Guest Pivco Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 I would like to know why the image on my screen vibrates. Here's the details: I have a new monitor and a new computer with XP Pro. When I play games, sometimes the image on the screen will vibrate. This only happens with games, but it happens with lots of games. Some examples: The windows games Freecell, Hearts, Solitaire and Spider Solitaire and also a backgammon game that I bought separately. Some history: The same thing happened with my previous computer - which is why I bought a new one. The previous computer had XP Home. When installing the new computer, I backed up all of my data and scanned it for viruses before putting it on the new computer. The main progams I use on my new (and also my old) computer are AOL 9.1, Daytimer (a Windows 95 program), Quickbooks and Word Perfect (version 10?). Any ideas? Pivco
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: Screen Image Vibrates "Pivco" <Pivco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:15F61B44-3E4E-4E31-90B6-3BF2ED6B566C@microsoft.com... >I would like to know why the image on my screen vibrates. Here's the >details: > > I have a new monitor and a new computer with XP Pro. When I play games, > sometimes the image on the screen will vibrate. This only happens with > games, > but it happens with lots of games. Some examples: The windows games > Freecell, > Hearts, Solitaire and Spider Solitaire and also a backgammon game that I > bought separately. > > Some history: The same thing happened with my previous computer - which is > why I bought a new one. The previous computer had XP Home. When installing > the new computer, I backed up all of my data and scanned it for viruses > before putting it on the new computer. The main progams I use on my new > (and > also my old) computer are AOL 9.1, Daytimer (a Windows 95 program), > Quickbooks and Word Perfect (version 10?). > > Any ideas? > > Pivco This can happen if your room is close to overhead power lines, e.g. if you have a tram running through your street. Find out if the phenomenon is dependent on the location/orientation of your PC.
Guest Pivco Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: Screen Image Vibrates Thanks for the quick response. Is there any way to shield the PC from this interference? Pivco "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Pivco" <Pivco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:15F61B44-3E4E-4E31-90B6-3BF2ED6B566C@microsoft.com... > >I would like to know why the image on my screen vibrates. Here's the > >details: > > > > I have a new monitor and a new computer with XP Pro. When I play games, > > sometimes the image on the screen will vibrate. This only happens with > > games, > > but it happens with lots of games. Some examples: The windows games > > Freecell, > > Hearts, Solitaire and Spider Solitaire and also a backgammon game that I > > bought separately. > > > > Some history: The same thing happened with my previous computer - which is > > why I bought a new one. The previous computer had XP Home. When installing > > the new computer, I backed up all of my data and scanned it for viruses > > before putting it on the new computer. The main progams I use on my new > > (and > > also my old) computer are AOL 9.1, Daytimer (a Windows 95 program), > > Quickbooks and Word Perfect (version 10?). > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Pivco > > This can happen if your room is close to overhead power lines, e.g. if you > have a tram running through your street. Find out if the phenomenon is > dependent on the location/orientation of your PC. > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: Screen Image Vibrates Before you start thinking about shielding, you need to confirm that the problem is caused by electrical interference, as I suggested in my initial reply. If it is then you should ask a hardware newsgroup about the availability of a suitable compensating device, which sets up an electromagnetic field of opposite polarity. "Pivco" <Pivco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F51E79F3-F058-4417-BC9D-A99F6A43CC93@microsoft.com... > Thanks for the quick response. > > Is there any way to shield the PC from this interference? > > Pivco > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "Pivco" <Pivco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:15F61B44-3E4E-4E31-90B6-3BF2ED6B566C@microsoft.com... >> >I would like to know why the image on my screen vibrates. Here's the >> >details: >> > >> > I have a new monitor and a new computer with XP Pro. When I play games, >> > sometimes the image on the screen will vibrate. This only happens with >> > games, >> > but it happens with lots of games. Some examples: The windows games >> > Freecell, >> > Hearts, Solitaire and Spider Solitaire and also a backgammon game that >> > I >> > bought separately. >> > >> > Some history: The same thing happened with my previous computer - which >> > is >> > why I bought a new one. The previous computer had XP Home. When >> > installing >> > the new computer, I backed up all of my data and scanned it for viruses >> > before putting it on the new computer. The main progams I use on my new >> > (and >> > also my old) computer are AOL 9.1, Daytimer (a Windows 95 program), >> > Quickbooks and Word Perfect (version 10?). >> > >> > Any ideas? >> > >> > Pivco >> >> This can happen if your room is close to overhead power lines, e.g. if >> you >> have a tram running through your street. Find out if the phenomenon is >> dependent on the location/orientation of your PC. >> >> >>
Guest HeyBub Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: Screen Image Vibrates Pegasus (MVP) wrote: > Before you start thinking about shielding, you need to confirm that > the problem is caused by electrical interference, as I suggested in > my initial reply. If it is then you should ask a hardware newsgroup > about the availability of a suitable compensating device, which sets > up an electromagnetic field of opposite polarity. > > Second that. Perhaps a mere re-orientation of the monitor will suffice. Since monitors vary in their susceptibility to interference, swapping monitors might be a solution. I would think LCD monitors would be less vulnerable to interference than CRTs. There are such devices as Faraday cages and mu-metal shields. Also the FCC takes a really dim view of things that CAUSE interference.
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: Screen Image Vibrates On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 09:59:47 +0200, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote: > Before you start thinking about shielding, you need to confirm that > the problem is caused by electrical interference, as I suggested in > my initial reply. If it is then you should ask a hardware newsgroup > about the availability of a suitable compensating device, which sets > up an electromagnetic field of opposite polarity. It's odd, though, that he says this only happens with games. I can't think of any reason why it should happen with Solitaire but not with WordPerfect, unless he moves the computer to play games. But following your thought of electrical interference, Pivco should also check to see if he has a UPS located near the monitor. > "Pivco" <Pivco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F51E79F3-F058-4417-BC9D-A99F6A43CC93@microsoft.com... > > Thanks for the quick response. > > > > Is there any way to shield the PC from this interference? > > > > Pivco > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > >> > >> "Pivco" <Pivco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:15F61B44-3E4E-4E31-90B6-3BF2ED6B566C@microsoft.com... > >> >I would like to know why the image on my screen vibrates. Here's the > >> >details: > >> > > >> > I have a new monitor and a new computer with XP Pro. When I play games, > >> > sometimes the image on the screen will vibrate. This only happens with > >> > games, > >> > but it happens with lots of games. Some examples: The windows games > >> > Freecell, > >> > Hearts, Solitaire and Spider Solitaire and also a backgammon game that > >> > I > >> > bought separately. > >> > > >> > Some history: The same thing happened with my previous computer - which > >> > is > >> > why I bought a new one. The previous computer had XP Home. When > >> > installing > >> > the new computer, I backed up all of my data and scanned it for viruses > >> > before putting it on the new computer. The main progams I use on my new > >> > (and > >> > also my old) computer are AOL 9.1, Daytimer (a Windows 95 program), > >> > Quickbooks and Word Perfect (version 10?). > >> > > >> > Any ideas? > >> > > >> > Pivco > >> > >> This can happen if your room is close to overhead power lines, e.g. if > >> you > >> have a tram running through your street. Find out if the phenomenon is > >> dependent on the location/orientation of your PC. > >> > >> > >> > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: Screen Image Vibrates "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message news:gjib94lqkifu95jdk0q1nj9o0eg2m17a2l@4ax.com... > On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 09:59:47 +0200, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" > <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote: > >> Before you start thinking about shielding, you need to confirm that >> the problem is caused by electrical interference, as I suggested in >> my initial reply. If it is then you should ask a hardware newsgroup >> about the availability of a suitable compensating device, which sets >> up an electromagnetic field of opposite polarity. > > > > It's odd, though, that he says this only happens with games. I can't > think of any reason why it should happen with Solitaire but not with > WordPerfect, unless he moves the computer to play games. Agreed, but this could be due to the OP having collected insufficient data. If he always plays a few games at 8pm, which is when some tram might run past his house, then he might think that the game is causing the screen vibration. He should really perform a rigorous process of elimination.
Guest Twayne Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: Screen Image Vibrates > I would like to know why the image on my screen vibrates. Here's the > details: > > I have a new monitor and a new computer with XP Pro. When I play > games, sometimes the image on the screen will vibrate. This only > happens with games, but it happens with lots of games. Some examples: > The windows games Freecell, Hearts, Solitaire and Spider Solitaire > and also a backgammon game that I bought separately. > > Some history: The same thing happened with my previous computer - > which is why I bought a new one. The previous computer had XP Home. > When installing the new computer, I backed up all of my data and > scanned it for viruses before putting it on the new computer. The > main progams I use on my new (and also my old) computer are AOL 9.1, > Daytimer (a Windows 95 program), Quickbooks and Word Perfect (version > 10?). > > Any ideas? > > Pivco Do you have any power supplies, bricks, etc., near or behind your monitor? If your monitor is the tube type and not LCD etc, those can do that to you as I learned from personal experience. Try moving the monitor or the closest bricks, whichever is easiest, and see if the effect changes. If so, that's the source; then just relocate things accordingly. Anything close by with a motor in it can do the same thing such as a box fan, etc.. I'm not referriing to the DC motors inside the computer. If you can't easily move them permanently, then try turning them 90°; often that will suffice but it depends on how strong the magnetic field is. Power bricks are usually OK under a monitor, but not beside, above or in back, especially if mounted on the wall. Someone mentioned tram lines causing problems which I suppose is a possibilty, but that would either by constant, or it would only occur when the vehicles passed by. IME those are DC and so wouldn't cause that anyway, but "famous last words" I suppose<g>. HTH Twayne
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 Re: Screen Image Vibrates "Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message news:Od6BxuY9IHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> I would like to know why the image on my screen vibrates. Here's the >> details: >> >> I have a new monitor and a new computer with XP Pro. When I play >> games, sometimes the image on the screen will vibrate. This only >> happens with games, but it happens with lots of games. Some examples: >> The windows games Freecell, Hearts, Solitaire and Spider Solitaire >> and also a backgammon game that I bought separately. >> >> Some history: The same thing happened with my previous computer - >> which is why I bought a new one. The previous computer had XP Home. >> When installing the new computer, I backed up all of my data and >> scanned it for viruses before putting it on the new computer. The >> main progams I use on my new (and also my old) computer are AOL 9.1, >> Daytimer (a Windows 95 program), Quickbooks and Word Perfect (version >> 10?). >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Pivco > > Do you have any power supplies, bricks, etc., near or behind your monitor? > If your monitor is the tube type and not LCD etc, those can do that to you > as I learned from personal experience. Try moving the monitor or the > closest bricks, whichever is easiest, and see if the effect changes. If > so, that's the source; then just relocate things accordingly. Anything > close by with a motor in it can do the same thing such as a box fan, etc.. > I'm not referriing to the DC motors inside the computer. > If you can't easily move them permanently, then try turning them 90°; > often that will suffice but it depends on how strong the magnetic field > is. > Power bricks are usually OK under a monitor, but not beside, above or in > back, especially if mounted on the wall. > > Someone mentioned tram lines causing problems which I suppose is a > possibilty, but that would either by constant, or it would only occur when > the vehicles passed by. IME those are DC and so wouldn't cause that > anyway, but "famous last words" I suppose<g>. > The tram supply may be DC, but it is inverted on the tram to AC. However, since it is 3 phase AC there should be no net magnetic field produced from the inverters. 3 phase AC motors never have external magnetic fields.
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