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Problem description: I have a HP 2159m LCD monitor, about 5 years old. Given me no problems until recently, when thin vertical pixel lines started to appear. They only show up for colors, not black and white.  Attempted fixes: Replaced my video card (not just for this problem, but convenient timing) and tried a different video cable. No change. After Googling, it seems that most people either have stuck pixels (individual red/green/blue pixels) or dead pixels (black or white). Mine appear pale, but shimmery. Messing with the settings on my monitor, by putting it in "Movie" mode I can get the lines to fade somewhat, but the contrast gets cranked up to the point of unreadability. Recent changes: Nothing major. -- Operating system: Windows 7 System specs: Processor: Intel Core i5 750 Lynnfield Quad-core, Socket 1156 LGA Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D LE (LGA1156) Memory: 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 667MHz Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 HDD: WD 1TB, Seagate 500GB Power: 650w Location: Canada I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes
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Aug 4, 2015 01:54
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Hmm, can you test whether it follows the monitor if you plug it into something else (a mate's laptop, for instance.) I presume the picture is a picture of your monitor. Can you take a screenshot and see if the lines appear there. (I bet they don't.)
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Aug 5, 2015 08:46
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bolind posted:Hmm, can you test whether it follows the monitor if you plug it into something else (a mate's laptop, for instance.) I plugged a laptop into the monitor, lines still showed up. They don't appear in screenshots, only photos. I realize they probably are dead, it's just that I haven't found any description of dead pixels that match what I have 
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Aug 5, 2015 11:31
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It seems like they aren't "dead" since they are somewhat bright and not dark. You can try to upload your graphic card drivers, try to plug it in HDMI or DVI or VGA (another one than your current) Do you have the possibility to reset the screen to his factory settings ? You could try this too.
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Aug 7, 2015 22:50
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Rond posted:It seems like they aren't "dead" since they are somewhat bright and not dark. I've tried all of those - installed new drivers with my new video card, no change. Tried DVI and HDMI cords, no change, and factory reset did nothing. Like I said though, it's weird... I can mess with the contrast and sharpness settings to make the lines "dissapear", but it makes the web unreadable. If they were dead pixels I couldn't do that, right?
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Aug 9, 2015 05:51
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http://udpix.free.fr/index.php?p=dl Try running that to get it unstuck.
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Aug 11, 2015 20:24
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As a last ditch attempt to resolve this, you could try rubbing an eraser at the end of a pencil over the pixels, gentle but firm. Its not always effective but has been known to work.
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Sep 22, 2015 23:16
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