I got a new monitor but its messed up...help?
 

Thought someone here might know a solution...I just bought a new computer and got a 17" LCD. I set it up fast trying to see how good it was gonna be since my other computer was old as fuck and had a terrible monitor. But anyway, I'm getting a strange 'line' type of thing that scrolls from the bottom of the screen to the top, its like 2 lines that almost look invisible but have that "Predator" movie look, where its clear but you can see it(i cant explain it any better). Its just a constant scroll...i exchanged the monitor for a new one but its doing the same thing. This is my first LCD flatscreen so maybe this is normal but im not sure...anyone here have any ideas?

Set your refresh to 60Hz and see if that fixes it; LCDs do not benefit from higher refresh rates, and the cheap ones just do, well, similar to what you've described, sometimes.

You are on a 17 inch? I think I would cry on a 17 inch!

Im not taking offense to what you said, if you were saying cheap ones do what im describing...but im not sure if thats what you're saying. Are you saying cheap ones do this? Like i said this is my first one so i wouldnt know what to expect. I paid $200 for this one, its a HP 17" widescreen.

lol, what size is yours?

I'm saying "Set your refresh rate to 60Hz and see if that fixes it."

Cheaper produced LCDs, whatever the name, often lack the (not required) hardware to handle multiple sync rates which monitors require. It has nothing to do with how much you paid for it, but how much THEY paid to put development towards it. The LCD doesn't benefit from a 75Hz or 80Hz refresh; many of them only work 'correctly' at 60Hz, others will take 72Hz, 75, etc..

I have had 19 inch for the past five years... have a 24 inch coming soon.

did changing the refresh rate help?

post the model of the monitor, or do a search and see if other users of that make/model lcd are having the same issue

Yo Sly, What machine did you decide to go with.

how do i refresh to 60hz??

well i found it, it is set to 60. I changed it to 75 and it went like 5x worse...i guess this is as good as it gets, maybe. Anyone have any other ideas?

well i found it, it is set to 60. I changed it to 75 and it went like 5x worse...i guess this is as good as it gets, maybe. Anyone have any other ideas?

I went everything Dell. Computer actually came in today, the 24 inch is going to take another month. :-(

are you using a 3 prong outlet...if not thats your problem, if so check it with an outlet tester and make sure it is properly grounded.

what you are describing is almost certainly a 60 cycle noise

yea its a 3 prong