What is wrong with my monitor!!!???

[windowsguy89]

Hi, I'm having some trouble with the display on my monitor.  The screen is stretched out horizontally for some reason, and I tried adjusting the display settings but that didn't work. I know its not my computer because I switched the monitor with another one I had, and the new one worked just fine. So, either my monitor is busted or there is something I haven't tried yet. Any ideas?  :-?

Here are the specs for the monitor:

Hewlett Packard
Model No: D5259A
Product No: D5259-60050
S/N: TT95202246

*It came with my HP Pavilion 8660C

[Ponaris]

possibly a stupid question, but the desktop wasn't extended to two monitors, or something similar?

[windowsguy89]

possibly a stupid question, but the desktop wasn't extended to two monitors, or something similar?

no, it wasn't

[Ponaris]

i hope that means that it answered you're problem

[elkswood]

im not sure but if u tried the displaysetting fer monitor have u  tried ur  display setting on ur computer ?if not right click desktop go to properties choose settings and change pixels into more or less  it may just be  that cuz ur problem sounds kinda like 1 i had a few weeks back wen i purchased a new flat screen  hope this helps sry if it doesnt and yes u can change ur  pixels back  if it doesnt help.

[patio]

im not sure but if u tried the displaysetting fer monitor have u  tried ur  display setting on ur computer ?if not right click desktop go to properties choose settings and change pixels into more or less  it may just be  that cuz ur problem sounds kinda like 1 i had a few weeks back wen i purchased a new flat screen  hope this helps sry if it doesnt and yes u can change ur  pixels back  if it doesnt help.

HuH ? ?

[Calum]

wangming may have gone, but his spirit lives on . . .

[windowsguy89]

im not sure but if u tried the displaysetting fer monitor have u  tried ur  display setting on ur computer ?if not right click desktop go to properties choose settings and change pixels into more or less  it may just be  that cuz ur problem sounds kinda like 1 i had a few weeks back wen i purchased a new flat screen  hope this helps sry if it doesnt and yes u can change ur  pixels back  if it doesnt help.

yeah i tried changing the display settings but it didnt fix the problem. changing the resolution didnt seem to help either...  :-/

[Fed]

Do you have any buttons or knobs on the monitor to fiddle with?

[windowsguy89]

Do you have any buttons or knobs on the monitor to fiddle with?

Yeah, I tried adjusting the screen using the monitor's built in buttons but that didnt work either. I dont know why my monitor is doing this, I just turned it on one day and the screen was stretched out horizontally.

[Fed]

Have you re-booted since this started?
Can you try the stretched monitor on a different computer?

[GX1_Man]

im not sure but if u tried the displaysetting fer monitor have u  tried ur  display setting on ur computer ?if not right click desktop go to properties choose settings and change pixels into more or less  it may just be  that cuz ur problem sounds kinda like 1 i had a few weeks back wen i purchased a new flat screen  hope this helps sry if it doesnt and yes u can change ur  pixels back  if it doesnt help.

More English and punctuation and less text messaging crap if you want to be understood. You aren't at this point.  

[pcfool]

check your monitor cable , is there any bend pin?

[stephen.marki]

Change the settings on the monitor... Stupid one... Get this guy off the forums... Press the Settings button on your monitor and fix it... Jeeze... LOL j/k

[patio]

Change the settings on the monitor... Stupid one... Get this guy off the forums... Press the Settings button on your monitor and fix it... Jeeze... LOL j/k

This is uncalled for.
Delete your post and i will delete the reference to it.

[pcfool]

Change the settings on the monitor... Stupid one... Get this guy off the forums... Press the Settings button on your monitor and fix it... Jeeze... LOL j/k

This is uncalled for.
Delete your post and i will delete the reference to it.

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[windowsguy89]

Have you re-booted since this started?
Can you try the stretched monitor on a different computer?

Yes, I tried rebooting several times but that didn't help. I also tried the monitor on two other computers, but the screen was still stretched.

[windowsguy89]

check your monitor cable , is there any bend pin?

I checked the monitor cable and none of the pins are bent or broken off.

[windowsguy89]

Any other ideas anyone?

[henkjan]

i have the same problem with my iiyama 514 22 inch..
i can adjust it, but eveytime i reboot my pc, it's stretched again, like the monitor doesn't save the settings.
i have been looking for a fix for over 3 or 4 weeks, and it's realy annoying, i have to re-adjust my monitor settings everytime i reboot my pc, only fix i've heard of is leaving you pc on standby, but i can't do that.

[Fed]

Just curious, what resolution are you setting it to?

[windowsguy89]

Just curious, what resolution are you setting it to?

Its at 800 x 600. I also tried it at other resolutions but that didn't help.

[SHENGTON]

There might be something wrong in your monitor. I suggest to bring that to the computer technicians if you're not expert repairing the monitor.