Shadow Lines Across Screen on Dell P1130 CRT Monitor

I would try it on another PC first, also check the VGA cable connectors at both ends. It can be that the filter caps in the power supply are failing inside the monitor.
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hi, generally it happens when an video card is faulty.. try replacing the video card,, it should work fine..

check on bios if still there then monitor needs repair.

Seems that it is an issue with your video card, Please update Driver for Video card and it that does not help, it is the time to replace the Video card.

You can get your driver from support.dell.com and please enter your service tag to download the driver

Sounds like an adapter problem.

If you have tired mutiple monitors then the card/adapter is the only problem/cause left.

You need to replace the adapter/card or motherboard (if the video is on-board).

There is not other reason. Drivers and updates will not help.

1.Make sure all the connections are secure.
2.Try attaching the monitor to a different PC if possible, to determine if its the monitor or video card.
3.Your monitor might just be going bad

Sounds like an inverter problem. If the power supply is internal replace the capacitors coming out of the voltage regulators. These are usually 1000mf and/or 470mf. If that doesn't do the trick look up the numbers on the 8-pin chips that drive the secondary transformers on the inverter to see if they are getting the right voltages.
Good Luck!

LCD Monitor Shadow Effect
This problem is best described as the LCD monitor "Shadow Effect".
The solution to this is very simple. No software or hard ware changes required.
The cables that are connected to the LCD monitors are causing the problem. Its also called as electromagnetic noise or electrical noise.
Solution: Keep the two cables - (power cable and monitor display cable), that are connected to the LCD monitor as far away as possible with each other and also away from other electrical cables.
Thats it. Your shadow effect is fixed.
Thank you.

mt, the 6 to 8 lines you were seeing were most likley the prelude to the end of the monitor. If the problem only occurs when the screen saver comes on then I could say the driver maybe being corrupted by a certain screensaver picture or program. When the monitor warms up to a certain temprature the electronics start to fail. You may want to turn off the monitor while your not right in front of it to cool it down and prolong its use.

I know I have seen thin lines in the past on older CRT monitors, these are usually wires which support the aperture grill. LCD is just a panel so this must be something different. What color is the line? It is probably an error in the scanning process.