Sportsman 350 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) I have a 22" Acer monitor that is pretty old but has been a really good screen. Sudenly, just now it has gone pink? My desktop background is dark blue and all the icons are flourescent pink. When I open a page what should be a white background is the same flouresent pink. What seems to be missing is green. Never seen anything like this before. I run two screens and the other one is normal so I assume it is not a video card problem Anyone know if it might be fixable before I junk it? Thanks OK All gone back to normal Weird?? Edited December 9, 2016 by Sportsman Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity http://www.safetypublishing.co.uk/http://www.safetypublishing.ie/ Link to post Share on other sites
Phone 729 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Sportsman, Not likely "normal" for long. Since there is no such color as "pink" it occurs when red is at 100% and both blue and green are equally at about 80% (depends on what shade of "pink" you have). All three colors make white. So you have white with a bias of red. You've probably had a doomsday warning from Acer. Phone Link to post Share on other sites
chesters1 1551 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) Perhaps the vga lead has come loose ? And if you have just unplugged the vga lead and it went pink carefully check for a bent pin . If its hdmi try another lead If not its a great excuse to buy a bigger one at not to bad prices nowadays ,i remember a few years ago sweating infront of a 24" plasma one i bought second hand that originally cost over 500 quid (i grabbed it for £8 at a boot fare) now a bigger better one is less than a fith of that new You should have the way of twiddling the colour onnthe monitor menu on the monitor itself,if its pink without being connected its bust Edited December 9, 2016 by chesters1 Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle Mathew 4:19 Grangers law : anything i say will turn out the opposite or not happen at all! "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_1984 275 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 seen something as simple as a dodgy vga cable/bent pin like chesters said and although the card may appear to be working because of other monitor it could be the socket on the board for that particular channel. bit of trial and error swaping cables and monitors should narrow it down. Owner of Tacklesack.co.uk Moderator at The-Pikers-Pit.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Sportsman 350 Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Yep It was a loose VGA cable. All sorted now Thanks Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity http://www.safetypublishing.co.uk/http://www.safetypublishing.ie/ Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now