[comp.sys.ibm.pc] Wavy rows on composite monitor

burton@parcvax.Xerox.COM (Philip M. Burton) (09/08/87)

(Posted for a friend not lucky enough to get net access.)

My friend got an el cheapo clone system with a composite monitor that displays
shades of grey instead of colors.  The system seems OK enough, except for
problems with the monitor.  This system is of course a no name offshore
special from a place no longer in business.  (That's why you buy IBM. -) )

On the lower half of the screen, some scan lines waver or seem out of sync,
so that letters are wavy looking.  As the display scrolls up, the letters 
seem to wave as additional lines are displayed.  If the brightness and contrast
settings are adjusted, the position of the topmost wavy line changes.



All in all, the display is hard to read.  Any suggestions that I can pass along?
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