ghosting on old monitor

[hazellnut134]

Well I've nearly finished building a pc, but my monitor has issues. It's a very old monitor from 2007 in 1680x1050. It's an AOC N20W, and pretty much everything on the screen has a ghosting effect on it. This happens even if it's something that's not moving. My dad ordered a new DVI to VGA cable (no adapter needed), to see if the cable was the problem, as I'm assuming the current cable is the original. Should the cable fix it, or is the monitor nearing the end of its life?

 

[wfooshee]

Without connecting it to something else and seeing how it does, not much way to be sure. Changing the cable doesn't change anything unless your cable is really bad, and I don't see a cable causing a ghost. Bad sync, noise, flickering, yes, but not ghosting.

 

[hazellnut134]

I'm not sure of ghosting is the right word. It is always there, even if I'm not moving the mouse pointer there's a shadow of it. The only way to get rid of it is to turn the contrast all the way up.

 

[Grayfox]

Try increasing the refresh rate.

If it can be taken to a higher value, use it.

 

[hazellnut134]

Try increasing the refresh rate.

If it can be taken to a higher value, use it.

I tried, there is only 59 and 60, and if I try 60 it will reset to 59.

 

[Grayfox]

I would say the monitor is just old then.

 

[Pako]

Find out what the monitor's native resolution is and set your desktop resolution for that If you haven't done so already.

 

[hazellnut134]

Find out what the monitor's native resolution is and set your desktop resolution for that If you haven't done so already.

I already did that.

 

[Pako]

I already did that.

Then I agree with Grayfox.

 

[hazellnut134]

I tried connecting it to my laptop as a 2nd display and there was no ghosting, although it was a bit blurry I think. It may have been a problem with the adapter, but we've ordered a dvi to VGA cable and hopefully that should work better.

 

[Pako]

Cool, hopefully that's all it is. 👍

 

[hazellnut134]

Got the cable and it's fixed 👍

 

[daan]

If it is ghosting it's because it's beaten the time of your previous monitor. Press up on the game pad and it'll disappear.

Or perhaps I haven't understood the question...

 

[Pako]

Got the cable and it's fixed 👍

Nice!!!! 👍

 

[hazellnut134]

If it is ghosting it's because it's beaten the time of your previous monitor. Press up on the game pad and it'll disappear.

Or perhaps I haven't understood the question...

...

 

[Danoff]

Sounds like a ghost in the machine...

 

[hazellnut134]

It still has some vertical line effect only noticeable in some games, but I guess it's just because it's VGA.

 

[keithcrestone]

It still has some vertical line effect only noticeable in some games, but I guess it's just because it's VGA.

no that means the monitor vga attached to motherboard vga got lose contact somehow and that cause vertical line effect so connect motherboard vga properly that may help

 

[hazellnut134]

no that means the monitor vga attached to motherboard vga got lose contact somehow and that cause vertical line effect so connect motherboard vga properly that may help

I got a new monitor with HDMI, it's fine now.