Screen Gamma Problem (Nothing on Google)

[Tweak]

Hello,

I've had this problem before on another pc. The monitor used to lose red color resulting in everything becoming very dark, I used to only be able to play pc games when I put blankets over the windows so the monitor is the brightest thing in my room.

Luckily I am not currently facing the same problem. Now my pc CRT Monitor (LG Flatron) randomly loses hue or gamma or something, because I can't see for **** in my games. Sometimes it goes back to normal and everything is fine.

I seem to remeber fixing this back before I formatted my pc, but I can't remember how exactly. Might have been drivers but I have tried all that I can from Driverguide and nothing worked :<

Any advice from you guise?
Cheers

 

[Lycanthrope]

CRT? Yeugh... Get an LCD.

Beyond that, sorry, no idea what would be causing it. Sounds to me like the monitor is on its way out.

 

[cyberbob1979]

It could be dry joints on the PC board on the inside controlling hue and saturation and gamma / brightness pots. If you have someone electronically minded with a soldering iron and a bit of know-how then you might be able to spot them with a magnifying glass and correct them...

 

[Tweak]

It could be dry joints on the PC board on the inside controlling hue and saturation and gamma / brightness pots. If you have someone electronically minded with a soldering iron and a bit of know-how then you might be able to spot them with a magnifying glass and correct them...

I supposed you're talking about the pc board inside my screen?

I heard that the Capacitors in CRT screens can hold enough charge (even after 6 months of being unplugged) to kill you.

 

[ponder]

I heard that the Capacitors in CRT screens can hold enough charge (even after 6 months of being unplugged) to kill you.

Chances of you getting killed are slim but you can get a very nasty jolt if you don't discharge things properly. If you don't know what you are doing then stay away.

 

[Maddmatt]

Dying from old age. Time to get an LCD, it's probably better for your eyes too.