Re: Riddle me this; Blue-ish screen


"JohnB" <jbrigan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have an older Dell computer - Dimension 8200 - that is running XP Pro.
The PC is being used by one of the kids. The PC is 6+ years old, but it
works fine for kids.

The other day they reported that the screen "looked blue". And sure
enough the image has a blue tint to it. This computer has the original
15" flat panel monitor. I swapped that monitor with another, known good,
flat panel. The image still looked blue. So I bought a new, fairly
inexpensive video card. I put the card in, expecting to see everything
back to normal but... the screen image still was much bluer than normal...
although it looked like it was slightly better than before.

This is very strange. The new video card couldn't possibly be the
problem. What are the odds of a 6 year old and brand new card both having
the same problem; everything has a blue tint to it. I checked the display
settings in Windows on the new card. Everything is at factory defaults.

Anyone ever seen this? What could be wrong? I thought the only thing
that affected the screen image was either the monitor or the display card.


Further to Paul's answer, you may like to note that most monitors have what
is called a 'colour temperature' setting. The higher the number of 'K' the
bluer the image. Have you checked this and if necessay set it to a warmer
colour (lower K).

For example, mine is set to 6500K which a reasonable white. Setting it to
9300K give the image a very blue cast. As for how you access the colour
temperature menu? For that you will have to consult the book of
instructions for your monitor.


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