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I finally converted to a LCD monitor last week, the Samsung SyncMaster 931BW, a 19-inch widescreen. I believe it was late on the first day that I began to notice the entire screen vibrating in vertical wavy lines - that is, the entire screen appeared to be vibrating in a vertical wavelike pattern very rapidly. I don't know how else to describe this!
After some online research, a call to Samsung, etc. it seemed this problem might be due to electromagnetic interference from something. But even after moving my speakers away from the monitor and re-locating my Mini from beneath the monitor (several times), it still had this problem. And it's very unpredictible; there could be no change in what peripherals I've turned off or on, or no change in sound coming from my Mini (hard drive, fan), and those waves will appear then disappear anywhere from 5 minutes to when I go into sleep mode. So I'm no longer convinced that it's a video card problem or an EM interference problem but perhaps just a dud monitor.
Okay, enough description - here are my questions:
1. Has anyone else running a Mini (mine's a G4) experienced similar problems with their LCD monitor?
2. If so, did you find a solution and what was it?
3. Is image vibration/waviness a common problem among LCD monitors, in general?
4. Are there certain LCD brands/models in particular that you've been extremely happy with on your Mac (aside from Apple displays)?
5. I'm going to make the 2-hour, one-way, extremely boring journey to exchange this monitor (yawwwnnnnn!). Should I get a straight exchange or instead get the LG Flatron L204WTX 20-inch widescreen LCD? Why I ask about this model is because this is the only other fast and reputable 19- to 20-inch widescreen this place has in stock. I'm quite leery that another Samsung will produce the same problem.
Any advice/suggestions concerning these questions would be appreciated!
After some online research, a call to Samsung, etc. it seemed this problem might be due to electromagnetic interference from something. But even after moving my speakers away from the monitor and re-locating my Mini from beneath the monitor (several times), it still had this problem. And it's very unpredictible; there could be no change in what peripherals I've turned off or on, or no change in sound coming from my Mini (hard drive, fan), and those waves will appear then disappear anywhere from 5 minutes to when I go into sleep mode. So I'm no longer convinced that it's a video card problem or an EM interference problem but perhaps just a dud monitor.
Okay, enough description - here are my questions:
1. Has anyone else running a Mini (mine's a G4) experienced similar problems with their LCD monitor?
2. If so, did you find a solution and what was it?
3. Is image vibration/waviness a common problem among LCD monitors, in general?
4. Are there certain LCD brands/models in particular that you've been extremely happy with on your Mac (aside from Apple displays)?
5. I'm going to make the 2-hour, one-way, extremely boring journey to exchange this monitor (yawwwnnnnn!). Should I get a straight exchange or instead get the LG Flatron L204WTX 20-inch widescreen LCD? Why I ask about this model is because this is the only other fast and reputable 19- to 20-inch widescreen this place has in stock. I'm quite leery that another Samsung will produce the same problem.
Any advice/suggestions concerning these questions would be appreciated!