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January 27th, 2005, 12:50 PM
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| Monitor adjusts its own gamma?
I got up this morning and turned on my monitor to notice everything was a little whiter than it should be. I checked my OSD and there is no option for Gamma, and I tried adjusting the brightness but it helped none.
I switched the color temps to 6500 and back to 9300 and I think it helped a bit... but a few minutes later I was browsing the web and bam - I watched it change itself.
Is the monitor going bad or what could be the culprit?
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January 27th, 2005, 01:06 PM
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There may be no gamma but there might be brightness and contrast tho...
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January 27th, 2005, 01:09 PM
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I fiddled with it a bit more but not sure if helped the situation. What would be the cause of it doing this?
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January 27th, 2005, 04:56 PM
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do you have a studioworks monitor? | |
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January 27th, 2005, 04:56 PM
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try using Nvidia gamma utility or your driver utility if you have an nvidia card | |
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January 27th, 2005, 04:57 PM
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you can open your screen cover without electricuting yourself and you'll find two buttons that you can turn and change brightness and focus | |
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January 28th, 2005, 12:24 AM
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No i'm using an AOC monitor. Using the nvidia software to correct the gamma does nothing....unless I take it ALL the way down.
And I don't want to open the monitor in case I do mess it up. | |
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January 28th, 2005, 07:03 AM
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How old is the monitor?
Is it under warranty?
If not, did you actually see it change from ok into not-ok? If you change the brightness in osd, does it affect actual brightness?
What make and model is the monitor? | |
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January 28th, 2005, 07:08 AM
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Your power cord/vga cord is connected loosely. | |
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January 30th, 2005, 04:04 PM
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The cords are tight on both ends.
It's an older monitor - an AOC Spectrum 7GLR. No warranty left. I noticed something funny - i'm playing an MMORPG, and after I alt+tab out for a while it does it. If I go back in the game, and alt+tab it fixes itself for a while...
Weird... | |
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