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[TitusTroy]

don't know if this is the right place to post this since this is a hardware issue...I turned on my computer this morning and found this large static line down the center of my monitor (pics attached)...the weird thing is that it comes and goes and is not always on the screen...posting this now using my browser and the line is gone...the line comes and goes and there are long stretches where the monitor is fine...

does this mean my Monitor is dying or is it possibly a GPU issue?...or something else?...my monitor is an NEC 2490WUXi-BK...

 

[Armorian]

Try connecting something other than your pc, if the line is there then monitor is fucked.

 

[TitusTroy]

I don't have anything else to plug into it...don't have a console...the weird thing is that the line is not always there...for the last few hours the monitor is back to normal but I'm still worried it might come back...what could have caused this to happen?

 

[sadaiyappan]

I think your cable that connects is loose or not working properly. Try using a different cable.

 

[Amey]

It's one of those flat ribbon connectors inside the monitor

LCD Vertical Band

I had similar prob last year and tried to fix it. But just couldn't get it done without proper tools and a microscope to align the connenctor. Had to scrap the unit.

 

[HOTDOG_GMF]

Sorry, immediately had to think of this old 2600 game!

 

[TitusTroy]

so the issue is definitely the monitor itself and not the GPU or any other component?

 

[Discourse]

If it's not the cable not being plugged in correctly, it might be a dead capacitor.

 

[TitusTroy]

the issue is very weird in that it only shows up right after I power up the computer for the first time...it lasts about 10-15 minutes then disappears for the rest of the time until I shut it down and restart again

 

[MultiCore]

Could be bad cable, bad monitor, bad port on the monitor bad video card/port.

Try wiggling the cable, switching ports if it has multiple inputs, switching cables, switching from DVI to VGA if you can

That was a nice monitor in its day. Love 19x12 displays. It's lived a good life though, easily time to consider a replacement.