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Just added a 2nd monitor, what is wrong with the color?

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September 4, 2013 4:32:38 PM

No matter what I do I can't seem to get the color right, sorry for the bad photo. But I can't screenshot it on my computer. It's really strange, I can screenshot the bad colored monitor, move it over to my main monitor, and then it becomes correctly colored again.

EDIT: Ok so I switched the VGA cords of both monitors, then the left one is correct, and the right one doesn't even pick up a signal

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September 4, 2013 4:42:36 PM

That's just because your color settings are off. It's to be expected - no monitors are going to be calibrated the same. Play with the actual monitor menu and color settings till you're satisfied with the result.
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September 4, 2013 4:44:42 PM

Sounds like you have a bad cord.
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September 4, 2013 4:56:50 PM

Yeah, if you switched cables and the issue flipped, then it's pretty obvious that you've got a bad cable.

Why are you using VGA, though? If both your monitor and your computer are capable of it, I highly recommend buying a DVI or HDMI cord to replace that VGA cable.
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September 4, 2013 5:12:26 PM

Kieran Logue said:
No matter what I do I can't seem to get the color right, sorry for the bad photo. But I can't screenshot it on my computer. It's really strange, I can screenshot the bad colored monitor, move it over to my main monitor, and then it becomes correctly colored again.

EDIT: Ok so I switched the VGA cords of both monitors, then the left one is correct, and the right one doesn't even pick up a signal



Actually is was just an Nvidia setting that was screwed up. Not sure why it worked the 2nd time I tried messing with those settings but w.e
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