Did my LCD just crap out of me? :O

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I'm using Vista with an NVida Geforce 9500 GS. Monitor is a 21 inch LCD Acer, running 1080p over HDMI.

Both computer and monitor are just under 2 years old.

Anyway, I have had no trouble at all with my monitor until today when I decide to move the room my computer is in. I have done this several times before and its never an issue. I unplug everything from the desktop tower, move all the stuff, and plug everything back in once I am in the new room.

Windows boots no problem, I sit down... and what the heck. Everything is really fuzzy, and seemingly half the screen is flickering. I go into the settings of both the monitor and the display options on the computer. They say its still 1080p and still running at 60 hertz.

I unplugged everything and restarted the comp, and I took out the HDMI cable and inspected for dust. Nothing changed, screen still flickers and is crazy blurry.

I don't think is PC side. Is my monitor just FUBAR or is there something wrong with my HDMI? I was surprised there is very little info about this issue on Google. The only info I could find was silly like "see if you can somehow degauss your LCD" or "reinstall windows" : |

Any help would be appreciated.


EDIT: I plugged the monitor, via the same HDMI, into my laptop and everything there is fine. Crystal clear display and no problems. So the problem does appear to be PC side, or maybe just the port on my PC? This doesn't make any sense, why would moving a computer over 1 room suddenly cause my graphics card to make the LCD fuzzy?!
 
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You have probably jarred the components inside the tower, most likey the video card, remove it and reinsert it and try again.
 
johnb35 said:
You have probably jarred the components inside the tower, most likey the video card, remove it and reinsert it and try again.
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No such luck. Nothing had appeared lose, and even after reinserting the video card and double checking other connections, the problem remains.

Only thing I can think of that I did differently when I moved the computer was I did some 'hot swapping' with the HDMI. After I moved the computer I didn't plug the monitor in until after the computer was already up and running. I'm thought this to be a non issue though, HDMI is supposed to be hot swapable... Maybe it messed something up PC side though?

Not sure. I have never seen this problem before, and I work with computers extensively.
 
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HDMI are hot swap. But its not advised. It has caused problems. Try finding another monitor and try it to make sure it hasnt screwed up you video card or onboard video.
 
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