Hi everyone. I need help diagnosing a unique problem with my PC and Televisions at home. Around Spring time this year, my computer started displaying strangely. The desktop looked as if it was off its axis. And would tilt from left to right. It got worse in August when the screen started to slant from top to bottom. So now, my windows desktop icons, and browser windows resemble a sliding board at a kids park. Starting straight at the top, but extending outward as you look further down.
Oddly enough, this same slant/bulge? Is seen on two televisions in my house. I have two 27 inch sharp color t.v.s. One in the living room, and another in the second bedroom. Both have digital cable, but the one in the bedroom has a high def cable box (Samsung). On both t.v.s, the picture is pushed outward towards the screen. Like it is sitting on a bubble. And the picture quality has noticeably degraded. Not crystal clear anymore. I have an RCA TRU FLAT HDTV in the third bedroom. And the picture quality on that t.v. has degraded as well. When watching a ball game? You cannot make out the score at the bottom of the screen because the numbers are all fuzzy and blurred.
Although there's no bulge-picture on the TRU FLAT because of how the screen is designed. But it is being affected by the same interference that's affected my two color t.v.s, and my computer. I can move the computer to different rooms, plug it into different outlets, and it still behaves the same. I have gone through my apartment unplugging possible offender items, moving them, checking outlets, etc. And nothing fixes the issue.
I plugged my PC using a long cord into a socket into the hallway of my building, where the janitor plugs up his equipment like the buffer, and stuff? And my PC STILL DISPLAYS with a sloped screen! And my flat screen monitors? The text and picture quality is weak because of this interference. Text on an LCD looks blurred and faded. And the sloped screen effect remains. On a crt, the text looks fine but the sloped screen looks far worse because of the monitor being a 17 inch crt versus a 25 inch LCD. I've had the cable and internet technicians out here to check their equipment. And they came up clean. I've had the building electricians out to check out my apartment, and it came up clean. I bought a new surge protector, and it hasn't helped. I've tested 5 different PC towers and 6 different PC monitors. Nothing works. So what exactly is going on here? I've lived in this complex for 12 years and have never had this problem until now. Whatever it is though....it's not just affecting my computer but my t.v.s as well, so the issue is intertwined.
Everything else like my iphone, microwave, lights, etc work fine. But anything that I plug into the wall that displays a picture is affected. Thoughts?
Oddly enough, this same slant/bulge? Is seen on two televisions in my house. I have two 27 inch sharp color t.v.s. One in the living room, and another in the second bedroom. Both have digital cable, but the one in the bedroom has a high def cable box (Samsung). On both t.v.s, the picture is pushed outward towards the screen. Like it is sitting on a bubble. And the picture quality has noticeably degraded. Not crystal clear anymore. I have an RCA TRU FLAT HDTV in the third bedroom. And the picture quality on that t.v. has degraded as well. When watching a ball game? You cannot make out the score at the bottom of the screen because the numbers are all fuzzy and blurred.
Although there's no bulge-picture on the TRU FLAT because of how the screen is designed. But it is being affected by the same interference that's affected my two color t.v.s, and my computer. I can move the computer to different rooms, plug it into different outlets, and it still behaves the same. I have gone through my apartment unplugging possible offender items, moving them, checking outlets, etc. And nothing fixes the issue.
I plugged my PC using a long cord into a socket into the hallway of my building, where the janitor plugs up his equipment like the buffer, and stuff? And my PC STILL DISPLAYS with a sloped screen! And my flat screen monitors? The text and picture quality is weak because of this interference. Text on an LCD looks blurred and faded. And the sloped screen effect remains. On a crt, the text looks fine but the sloped screen looks far worse because of the monitor being a 17 inch crt versus a 25 inch LCD. I've had the cable and internet technicians out here to check their equipment. And they came up clean. I've had the building electricians out to check out my apartment, and it came up clean. I bought a new surge protector, and it hasn't helped. I've tested 5 different PC towers and 6 different PC monitors. Nothing works. So what exactly is going on here? I've lived in this complex for 12 years and have never had this problem until now. Whatever it is though....it's not just affecting my computer but my t.v.s as well, so the issue is intertwined.
Everything else like my iphone, microwave, lights, etc work fine. But anything that I plug into the wall that displays a picture is affected. Thoughts?
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