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Question

Wavy computer monitor

Mar 11, 2016 2:12PM PST

OK so i've searched online and havent been able to find anyone with quite the same issue. The image on my computer is wavy. when I lower the resolution to 1680 x 1050 everything is fine, no waves. 1920 x 1080 is wavy but it goes away intermittently. Strangely when I play games on this resolution there are no waves. it's so wierd I can't figure it out. I went into nvidia controls and switched it from 1680 x 1050 back up to 1920 x 1080 and it was fine for about half an hour but it's back to the wavy screen again

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Clarification Request
Model number and make please.
Mar 11, 2016 2:15PM PST

I have an old old HP monitor that is indeed 1050. If I send it 1080, it could work or it could have issues. So I stick to it's documented settings. Tell more.

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more details
Mar 11, 2016 2:52PM PST

my monitor is a 1 year old samsung s27d360

i just tried a bunch of different resolutions and the same problem came up with the 1600x900 which is the same aspect ratios as 1920x1080. all of the resolution options between these 2 work fine but these 2 seem to cause the wavy/choppy screen issue, could it be the video card? btw my GPU is GeForce 8600 GTS (old,i know) and i'm using a dvi to vga adapter. would getting a dvi to hdmi adapter fix this problem maybe?

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Link tells me
Mar 11, 2016 3:14PM PST

It's 1920x1080 and 60Hz.

http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/monitors/LS27D360HS/ZA
"Optimum Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz"

There is no real problem if you send it non-native resolutions. There are so many prior discussions about LCD non native issues that I will agree that it does not work.

So you have the 1920x1080 but what about the Hz?

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60 hz
Mar 13, 2016 10:55AM PDT

i have the resolution set to 1930x1080 @ 60 hz so i dont know what the issue could be unless my gpu is dieing? it's been in this computer for 9 ish years

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I'd try another video card.
Mar 13, 2016 10:59AM PDT

Or try switching video driver versions. At that age, all bets are off.