Hi M grant

 

I think you should call Dell call centre and ask them if they can help you to fix it or since your Dell monitor is still in warrenty you can ask them to excange it for a new one. I have a 1905FP and had no problems when I got it early this year. Dell has a return policy that last 30 days, so you can get a new one if they cannot sovle the problem.

mike

M. Grant,

Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.

Here are some things to try and resolve the issue with the monitor.

• Push Auto adjust button
• Adjust Phase and Clock controls via OSD
• Eliminate video extension cables
• Perform monitor reset
• Lower video resolution or increase font size

have been using my dell 1905 for a week. Had a replacement ( due to a permanent vertical line across the whole screen)

was using the replacement and realise when i work with certain software, it ghost really bad.tested with 3 other system which i have, same problem.To confirm if tis is the nature of dell lcd, went to my friend's place who own a dell 9100 n the bundle 17" lcd, no problem with the lcd.So I presume i got a bad pcs of equipment here.Called customer service on Friday, they told me maybe my pc is not high-end enough to use tis lcd(I dont believe tis!), well expecting their call again tomorrow, if they does not warrant me a replacement, i may just return it for good.

Sorry just sharing my frustration here

Cheers

This is from another posting, whose subject is unrelated (problem with montior USB ports) but it may help you.

(post by andy1234517)
thanks.. i rang dell in the end. they suggested that :

1. unplug and then reconnect the upstream and downstream cables
2. pull out the plug from the mains and leave for 1 min
3. press and hold in the on/off switch on the monitor for 20 sec
4. re plug in the mains and turn back on

this worked and cleared the static in the monitor.

(I assume these steps are to reset the monitor)

As to the comment about your computer not being high end enough for an lcd... that sounds like bu11sh!t to me. However, I could see problems occuring because of a lack of RAM or an older video card, but that would only be noticeable while gaming. If you have the option of using the digital connection, that would be better than analog. Analog data must be converted to digital by your computer, which can take time, but I have never noticed anything significant enough to considered a problem before in my own analog monitor.