Monitor sometimes displays picture with a yellow tint.

[Asghar]

I'm trying to work out if it's a problem with the monitor (2 years old 17" VideoSeven) or my 9800 Pro graphics card.

Over the last few months I have noticed that my monitor has started to display the image with a yellow tint. Only happens for a few seconds then reverts back to normal. It has also happened when the PC is booting and only showing the bios boot screen. This morning however it stayed for almost a minute in Windows.

Is the monitor on its last legs or a possible memory problem with my graphics card?

[Asghar]

I tried to take a screenshot today when it happened again using the Print Screen key. I pasted the image into Paint Shop Pro and the image was normal without the yellow tint. Seems to point more to a problem with the monitor and I realised also that only the white areas turn yellow.

[schmunk]

It's because the monitor is ageing - it's going sepia, like old photographs...

[Lee H]

check the D-sub cable - it might have a break internally and this can cause the colours to go all weird. This is usually the case in all the calls I get from friends about their monitors going all funky on them

[da_ging]

^^ as he says it will be the monitor cable either not plugged in fully or has become damged with use , with a bit of bending you should be able to find a position that fixes it tho and keep it that way with tape or cable ties, works for me with dodgy monitor cables anway

[Steve]

It's because the monitor is ageing - it's going sepia, like old photographs...

Let's actually try to help the guy before posting one-liners, yeah?

As WildmonkeyUK suggested, it could be a break in the cable. The other problem could be a dry solder joint within the monitor itself - with the expansion and contraction from the heat given off by a monitor, this can happen a fair bit. Repairing such a problem is easy, but not exactly safe unless you know electronics... so definitely check the cable first (which, annoyingly, will probably be fixed to the monitor anyway.)

[schmunk]

DO NOT OPEN UP YOUR MONITOR

It's really not a very good idea at all.

[Asghar]

I'll try checking the monitor cable itself first by unplugging it from the graphics card and straighting it out with a few twists. And yes the cable is fixed into the monitor.

If it comes down to the monitor, I'll just have to buy a new one. With your replies I'm confident its not the graphics card, which would have been more expensive to replace.

Thanks again.

[mrpete]

Check cables, degous (sp), and take any magnetic thigns away such as speakers.