> Rudderow, Evan ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
> : They just came by and ripped out my 14-inch monitor and replaced it with a
> : ViewSonic 17E (17-inch).  So I've got a moment and I'm perusing the manual
> : for the thing (yes, I DO feel ashamed about reading the manual), I get to
> : the Troubleshooting chapter and it's got:
>
> : PROBLEM: Image is distorted
>
> : POSSIBLE CAUSE: Is the earth's magnetic field interfering with the display?
>
> : REMEDY: Face monitor east for best image quality.
>
> IMAGE distorted?  No!  Unless you have something against IMAGE/SQL, maybe? :)
>
> Re: earth's magnetic field.  I read recently (Byte?) that if you re-orient
> your monitor after it's been turned on for awhile then you might want to
> do a manual degauss at that time (because the monitor's relation to the
> earth's magnetic field changed).
>
> --
> Stan Sieler
 
Spare a thought for folk residing in the southern hemisphere, where
the correction for the earths field has to be applied 180 degrees out
from the north.
 
Nice suppliers get the northern hemisphere suppliers to correct
properly, but some are rather cavalier. (Sun Microsystems until
recently looked very distorted!)  And re-orienting the monitor
doesn't help down here.
 
 
Jeff D
 
 
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