Pink screen

My monitir screen suddenly turned pink. Every thing else is OK. Why ? Fixable ?

Your computer is trying to tell you that it is...errr, fabulous?

I'm no help.

It's to remind you to "Save the Tatas!"

video cable is loose or has a crack in the ground. I've seen it a few thousand times.

re-seat at both the monitor end and the computer end.

hdmi? If so check the cable, unplug and replug, then try to turn off the screen if neither of those work then reboot

Thanks guys.

I turned the monitor of an back on , no change.

I doubt it is the cable but I will check it.

Then I will reboot.

It's the pink screen of love.

Grtechguy wrote: video cable is loose or has a crack in the ground. I've seen it a few thousand times. re-seat at both the monitor end and the computer end.

I'd go with this... Or the pink screen of love. It may be that, too.

You are looking at teh pornz too close. Zoom out or change your screen resolution.

OK, I did all the checks. It's still pink.

Monitor is 10 yrs old. time for a new one ?

Maybe - I'd try to hook up a known good monitor cable first, if that doesn't work it's likely to be new monitor time.

Appleseed wrote: You are looking at teh pornz too close. Zoom out or change your screen resolution.

Also the pink screen of love. Or at least lust.

10 years old? CRT? Is there a degauss in them menus?

Does sound like a cord / connection though.

CRT? Dang. I thought I was behind the times.

Appleseed wrote: You are looking at teh pornz too close. Zoom out or change your screen resolution.

You owe me a keyboard for that one!

-Rob

Yep it's a CRT that has had the colors go off for some reason. Usually it's the cable, see if you have another one and try it in there. If that doesn't fix it, give the monitor some good hard bitch slaps from the top and side. If it goes back to normal, the monitor's bad. Get an LCD, they use way less power.

Shop for an eight year old LCD monitor off of CraigsList. It will be $10 or something like that. It won't be big or wide screen, but it will be a cheap replacement!

Today, all is back to normal. Maybe tipping the monitor over to get at the cable shook things up, as gameboy suggested. I have been mulling the idea of a new one, but I am frugal. As long as it works.

anyway , thanks everyone for the help. Is this a great site or what.

Dude, I have an old LCD monitor I'll send you for $10 plus shipping. I'm in Texas, where you at? It's a 17" monitor or something like that.

Thanks, but I am fine for now. I may end up being sorry I didn;t take the deal.

iceracer wrote: Thanks, but I am fine for now. I may end up being sorry I didn;t take the deal.

You're spending a lot more on energy bills to power that CRT than the monitor would cost, that's for sure

CRT's are horrible power consumers.

iceracer wrote: Thanks, but I am fine for now. I may end up being sorry I didn;t take the deal.

Just let me know brother.