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Fuzzy Distortion Over Darker Colours On Display Monitor

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  • Graphics
  • Hardware Issue
  • Monitors
  • Display
August 20, 2014 12:54:08 PM

My problem is that on certain tones of colour (most commonly found in off-blacks or greys tones) the display seems to show a visible static-like pattern over the top, making it seem a little out-of-focus.

Another issue that's become even more frequent recently is images behind a window being visible, even though the window or item in question shouldn't be transparent at all. For instance, I could be playing a game and there's a random chance I can see the desktop taskbar at the bottom. I've found this to be most common on darker tones, similar to the first issue I've been having.

What really baffles me is that I've been through multiple monitors was variations of these two problems and none seemed to get rid of them fully, while if I plug the PC system into a TV set next to me, the problem is not there at all. I'm really baffled at this problem and it's driving me up the wall.

What I've tried so far is:


    Swapped different outputs to my monitor such as displayport, dvi, HDMI multiple times.

    Checked the plugs internally to the graphics card to ensure it's correctly seated.

    Tried using different outlets in the wall; including changing them onto a single power strip or splitting them up against two different wall outlets.

    Altering the contrast settings on the monitor settings itself does seem to change where the static issue shows up, however it only seems to move them elsewhere; never removing them entirely. Not only that but the image becomes far too dark/light at a point where the issue is mostly gone that I can't really work with it anyway.

    Changing monitors about three to four times seems to show variations of the problem, from vertical bars that scroll to the left or right on problem areas to simple static-like buzzing as mentioned before.

    Changed out the power supply, motherboard, RAM, CPU, GPU and did a thorough clean to make sure it wasn't internal parts causing the issue from within my PC.

    Reinstalled Windows, just in case.


The monitor I'm currently using is a AOC Q2770PQU. Before that I tried a LG 23MP65HQ and an Asus VX279Q. I'm absolutely baffled and I'm wondering if I'm just having incredibly bad luck with both monitors and hardware at this point. I'm certain this isn't a graphics card fault as I've already swapped it out with another and the problem still remains.

For reference, the kind of grey found in this image is an example of the tone that'll give me problems: Right here. You can also find my PC specs there should they be of any use.

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