wtf... monitor changeing sizes...

PCGUY112887

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When I am on my comp, and say I open an explorer window, my screen will like totally expand about 1/8" of an inch out, then come back when I close the window. And sometimes when I am just in IE it will do the same thing, then come back.
It just started doing this a few min ago, the monitor is only a few months old, it's a 19" CRT, any suggestions? It's sorta freakin me out.

 

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PCGUY112887 said:

When I am on my comp, and say I open an explorer window, my screen will like totally expand about 1/8" of an inch out, then come back when I close the window. And sometimes when I am just in IE it will do the same thing, then come back.
It just started doing this a few min ago, the monitor is only a few months old, it's a 19" CRT, any suggestions? It's sorta freakin me out.

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Did check to see if you bent one of the pins when conecting the monitor to the VGA port?

 

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I am always very carful when I plug things in, but I just checked and it's totally fine. But I am wondering, why I am missing 2 little pins inside the connector insted of just 1 like on every other VGA cable I have seen...

 

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Not all monitors have 15 pins. Make sure one didn't break off though ...

 

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its called blooming, and its fairly normal. Higher quality monitors *might* do it less. Also, it probably stops or diminishes after the monitor is warmed up. ~30mins

 

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lol thanks, funny thing is that this monitor has been on for like 7 hours, but has gotten cold because I had to move my entire comp desk due to some water leaking, and now there is a AC vent blowing right into my monitor.

 

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yes, that might very well cause it to "bloom"

 

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My monitor did the exact same thing before it died.
By chance is it a Mag?

 

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Nope got this...
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-001-119&depa=0
$175 at bestbuy