Old CRTs...

[DocWalt]

Any idea how to recalibrate them? My upper left corner of the monitor is starting to have some weird color issues. It's like the different colors are spreading apart. Ugh. I don't want to spend money on a new monitor.

[R/T93]

Get a new monitor, your eyes will thank you. Seriously they are CHEEEEEAP

Sorry, I dont know of the procedures for calibrating or resetting a CRT, though

[TocVR4]

Sounds like you got a magnet near it. CRTs have a degauss circuit that removes that effect if you remove the magnetic source. Sometimes you have to power cycle it a few times to get it to go away. You can't just turn it off and right back on, you have to let it sit for a few minutes.

[Zaroth]

It might also have a degauss button on the front or in the menu settings. My old CRT had one right in the middle on the front. Was a picture of a square with a dot in it.

[marshallh]

It could need convergence adjusted (colors are skewed barely but they don't line up) or the shadow mask was magnetized by a magnet. This does not apply if you have a Trinitron.

[DocWalt]

Yep, it's been degauss'd. No magnets nearby. I think I'm going to try a power cycle, but I don't recall it "fixing" itself last time the power went out for a few hours. I'm going to look into adjusting the convergence. It's definitely not in the OSD for the monitor.

The monitor I want is $300... I'm going to wait until after I buy that badass new MUT box to do anything for my PC.

Thanks guys

[enigma9o7]

You can buy decent CRT monitors real cheap on craigslist too... like $25 for a 19" or whatever... so if it gets too annoying but you still aren't ready for the $300 monitor, it's an option that could hold you over.

[Polygon]

What size is it? I have a nice 17" ViewSonic CRT that's been sitting in it's box for a few years now. Worked great when I stopped using it. Now it just takes up space in storage.

[DocWalt]

21" Quantex, POS.

[Zaroth]

Should check out some of the deals on the Asus LCD monitors on Newegg.com. They are usually amazing deals and the color on them is amazing. I started buying them for all of the computers at my office.