ok-- u org techies are so more advanced than I ....

just got a new computer last week .... love it ... BUT ... i have this one issue... the new computer did NOT come with a new monitor -- so i just hooked my old 17" up and thought .... "cool" ...

well --- the prob is ---- when i bring up a page ... say i bring up Prince.org ... it is clear ... but then --- when i scroll or move the page at all ... it becomes blurry .... .... ugh

if i minimize it ... and bring it back up ... (where i scrolled to ) it is clear again ....

what up with that ???? i tried to change the resolution ... but ... it didnt solve any prob ....just lookin at slightly smaller words now ...lol

sorry bout this simple thing ... i am computer stupid i fear ....

The first thing I would try is to reset your monitor to factory settings, that may have an effect. It's possible that your display timing could be wrong so resetting will sort that out.

I've never seen 'blurry' screen as you describe, are you sober ? ( sorry, had to check!)

Are you getting any screen flicker as well ? Anything strange happening with the colours ?

Hopefully not, screen flicker and/or washed out colours unsually mean your monitor is fucked and about to die.

Could be a few things - mostly it sounds like you haven't got the right, most uptodate drivers for your monitor. Have a look for your monitor name on the internet and see if you can find some drivers to download.

It might also be that the anti-aliasing settings are messed up. Some graphic cards have a few different options for anti-aliasing settings - have a look around in the display settings, in 'advanced' or whatever you find there, and try different settings. ALSO - download the latest drivers for your graphics card.

It could also be the monitor refresh rate - also to be found in the display/monitor settings - it will be something like 60hz, 70hz - maybe try one of the others.

Hope that helps!

oh man u guys are great ... i leave for a few hours ... and i have answers to my techie questions ...

yes - i am sober by the way !!!

i will try some of your suggestions as soon as i get back out ... the drivers sound like it could be a possibility too ... damn i hate drivers ... always mess me up ...

oh and to answer you ????--- no screen flickering ....

before i had it hooked up to an ole 755mhz ... and now i got a new amd 2800mhz deal with a better video card ... so i thought it might have somethin to do with the video card stuff ... sorry i am stupid when it comes to this stuff ...lol ...

dayummmm u guys are good

it was the monitor refreshing thingy ... well ... i tried that first and it worked !!!

ty ty ty

...and remember don't install the new drivers while drunk.....you don't want to get a ticket.


I know, I know bad joke....



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ok ok i really was not drinking

but i have come to a conclusion ... i am just gonna get a new monitor ... lol

i tried ... thought it was fixed cus prince.org when i scrolled down did not go blurry ....

but then ebay and other pages now do ... ugh ...

so i will look over your suggestions ... see if i can fix it ... and then drink !!!

Sorry to hear you're still having problems. There's tons of things to try before you resort to buying a monitor - you could try a different monitor cable as sometimes the pins get bent - I've also heard of people removing the graphic card, blowing the dust off the motherboard, and then putting it back in - but at the end of the day, it could still just be the monitor is incompatible or broken! If you can, borrow a monitor off someone to check. If it still does it, obviously it's not a broken monitor.

I still reckon it could be the monitor or graphics card drivers though.

Once my monitor didn't work , just a black screen ,
no light burning either
Plugged it out and in my pc and then it worked normally again
(i guess it's 15 years old or something and the colours are much too dark)