Monitor Help!!
 

Hi Guys,

wondering if you guys could help me out with a problem that has just come up with my monitor....

i moved my monitor about 12" across the desk, & swapped the plugs around a bit, just doing some generally tidying of my desktop, since then the colour on my monitor has gone to pot...

The monitor has gone almost lighter, & its not as sharp as it was, bad description i know, but its hard to describe, almost as if the sun is constantly shining on it, ( its not, shut the curtains ) so i have tried to auto set the monitor, when the message comes on the screen - auto setting - the picture is perfect, then as soon it goes off picture goes to back the poor one...

i have tried resetting the monitor to auto - No good
tried manually configuring the monitor - No good
System restore win XP & boot with last known good configuation - NO good
booted with VGA enabled to see if it would fix - no good
moved monitor & plugs back to as they were - no good

its usable, just really annoying....the monitor is a iiyama prolite e435s

Any help would be much apprecaited<sp> guys & girls to get this fixed...

TIA

Barfly

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erm, you haven't budged the graphics card slightly when fiddling with the cables, and dislodged it a bit have you? You seem to have checked all the things with the monitor that I would have suggested, but don't seem to have checked the graphics card itself. :shrug:

Otherwise, I'd try the monitor with a different machine to determine if the problem is with the monitor or the signal it's receiving (ie, the 'puter itself).

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Further to Gareths post, you have not bent a pin on any of your cabling?

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thanks for quick responses guys, :tu:

i havent disconnected any of the cables to pc or monitor, & the pc hasnt moved ( i literally slid the monitor about 12" across the desk ) so i shouldnt have bodged the graphic card or pins, ive unscrewed the connection from both pc & monitor, checked as uve suggested & they all look all ok.

if i disconnect the monitor from the pc, then turn the monitor on, the no signal messsage on the monitor is crystal clear, same as when i ask the monitor to auto set up, it goes perfect then changes back,

Cant check different pc at mo.... im really at a lost as to why it has happened...

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Is the monitor near anything magnetic like speakers or such?

Slide the monitor back where you had it originally if possible and if the problem goes away it's due to the monitor being too near a magnetic source or some electrical interference!

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1) open the case & push the graphics card back into it's slot.
2) as above.
3) ensure all cabnles are plugged in right.
4) check the contrast control is not just turned up :)

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Degauss.

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i remember the old way a small magnet and work in small circles from the center
:Yikes:

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it is an lcd monitor, isn't it, are you looking at it from the same angle you are used too, seat/desk height, screen tilt, etc???

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thanks for the advice guys, looks like its pretty much back to normal, had a play about with all the cables & it made a bit of difference, moved it away from the keyboard, & its pretty much back to as it was....

still not perfect, so somethings not right, but im happy enough now with it...

Thanks for advice guys & girls....

Barfly

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Did you ever solve the problem with your Iiyama monitor? I have EXACTLY the same problem, which occured after a temporary unplugging of the monitor. It definately is a display problem - a spare flat screen monitor works OK and the Iiyama presents same problem on another computer. As you say when Auto set up is being done display is perfectly normal, but reverts to the washed out colours, too bright screen after about 5 seconds. I came across you problem on the web while trying to find a slution. Hope you can help
Thanks JC

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If it does it on another pc it may well be worth if it is under warranty to take it back to the shop, make double sure there is no magnets near it ( as alot of pc's have speakers ;) )

Oh and :welcome: btw. :D

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Thanks - it's only about 6 months old so a call to Iiyama will be made asap. But its annoying that there is probably nothing wrong with the monitor and is a almost certainly a set up problem but after several hours of trying just about every combination from the set up menu, and even reading the instruction book I'm calling it a day.

Thanks for your reply jc

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Feeling marvelous now, just bought a iiyama prolite e483s yesterday :dozey:.

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mines there or there about back to normal now, honest answer, im not sure what fixed, the only thing that has been moved away from the monitor is the keyboard, but i cant see that being the cause of the issue...

Hope u get it sorted......& if you get a proper fix from iiyama, please post back & let me know

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Thanks - spoke to Iiyama today - wern't forthcoming with anything new I hadn't tried - they are going to replace it when new units in stock. But I'm sure it's a set up problem due to the way it occured (a momentary unplugging of power) and the absolutely normal colours and display during the brief Auto set up routine. It's usable despite poor colours but I'll keep in touch on this.

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Exactly the same problem here. Brightness seems too high even when at lowest setting, and a general blue hue to what should be grey tones, even though colour temp and gamma settings are normal. The screen also started to Auto Set-Up and change Set-Up Language unprompted.

My problems also started a couple of weeks ago when monitor ~six months old and after a change of location within the house. I would hope proximity to the keyboard isn't the problem given the size of my desk!

Has anyone had any further ideas/solutions? I'll try putting the keyboard on the floor for a while(!), but a new screen would be cheaper than a course of treatment at the chiropractor.

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ughhh, exact same problem here...

:(

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I just rang Iiyama support and they are shipping me a new TFT screen next week as soon as new stock becomes available. I'm not sure what triggered this fault but it seems hard to believe that merely turning it on/off at the plug could've caused this damage...

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My replacement monitor arrived today and everything works fine!
Seems that merely disconnecting the power lead for a while caused the monitor to lose or corrupt its settings which then gave the washed out colour and other problems. Despite reverting to normal for a few seconds during the Auto Set up routine it then uses the "corrupt" settings. Iiyama said they'd never heard of such a problem but there are several forums on the go plus this one which shows that several people have experienced the same fault, and always after disconnecting the power lead. I didn't find Iiyama particularly helpful and I had to chase them to get the replacement which took about 10 days.

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Thanks for keeping everyone updated, Planner :tu:
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Was always a big fan of Illyama CRT monitors, but maybe I'll steer clear of them for TFTs.

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Yeah I'm still chasing the swines, last week they said there would be 'new' stock this week, I rang today and now they are saying next week, I asked if they had a firm delivery date, Iiyama claim they don't actually know when they are being delivered, that is some operation they run, no wonder this TFT crapped out after 4 months. It looks like the E435S has been dropped from the product portfolio, *******s said they would upgrade me except for the fact that the E435S is already top of the 17" lineup (another lie). Anyway I'll probably get one of the dud returned monitors that has been 'fixed', this puts me off ever buying an Iiyama product again, rant over...

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amazingly my e435s has the same greyscale problem. It follows the same pattern as everybody elses, unplugged power, moved monitor, reconnected and hey presto screen with blue cast. Although I can go one better, all the menus came on in Japanese(or chinese not sure which).I tried the autoset up function and yes the monitor is perfect for a few seconds then it rverts to smurf vision. Alas my monitor is out of warantee....bugger

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I splashed out on a Iiyama 17" TFT and it had 3 dead pixels out of the box!

Not one of the cheapo Dell TFT's our company has (40+) has a single dead pixel.

Needless to say, I won't be getting another TFT from Iiyama.

:dozey:

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Yet another case of this... I've had an Iiyama ProLite E435S for a couple of years now. Originally, I connected by the D-Sub cable without any problems at all. I then bought a DVI cable and have been connecting using that ever since....

Now, I've just bought a second Iiyama ProLite E435S (from ebay) so that I can run dual screen Windows with matching monitors but it looks awful due to heavy tinting!

I have a ATI Radeon 9800 PRO graphics card which has a 1x DVI and 1x D-Sub outputs. Whichever of the monitors I connect by DVI has a perfect picture, but when the other one is connected to the D-Sub the screen is heavily tinted. My original monitor is tinted kinda blue/purple, the new monitor is tinted yellow.

I've tried 3 different D-sub cables and a D-sub cable plugged into the DVI output with an adaptor - All attempts have the same tinted result.

Again, as so many people have posted, when I press the "auto setup" button on either monitor the colour is perfect but as soon as the auto setup is completed, the colour flicks back to being tinted again...

Did anyone ever solve why this happens/how to fix it because I have no warranty for either of my monitors and don't really wanna have to buy a new motherboard and PCI-E graphics card just so that I can have two DVI outputs.....? :mad:

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:welcome: to the forum.

I can't find Specs for the monitor. Has it got a seperate DVI and VGA input (for instance, my LG572S at work has both inputs and they are switchable)?

If it has, does the VGA input work well with other cards? Have you tried a DVI-VGA adaptor?

If it hasn't, have you tried a different DVI-VGA adapter?

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I have the same model, prolite E435s for about 10 month or more, I use it as a dual setup along side my iiyama 19" crt, I usually have 2 pc's running on this monitor 1 in the dsub and mine in the dvi, i've not had any trouble or any dead pixels since I bought it, Its been a great monitor.

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The iiyama ProLite E435S has two inputs - 1x DVI and 1x VGA. I've tried plugging into the VGA with an adapter from the DVI output on my card and the same tinting happens. I haven't tried a different card yet, but (judging by previous postings) I'm expecting the same to happen - though it'd be great if it didn't!

Actually, while on the subject can anyone recommend an AGP graphics card which is at least as good as my ATI Radeon 9800 PRO but has dual DVI outputs? That would fix my problem as the DVI inputs on both the monitors are fine!

Cheers

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Im using an Iiyama Vision Paster Pro 413 right now, a 17" CRT Monitor, it's great :)

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hi peeps
got the iiyama prolite e435s with the tinting,was fine when i last unplugged it left sitting for 5 weeks now i got the pinky thing going on.
gonna send it back under warranty,found a temporary fix for those without warranties etc,if your using nvidia drivers/control panel use the color correction tab/advanced user, to take away the pinking,its fiddly but very worth doing if you cant afford a new monitor or have lost the reciept.,be sure to adjust colors indepently ie:red,green,blue.hope this helps.

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Has any one had any luck with this? I also have an E435S with exactly the same problem!!!

Was fine for a year or so at my girlfriends house, then took it to mine and was fine for a few months, went to move it accross the room and BAM washed out colours! Same auto problem too!

What the hell!

Cheers in advance

Alfie

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This is a commom problem with the E435s', we used to get quite a few back for swaps, luckily the warranty is 3 years. I have one now that is a warranty return that I got cheap, still works fine (touch wood). It seems something screws up with the logic board and Iiyama saying that they are not aware of the problem is rubbish, when I have talked to them they have said there have been a few with the same problem and that is why you have to wait for a swap out and this was more than a year ago.

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Cheerio..


I've had this same problem with my e435s, and when I posted a service request to Illyama netherlands I got the following tip back.

Turn the monitor power off

Press both + and - at the same time, keep them pressed and turn the monitor back on.

Wait till the power light is on, then release the buttons.

For me, a service menu now popped up, and in there all I had to do was select the autocolor option and my colours were back to normal.

Hope this is some help to you lot.

Cheers.

CBP

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:welcome: to the forum .I thought cherio ment bye ;)

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I guess it does kinda ^^ stumbeled on here because I had the same problem again after a power failure and I forgot the key combo.

Well...

Hello ;)

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Hi everyone.

I have joined up as I like everyone here have the same problem with my E435S, except mine is BRIGHT blue. It's awful!

Same as above posts really; rearranged the room, unplugged monitor, plugged back in, bam, lovely bright blue screen.

Cyborgpuppy's trick didnt seem to work for me so maybe I have a different revision software in my monitor. It's all happened at a REALLY bad time (I use the screen to work on at least 5 hours a day) so was wondering, miracle of all miracles, if anyone else had found out how to resolve this issue.

Many thanks to everyone who's posted so far about this.

Regards,
Jon

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Shut it down and plug/unplug the lead to the vga several times, it could just be a bad connection :)

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Well blow me, it DID work when I tried it one last time!

Steps to follow:

Unplug screen from mains
Wait 5 seconds
Plug screen into mains
Hold down + and -
Hold down Power
Let go of Power when power LED lights up
Let go of + and -, computer screen will now display
Push Menu

Now you have the setup menu onscreen.

Use the + and - buttons to move the hilighted option over AutoColor at the top of the box
Push Menu to select that option

This fixed it for me.
MANY MANY thanks to the Cyborg dude once more for that lifesaver!!
Have a beer on me. :beer:

Regards,
a happy Jon