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In article <1993Jan25.191747.14185@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mokelly@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Morton E O'Kelly) writes:
>Hello windows folks. Before I get on the phone to
>complain about my monitor, I'd just like to check that
>I am not doing something stupid.
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>Every now and then, while running application, or just tooling
>around on the desktop, my colors wash out, as if all the red
>had been removed. This is annoying, to say the least. This
>happens both when the monitor is warm (after a few hours)
>and cold (soon after start up). Another clue is that it has
>happened in a non-Windows app (from the DOS prompt). 
>The monitor is a 14" SVGA capable, NI made by CTX (whoever
>they are). 
>
>My thought is that it is a physical prob with monitor. Any
>*other* possible explanations would be very welcome.
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I recently solved this problem for one of our secretaries -- the
monitor's plug was partially out of the video output socket and red was
not connected (blue and green still were). Reseating it fixed the problem.

Perhaps you have a bad plug or cable and the pin or wire carrying the
red signal intermittently disconnects.

Hope this is it -- a lot cheaper than monitor servicing.

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Charles Ellis - Biology Dept. - Northeastern University - Boston MA

   cellis@lynx.northeastern.edu  or  ellis@nuhub.northeastern.edu
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