Author Topic: Odd Glitch - Monitor Loses Signal (Read 1154 times)

Sentry · May 16, 2013, 10:47:59 AM

So recently I discovered something odd that happens to my monitor when playing games such as Blockland, Poker Night 2, Team Fortress 2, etc.
What happens is after about 5 minutes of me playing the game my monitor loses signal and doesn't get a signal back forcing me to reset my computer to re-gain this signal.
What I'm using is a VIZIO 42 inch flatscreen television. I had to use my TV for my monitor due to my other one getting screen burn.
Does anyone here know of a way for me to fix this from happening?

EDIT: I don't know if this has anything to do with it but I'm using HDMI cable to connect them.

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Flamecannon · May 16, 2013, 10:50:17 AM

do you play in fullscreen or windowed?

Sentry · May 16, 2013, 10:50:41 AM

windowed

BuildaBox · May 16, 2013, 10:53:45 AM

Have you tried using VGA?

Sentry · May 16, 2013, 10:55:43 AM

What's VGA?

nienhaus1 · May 16, 2013, 10:57:05 AM

Quote from: Sentry on May 16, 2013, 10:55:43 AM

What's VGA?

BuildaBox · May 16, 2013, 10:59:40 AM

There's people who don't know what VGA is!? :o

Alyx Vance · May 16, 2013, 11:06:22 AM

Quote from: Sentry on May 16, 2013, 10:55:43 AM

What's VGA?

How young are you?!

On topic: have you changed anything on the computer recently?

Mysteroo · May 16, 2013, 11:12:25 AM

My monitor does something odd as well, although it's LG
A lot of times when I turn on my computer the secondary monitor turns on fine, and so I can tell when the computer is completely booted, but my primary monitor never turns on. Although it's already technically turned on, I have to turn it off and then back on again for it to show anything