Wacky ole monitor

[Ron Prestenback]

I have an issue with my monitor that I've never seen before. I have a Korea Data Systems Visual Sensations VS550 monitor. It is one of those kinds that has buttons on the front that allow you to adjust the brightness, screen position, screen size, etc. Anyway, one day out of the blue, the configuration screen popped up by itself (the configuration screen being the first menu that pops up whenever you press one of these buttons on the front of the monitor). After about 5 minutes, it starts pushing buttons by itself (not literally pushing them in fact, but it starts going through the menus as if I am pushing them.) It will continue this for about a minute or so, then the monitor will go blank. The monitor now does this whenever it is on, effectively making it useless. Now here's what makes it odder, or perhaps here's what will provide the information for someone to help me: the longer the monitor is off, the longer it will be before the thing flips out and starts programming itself. From the behavior, it almost seems like it is overheating or something. Please let me know if I need to clarify anything, because I wanted to check with you guys before I threw it away and got a new one. Presently, I am using my TV as a second monitor as a backup, but of course I can't really see small words on the tv. If anyone can help, please let me know.

[Geek #1]

It sounds possesed, forget the screwdriver call a priest.... <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

Errm, might be time to get a new monitor, sounds like the internal controller circuit is damaged in some way.

Have you tried it on a different PC?? My first thought was a virus, but it may be a problem with the driver??

I would test it on a pure dos machine just in case.

[swamprat]

Cold solder joints on the daughter board will do this. Certain brands of monitors all have this condition. If you are okay at using a soldering iron, touch up all the solder joints, and try out the monitor.