Monitor Drift?
Problem: I have a 17″ monitor that has an image that EVER SO SLIGHTLY drifts to the left (and stops) after a long day’s work (heat, I suppose). Also, the vertical height shrinks a little bit. Is this at all normal/acceptable? How much is ‘ever so slightly’? There are a fair number of components whose values could alter the position/size of a monitor image. I do not find it at all surprising that there should be a small shift due to heat. It really depends on many factors including the basic design, quality of components, ventilation/cooling, etc. Of course, it is possible to have a monitor that has a component that is worse with respect to temperature. Could also be related to line voltage depending on the regulation of your monitor’s power supplies. In general, my feeling is that if it is not objectionable (a 1/2″ shift would be objectionable) AND it’s severity is not changing with time, you can ignore it. Many monitors do this.
Problem: I have a 17″ monitor that has an image that EVER SO SLIGHTLY drifts to the left (and stops) after a long day’s work (heat, I suppose). Also, the vertical height shrinks a little bit. Is this at all normal/acceptable? How much is ‘ever so slightly’? There are a fair number of components whose values could alter the position/size of a monitor image. I do not find it at all surprising that there should be a small shift due to heat. It really depends on many factors including the basic design, quality of components, ventilation/cooling, etc. Of course, it is possible to have a monitor that has a component that is worse with respect to temperature. Could also be related to line voltage depending on the regulation of your monitor’s power supplies. In general, my feeling is that if it is not objectionable (a 1/2″ shift would be objectionable) AND it’s severity is not changing with time, you can ignore it. Many monitors do this. TVs do this but you are not aware of it since they are a
