[sdiy] off topic: question about video leads

[Richard Wentk]

At 19:52 09/12/2005, Julian wrote:
>I'm sorry, i know its off topic, but, the thing is, i know someone here 
>will know all the answers ; )
>
>Ive just acquired a new pc monitor, which is somewhat larger than my 
>original one.  Trouble is, im getting ghosting (on stationary items, like 
>text and stuff)
>
>It didnt have a cable hardwired to the back of it, and the cable that was 
>given to me with it looks very 'cheap' (a lot thinner, and more flexible 
>then any monitor cable on my other 'hardwired' monitors)
>
>Is this something that i can solve with an upgraded cable, do you think?

Possibly. The ghosting is reflections from poor termination and/or poor 
connections.

If you can, try a different monitor with the same cable. That should tell 
you whether it's the monitor that's flawed - and they sometimes are, 
especially CRTs running at the edges of their spec - or the cable.

I had a top-line iIyama that used to do this. It had component video on 
BNCs, which was about as good as you can get cable and connector-wise, but 
it still ghosted noticeably.

Analogue DVI seems to be a lot better than the old VGA connector model, so 
if your new monitor can use DVI, buy a cable and use it instead.

My new Lacie TFT doesn't ghost at all over analogue DVI. Digital DVI is 
cleaner still. (But then you'd expect it to be.)

Richard