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No red color in Monitor philips - 200vw8fb/00

by Macthijs May 3, 2018 11:39AM PDT

Hey,

So I just bought a new videocard, geforce gtx 1050 ti windforce oc 4gb
And I tried to connect a second screen, this didn't work.
So then I contacted Nvidia chat support (super nice and helpfull btw!), and they recommended my to buy a VGA -> Displayport cable.

So I just received the BRAND NEW cable connected it to screen and it works!, but what now? My red color is missing I only have yellow and blue and red seems black.

But then when I scroll through the menu of my monitor itself It shows the color red as seen in the picture below.

How can I fix this? I tried calibrating it through the videocard aswell as through windows 10.

I am aware that my monitor is from the stoneage but It always worked perfectly fine and I would prefer fixing this instead of buying a new one at least for now.

Also I checked the cable for any bended pins it all looks brand new!

Monitor philips - 200vw8fb/00



So why can I see the color red in the menu of the monitor,

Thank you people so much for helping me out Wink

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The clue is that VGA cable.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 3, 2018 12:11PM PDT
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PS. Why red is on the menu?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 3, 2018 12:22PM PDT

This is generated inside the monitor so if PIN 1 of the VGA port is blown then you see this. As Kees noted you have more tests to perform.

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Re: red missing
by Kees_B Forum moderator May 3, 2018 12:14PM PDT

This is the kind of problem where only changing components helps to find the defective one. So it's up to you to change all three:
- try this cable and this monitor on another PC with a displayport
- try it as only screen, not as second screen
- try it with another monitor and this cable
- try it with another converter cable and this monitor

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