Solved On-screen output corruption

[rundwald]

Can anyone advise me, please, why some print I see on screen is corrupted as per the attached example? Hard copy does not seem to suffer. If pictures suffer similarly, I do not know, but I suspect it would be harder to detect.

Monitor is Dell ST2210, should that be relevant.

 

[smarteyeball]

Quick Q - any other graphical corruption noticed elsewhere? Outside of FireFox? Not images, but text. ie Windows itself. Move a window, see corruption?

 

[SandeepP]

Can anyone advise me, please, why some print I see on screen is corrupted as per the attached example? Hard copy does not seem to suffer. If pictures suffer similarly, I do not know, but I suspect it would be harder to detect.

Monitor is Dell ST2210, should that be relevant.

Hi rundwald,

Kindly copy paste this text to word or notepad and check if the issue occurs. This would isolate if it is an issue with the particular application or video related.

Make sure video cable is properly connected on the system and if possible check it with a different cable as well.

Keep us posted with the results so we can advise you further.

 

[rundwald]

@SandeepP
Output of Word document is OK and Video cable is secure. I am using HDMI cable ( white connectors) and have nothing except a DVI (blue connectors). Is that any use for a retest?
http://www.sevenforums.com/members/sandeepp.html

 

[andrew129260]

Try the dvi cable and see if the issue keeps occurring. If not, its a bad hdmi cable.

 

[rundwald]

DVI cable connected, the sample screen I attached now looks OK, so it looks like the HDMI one is going.

Before I shell out, could there be any other cause of the corruption?

 

[andrew129260]

It's defiantly the cable if the corruption is gone.

Don't shell out. HDMI cables are all the same. If your paying more then $10, your getting ripped off.

Monoprice: HDMI Cables - Monoprice.com

Bought several from them. Work fantastic.

Proof: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20056502-1/why-all-hdmi-cables-are-the-same/

 

[rundwald]

I'm a Brit, so even 20 Bolivian boliviano would be shelling out.
I have a confession to make. I got my cables wrong. The white is DVI-D single link and the blue is VGA (HD15). I am a silly so and so.(at self).

 

[andrew129260]

So you were on the vga and then switched to dvi? ok that makes sense now.

After reading the part in the Article where he says hdmi cables ether work or they dont, i started wondering. As with the picture issue you had it would be more likely vga but yeah.

 

[rundwald]

DVi originally when fault showed, and now VGA.

 

[matts6887]

It's defiantly the cable if the corruption is gone.

Don't shell out. HDMI cables are all the same. If your paying more then $10, your getting ripped off.

Monoprice: HDMI Cables - Monoprice.com

Bought several from them. Work fantastic.

Proof: Why all HDMI cables are the same | Crave - CNET

Actually Andrew I beg to differ on this one. The cheap hdmi cables are no good IMO
. I tried a inexpensive one and that one crapped out on me within less than a week. So IMHO they are better off spending a little more and getting better quality. Now I'm not saying he has to go out and spend 100 bucks on a monster hdmi cable like I did a few years ago. But hr can spend 30 to 50 bucks and get something decent which he is better off doing IMO

 

[andrew129260]

It's defiantly the cable if the corruption is gone.

Don't shell out. HDMI cables are all the same. If your paying more then $10, your getting ripped off.

Monoprice: HDMI Cables - Monoprice.com

Bought several from them. Work fantastic.

Proof: Why all HDMI cables are the same | Crave - CNET

Actually Andrew I beg to differ on this one. The cheap hdmi cables are no good IMO
. I tried a inexpensive one and that one crapped out on me within less than a week. So IMHO they are better off spending a little more and getting better quality. Now I'm not saying he has to go out and spend 100 bucks on a monster hdmi cable like I did a few years ago. But hr can spend 30 to 50 bucks and get something decent which he is better off doing IMO

Read the article

There is cheap dollar store quality, and then there is cheap good quality.

 

[andrew129260]

DVi originally when fault showed, and now VGA.

Interesting.

DVI cables can be expensive. You can get a new one at monoprice for pretty cheap if you like.

 

[SandeepP]

DVI cable connected, the sample screen I attached now looks OK, so it looks like the HDMI one is going.

Before I shell out, could there be any other cause of the corruption?

Hi rundwald,

If output on MS word is working fine then it doesn't seem to be an issue with the cable or card. Kindly check again on the Firefox browser. If the issue only occurs on the Firefox only then you should try and re-install the browser.

Keep us posted with the results so we can advise you further.

 

[rundwald]

In end it was all connected with other problems I subsequently experienced. I called in a repairman and he found hard drive was beginning to fail, (not found by diagnostic tools). Since then all is OK. By happenstance I also changed the power cable. solving another problem