LCD monitor problem

[DP]

Hi,

I have a Sony 18" LCD monitor. (model SDM-S81)
The monitor shows the darkest black areas as grey or sometimes a grainy
green or dark blue.
The green/blue usually shows up when it's going from normal to grey.

Other colors are normal - even when the black is grey or turning to grey.
Black text on a white page looks nearly normal. The screen image is always
stable - there is no flickering.

I do not believe it is the backlight since the image is still bright and
clear.

If the monitor is left off for a number of days it may return to normal for
a few hours. But, it also has returned to normal after being on all day.

http://tinyurl.com/enjc7

http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/961/685example.jpg

Any ideas about what may be causing this?

Thanks.

 

[DP]

Have you tried your PC on another monitor? To me it looks like it
might be a graphics card problem. Perhaps the fan on the graphics card
is full of dust?

I have hooked it up to my laptop and the result is the same. Even if the
monitor is not connected to anything the screen is grey.

 

[DP]

What's really wierd is that it appears to be just pure black that goes
green - eg not dark grey. Sounds like a digital fault rather than an
analog one - hence my comment about the graphics card - but it's not
that if you tried it on another pc..

....and - of course - this happened 2-3 months after the 3-year warranty
expired.

 

[Dan Fraser]

I woulf assume that Sony is like all other LCD monitor makers and offer no
internal parts. Sounds like you live with it or give it so someone who does
not care about the color problem and buy a new one.

Dan

 

[DP]

I woulf assume that Sony is like all other LCD monitor makers and
offer no internal parts. Sounds like you live with it or give it so
someone who does not care about the color problem and buy a new one.

Dan

I was hoping some tech would have seen this problem before and knew the
cure was either a simple one that could be fixed with common replacement
parts...or that the fix was major and would end up costing more than a
new screen.