3 items that need updated drivers - but none of those include the monitor. It 'highly recommends' registering the download of Harware Helper before actually updating the drivers. This sounds kinda strange to me. Anyone familar with these guys, or can help with the monitor issue?
I've used this monitor with other machines with no problem.

#3 mjd420nova

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Posted 11 August 2010 - 08:21 AM

The first thing you need to do is insure that the flicker is not being caused by external amgnetic fields. The desktop itself could be too close to the monitor or anyother device mounted near the display.

#4 coastie65

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Posted 11 August 2010 - 01:46 PM

Florescient lights may or may not cause a problem.

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#5 Usrn

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Posted 11 August 2010 - 09:48 PM

Yeah, thanks.

The monitor's about 2 feet away - it's a tower on the floor. No fluorescent lights in sight.

#6 smax013

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Posted 23 August 2010 - 03:58 PM

Usrn, on 10 August 2010 - 07:44 PM, said:

I've used this monitor with other machines with no problem.

Recently?

If you have not tried the monitor with another computer recently, then it could be the monitor dying/having "issues".

If you have used the monitor recently with another computer and it worked fine, then it is most likely an issue with the graphics card/system in this computer. Have you tried using this computer with another monitor to see if the same thing happens?