DVI-D/HDMI 2nd monitor flickers, bad quality - can't figure it out! (VGA works fine)
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pratt61799
December 10, 2013 4:47:40 PM
Intel HD 2500, Lenovo dektop.
Output via VGA to Monitor #1 and Monitor #2 both work great.
Monitor #1 is VGA-only. Monitor #2 has a DVI-D port in addition to VGA. When I hook Monitor #2 up via DVI-D, the display is terrible - it flickers, the color is bad, there are lines on the screen, etc.
(The computer has a DVI-D port, not HDMI, so I'm actually using an HDMI cable with HDMI->DVI-D adapters on each end.)
If I hook Monitor #2 up to a different computer that has an HDMI port, the display looks great, no matter which of the two HDMI->DVI-D adapters I'm using. So I don't think the problem is with the cable or the adapters. But maybe I'm missing something?
If I start in Safe Mode (Win 7 Pro 64), the problem is still there.
Any ideas??
Output via VGA to Monitor #1 and Monitor #2 both work great.
Monitor #1 is VGA-only. Monitor #2 has a DVI-D port in addition to VGA. When I hook Monitor #2 up via DVI-D, the display is terrible - it flickers, the color is bad, there are lines on the screen, etc.
(The computer has a DVI-D port, not HDMI, so I'm actually using an HDMI cable with HDMI->DVI-D adapters on each end.)
If I hook Monitor #2 up to a different computer that has an HDMI port, the display looks great, no matter which of the two HDMI->DVI-D adapters I'm using. So I don't think the problem is with the cable or the adapters. But maybe I'm missing something?
If I start in Safe Mode (Win 7 Pro 64), the problem is still there.
Any ideas??
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wrathofdragon
December 10, 2013 4:58:54 PM
pratt61799
December 10, 2013 5:07:25 PM
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pratt61799
December 10, 2013 5:14:24 PM
wrathofdragon
December 10, 2013 5:14:55 PM
pratt61799
December 10, 2013 5:15:57 PM
wrathofdragon
December 10, 2013 5:17:17 PM
wrathofdragon
December 10, 2013 5:20:42 PM
if changing the resolution doesnt work you have several other options:
try changing the refresh rate: Right mouse click on desktop/Screen Resolution/Advanced/monitor/Refresh rate
IF THAT DOESNT WORK
try using a different cable/or no adaptors
If THAT DOESNT WORK
its the internals (but judging on the fact that its a pre-built, there is a slim chance of that....
try changing the refresh rate: Right mouse click on desktop/Screen Resolution/Advanced/monitor/Refresh rate
IF THAT DOESNT WORK
try using a different cable/or no adaptors
If THAT DOESNT WORK
its the internals (but judging on the fact that its a pre-built, there is a slim chance of that....
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pratt61799
December 10, 2013 5:26:11 PM
wrathofdragon said:
try setting the DVI-d/hdmi monitor to the lowest resolution possible. see if that workswrathofdragon said:
if changing the resolution doesnt work you have several other options:try changing the refresh rate: Right mouse click on desktop/Screen Resolution/Advanced/monitor/Refresh rate
IF THAT DOESNT WORK
try using a different cable/or no adaptors
If THAT DOESNT WORK
its the internals (but judging on the fact that its a pre-built, there is a slim chance of that....
Guess I'm stuck with buying a new cable and waiting...
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wrathofdragon
December 10, 2013 5:35:33 PM
pratt61799
December 10, 2013 5:39:49 PM
pratt61799
December 10, 2013 5:43:15 PM
It's weird - sometimes it looks a bit better, sometimes a bit worse. Right now I can see my desktop, but the color is off, there are what seem to be lots of small vertical green and blue lines (my desktop color is blue), and pink lines over the white areas. And then there's a flicker every 5-10 seconds, variable. ... And now it's flickering like crazy. Monitor #1 continues to look fine, via VGA.
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pratt61799
December 10, 2013 5:46:02 PM
pratt61799
December 10, 2013 5:47:55 PM
wrathofdragon
December 10, 2013 10:14:19 PM
pratt61799
December 11, 2013 10:15:55 AM
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wrathofdragon
December 11, 2013 11:01:37 AM
pratt61799
December 14, 2013 2:28:25 PM
wrathofdragon
December 21, 2013 12:22:09 AM
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