On Sat, 30 Jun 2001 12:11:38 EDT, iehrenwald@earthlink.net writes: >In the past week, the picture on my monitor has gotten progressively >lighter and lighter. I haven't touched the contrast or brightness >wheels. I checked all the connections to and from the tower and >monitor. Even opened up the tower and re-seated the video card. No >luck. The only thing that has changed is [drumroll] the weather. It's >extremely humid and has been for about a week, coinciding with when the >monitor started having it's problems. Is it possible that humidity can >make a monitor display the picture much lighter than normal? If so, does >this cause permanent damage? Right now it's like I'm looking at the >screen through heavy fog. I had the same problem when I (some 5 or 6 years ago) started hanging my freshly-washed clothes in the same room as my computer. Stopped that practice, everything fine again. cheers, &rw -- -- He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my -- contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the -- spinal cord would fully suffice. -- Einstein ----
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