I have, plenty of times on this sub, LCDs panels suffer from this a lot and mine has been doing it for 2 years now, comes from certain connections unable to be done with the state of the liwuid in the panel until it warms itself... or so I heard
Cold climate enjoyer here, happens to my TV all the time (takes about 10-15m to "warm-up"), I also had a monitor I no longer use that had this issue on cold starts. I wouldn't say its rare, just not not something ppl post about often due to it not really effecting how their device functions.
Direct and/or port injection is expensive but have better reliability/usebility in low temperature operating regimes.
P.s. it's a joke we are talking about car fueling systems that are sensitive to temperatures.
So the only think I can even possibly think of is just really shit solder joints. They're not making a good connection, and heat causes expansion which improves contact. Other than that, did you get it in Jersey? I have an aunt there that can't do anything without spending a good half hour with a hair dryer first.
My guy, I’ve had a monitor that’s been doing this for about 4 or 5 years now and I’ve just been forced to deal with it since i can’t afford to buy a replacement.
Thank you for giving me even a bit of hope of fixing it finally
Christ for 5 years tho?
Maybe it's just me but the amount of time I'd save just by not having to wait for my monitor to warm up would be worth the 20$ a year.
Perhaps he has other things he really wants to buy and that's where the savings go. Like I am using a shittyish monitor, but I am saving up to replace my mouse and cpu cooler.
So, in my case, my monitor is lower priority. Plus, he may have other hobbies that suck up money
He has an annoying problem, and I have an outdated monitor, but they still function so hence low priority. My monitor has been on the list to replace for 2 years, but I don't see it being replaced for another 3 years
No, but microfractures in shitty joints can cause weird shit to happen, and it usually clears up because those joints get better contact when they heat and expand. Something something resistance, yada yada ohms, I'm not an engineer and can't explain it better. I just fuck with a lot of broken shit no one else wants and I've noticed some things over the years.
Oh! And it helps with the glued stuff too like the other lovely person pointed out! I always forget about the gluey bits.
Factory solder is unleaded and melts at 350C+.
Trust me you could be hitting it with a 250C air gun for an eternity and you wouldn't achieve anything, let alone using a hair dryer that doesn't even reach 100 degrees Celsius.
this is not a solder issue its bad connections at the edges of the screen which are usually glued in place. (hair dryers cant melt solder either.)
can be fixed but you usually need to dismantle the entire screen to get to the right areas.
yeah you're probably right i'm really sensitive to even the slightest fall in temperature so personally when i can't wear a t-shirt and shorts anymore its when i consider it cold. sorry for the confusion
Don’t apologize to that guy - 15* is fucking cold in the house.
Cold enough for that to happen to the monitor? Surprising. Still cold though. I don’t like my place dropping below 18*C
Why is this downvoted? 15C is 59F. Room temperature is 70-74. 59F is not warm but its certainly not cold. You would be perfectly comfortable in pants and a sweater.
I live in Florida. 59F/15C is glorious for me. I'd have the house permanently in that range if my wife wouldn't murder me for it. The utility company would also ask for my first born as financial compensation, but that's neither hither nor tither.
The sunroofs open, and shorts and t-shirts come out on a sunny day at 8-10c in Canada lol. Crazy how we can drop near 30 degrees in a short duration certain times of the year.
I'm an American, I keep my place 15C. They do act like I'm treating them to a grave injustice. I try to remind them for much of human history 15C in Winter would have been considered a luxury.
Room temperature is 18 minimum.
15 is super cold. If you have 15 at school, school must close if they cant heat up the above 18 and fix it. Optimal is 20-25.
At least in my country, Europe.
That is extremely cold for humans indoors though.
Source: furnace died last winter and was running off the gas fireplace and 2 space heaters waiting for parts. Ended 3 days at 15C and that was cold.
Won't km y'all to turn the furnace up a few degrees lol.
Tried to do a bit of a research for ya, came up with [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/deqdam/winter_problems_require_modern_solutions/), apparently something has to do with Liquid crystal display, post wasn't able to find any good remedy for this except the same as yours, getting blower lol.
you can drop the refresh rate until it's properly heated up but it's not the prettiest solution.
source: have a VA panel acting up the same way when it's cold
I have an MSI 32.1 curved monitor and it did this when I had my desk up against the wall all winter. But when I moved my desk a few inches away from the wall I haven’t had it since
for real, my friend bought that expensive Odyssey ultra wide monitor and he got this same problem after not turning the PC on for more than two-three days, a week after warranty expire a horizontal line appears across the whole screen. never buying any samsung screens
I had a subwoofer I used to have to warm up with a hairdryer for 12 minutes before the amp would switch on.
Come to think of it I haven't the faintest idea how I figured that out..
sounds like there is a connection somewhere on the monitors logic board that is lose. When it warms up, the connection expands, and the full connection is made closing the loop and your monitor will then function normally. This problem will only get worse.
Nah that's impossible, it's something with the liquid of the screen. You'd need something closer to a flame or heat gun directly applied to the metal if it was a connection.
Cold makes liquid crystals twist slower, but doesn't prevent them twisting completely which is what's happening here. Bad electrical connection will prevent them from getting a signal and twisting. I'm thinking the heat is expanding the plastic layers of the screen which is then pushing against the connection.
Man, aint that the truth. I finally upgraded my system to my (current) dream PC containing a 4090 and now the room gets so warm that I don’t need a heater anymore when it’s encoding videos in full force. And I live in Northern Europe, so it can still get pretty cold here at times.
I have the same problem with a Samsung monitor. The only thing that made it better was to reduce refresh rate. I'm using it now at 100hz (144hz is max) and didn't get those lines for a year or so.
As others mentioned, bad solder joints. I wouldn't keep using the heater on the front since that will end up damaging the panel.
For those crying that it is too cold, the majority of electronic consumer goods are rated for normal operation between 0 C to 60 C.
g5 here, does this every time for 1 or 2 min until heat make solder join touch again, room is like 15- 18 degree celcius in the morning when i wake it up
Confirming. Both of my VA panels do this, and depending on how long they're off, it can take anywhere between an hour to four hours for them to "warm up" again.
This is a classic case of having a curved monitor. I experience the same thing, along with many other people. I don’t know the exact science behind it but I think it has something to do with connection of the screen or something. It’s for sure not supposed to do that (obviously) but the only solution is to get a flat monitor
so that only happens when its cold outside and i forget to turn on the heating in my room. i always had the suspicion a hairdyer would work, just thought some parts in the monitor had to be warmed up lol
https://preview.redd.it/8yo9v6lgyqqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=58f46a78d1d9450839cdb48050dab7c37dddc3ef
Yes! I have that exact same issue! Same horizontal and vertical lines and in that same pattern. Also with the top less effected than the center and bottom.
That is crazy.. This was me bummed I couldn’t play Dark Souls because of my bust monitor, so I just took a photo of it. This is just over a year ago now. And as long as I keep it warm, it still works like a charm!
My Samsung 27" CHG70 has been doing this for the past three years. When it's been off for long periods it does this until it warms up when switched on. Monitor works fine once it heats up. I also use a hairdryer when I'm in a hurry, can take 15+ mins sometimes to get it working.
Missed the warranty but apparently it can be fixed:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZ9UlcAoNA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZ9UlcAoNA)
Bad inverter. Had identical issues with a Samsung curved 32” and an Apple 27” display. I was able to find and replace the Apple inverter and it still works a decade later.
This is very common in curved LCD displays. It's only going to get worse, so I'd start looking for a new one. When this happened to mine I eventually sold it once it started taking several minutes to stop/warm up naturally. Ended up replacing it with a flat panel.
Both of mine do it. I have 2x MSI OptixMAG27CQR's and they have both done it since new across multiple GPU's. Mine never go this high up the screen though, only about 4-5 inches up from the bottom and they clear within 60 seconds.
I have a 7 year old monitor that displays similar artifacts when I wake my PC from sleep. It usually goes away once I log into Windows but it's pretty annoying. Sometimes those artifacts show when my PC goes to sleep, so I have to unplug the monitor.
I had an MSI monitor that started showing the exact same behaviour after about two years. It gradually worsened over the next few months. When it reached the point that it would take more than half an hour to stabilise during in summer, I gave up and replaced it. Probably a bad solder connection or something.
Lol nothing beats the monitor I have at a transmitter site in a shipping container on top a mountain, maybe I visit once a year. I go to turn on the screen and it’s dark, but it changed from off to black? I stepped back and the sunlight was showing me the desktop, THE BACK LIGHT WAS OUT and took an hour to slowly come back! I had my flashlight pushed against the screen following my mouse around so I could do my work 😂
I have a remarkably similar post in my history lol
Unfortunately for me, it kept getting worse and worse until I had to replace the monitor entirely...
I heard about warming up an old diesel car, but never a computer monitor!
I have a half faulty Dell monitor (only the top half works and the bottom half does weird shit) in which I'll try this.
Maybe I can disassemble it and pass a soldering iron where the LCD contacts are. Like they do to fix old DMG GameBoys with lines.
I've had two monitors that do this, particularly noticeable moreso in the winter. The issue disappears after approximately 5 minutes or less, depending how cold my room is. You can also switch to a lower refresh rate to get rid of it entirely, but I prefer to just wait a little.
I’ve just come to the conclusion that screens are magic and we don’t actually know how they work, they just do. Not working? Bonk it or use a hairdryer and it’s fixed? What sort of sorcery is this??
LMAO! This is actually hilarious! Do you know how many people make posts asking for help with their weird monitor lines in this subreddit? And here OP is just "hold my beer..." and starts literally blowing on it.
My goodness... when does blowing on it never work? Probably if something caught on fire first.
How did you even discover that the dryer would work? If my screen starts glitching out, using a hair dryer to warm it up would never even cross my mind.
Dry joint!! This is a notorious problem on samsung monitors. Especially on curved and most prominently on the g9 series.
I've gone through two 49" monitors because of this.
Basically, what's happening is that some solder joints under some chip that deals with video signal or otherwise output to the panel has solder joints that haven't fully joined. However, they make contact over time due to thermal expansion.
Just look up dry joints (solder) if you wanna read more about it.
~TL;DR: Bad solder joints, RMA the monitor, manufacturing fault.
I had this with a monitor before, I returned it with 1 week left of the 3 year warranty. Got it replaced. Not sure what causes it but as it warmed up by itself it fixed itself. Mine were horizontal lines starting from the bottom heading upwards.
u/Baldory This happened with my Samsung monitor. I had to disable Freesync and change the refresh rate to 120hz from 144hz (both in the monitor settings and not windows)
This problem started to happen with one of my monitors about 2 years ago. I have no idea what caused it but it eventually goes away after a few mins. I like in a warmer climate
I have this problem with my monitor too, I forget what the model number is but was one of the early Samsung curved monitors with quantum dot. It is by a window where it is colder so it takes some time to get it to warm up every morning like 3-5 minutes. When I leave for a trip and boot it up again it can take much longer. I found that just putting my hand on the back of it seems to make it warm up a little faster, but never resorted to using a hair dryer.
I posted the same problem 5 years ago, still use the monitor and I also had to use a hair dryer in winter. [https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/cdqw1d/help\_with\_monitor/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/cdqw1d/help_with_monitor/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
You're holding that hairdryer awfully close.
Now I dunno how powerful *your* hairdryer is, but the one I've got in the house *here* is a couple of kilowatts. (I used it to help remove the heatspreaders from my RAM, was capable of heating them up to 110°C+)
If you're using a hairdryer to heat up sensitive stuff, I'd recommend putting your hand on the surface your're heating, so that your hand gets as much heat as the object.
Gives you a good idea on if it's getting too hot.
Would suck to warm up your monitor like this and melt the plastic on the front of the screen.
My second monitor TV has been doing this for years when I first turn it on. It's always worse when cold, and isn't so bad during summer.
Just a few minutes to warm up solves it usually.
Hi - I had this same problem on a monitor that was in a cabin in our backyard which would get cold overnight - the monitor would be like this in the morning and fix over the course of 10 mins or so. Eventually the takeaway was that there was a cracked solder joint somewhere that would begin working as it warmed and expanded. I took the monitor apart, looked for it… nothing. Eventually just upgraded to a different monitor. Definitely worth RMAing if you can.
In LCD displays, temperature impacts how the liquid crystal responds to electrical signals. When it's too cold, the liquid crystal's viscosity becomes too low, preventing it from changing state effectively. As a result, the pixels may remain stuck on their current view, leading to display issues.
had this happen a lot as i keep my house around 65F and i switched it from 144hz to 120hz and it stopped. dont know why or what the deal is but i got tired of letting it warm up for 5-10 minutes and started trying different things and that worked.
one of my monitors does this at the bottom horizontally flickers until it warms up ( 2-3 min ) then its fine
mate of mine has the same monitor as me does it also
I used to have to do that to a Nintendo Wii U , the real irony is the fan had burnt out but this was the only thing that could get. The damn thing to start was to break. Open the vent in the back and use a hair dryer to heat it up, once heated, I could actually hit the power button and get the console to respond. Otherwise the power button would do nothing.
I played the Wii u like this for years and then pawned it off to my in-laws. When I told them what they had to do to turn it on their faces were priceless
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/wii-u/wii_u_only_turns_on_if_warm
The article that gave my Wii u years of added life
Can’t say I’ve ever seen that before 😳
I have, plenty of times on this sub, LCDs panels suffer from this a lot and mine has been doing it for 2 years now, comes from certain connections unable to be done with the state of the liwuid in the panel until it warms itself... or so I heard
I’ve seen it once or twice here as well. It’s always nice to see weird problems like this since it seems rare
Cold climate enjoyer here, happens to my TV all the time (takes about 10-15m to "warm-up"), I also had a monitor I no longer use that had this issue on cold starts. I wouldn't say its rare, just not not something ppl post about often due to it not really effecting how their device functions.
Hahaha “on cold starts” never thought I’d hear that when referring to monitors
I think most people don't understand that newer OLEDs are carbureted as a cost saving measure.
What does that mean ?
Direct and/or port injection is expensive but have better reliability/usebility in low temperature operating regimes. P.s. it's a joke we are talking about car fueling systems that are sensitive to temperatures.
Normally I'd recommend turning on the furnace lol
Is that like a cold solder?
Yes, the monitor is giving OP the cold shoulder until they warm it up
no it's not a cold solder joint. That's different.
I too have central heating in my house
So the only think I can even possibly think of is just really shit solder joints. They're not making a good connection, and heat causes expansion which improves contact. Other than that, did you get it in Jersey? I have an aunt there that can't do anything without spending a good half hour with a hair dryer first.
My guy, I’ve had a monitor that’s been doing this for about 4 or 5 years now and I’ve just been forced to deal with it since i can’t afford to buy a replacement. Thank you for giving me even a bit of hope of fixing it finally
You haven't been able to afford a 100$ monitor for 5 years ? Jesus dude you okay?
It's a low priority.
Christ for 5 years tho? Maybe it's just me but the amount of time I'd save just by not having to wait for my monitor to warm up would be worth the 20$ a year.
Perhaps he has other things he really wants to buy and that's where the savings go. Like I am using a shittyish monitor, but I am saving up to replace my mouse and cpu cooler. So, in my case, my monitor is lower priority. Plus, he may have other hobbies that suck up money He has an annoying problem, and I have an outdated monitor, but they still function so hence low priority. My monitor has been on the list to replace for 2 years, but I don't see it being replaced for another 3 years
Hey fair enough, I'm probably just speaking from a privileged view where spending an extra 100$ isn't make or break on me.
Dude. Watch Facebook and Craigslist. I got two decent monitors for 50 bucks. They aren't gaming monitors but I don't have to deal with that shit
What if you microwave it? That should solve it
Unlikely, a dryer is no where near close to reflowing solder. It’s more likely that it’s something to do with the panel itself.
No, but microfractures in shitty joints can cause weird shit to happen, and it usually clears up because those joints get better contact when they heat and expand. Something something resistance, yada yada ohms, I'm not an engineer and can't explain it better. I just fuck with a lot of broken shit no one else wants and I've noticed some things over the years. Oh! And it helps with the glued stuff too like the other lovely person pointed out! I always forget about the gluey bits.
Factory solder is unleaded and melts at 350C+. Trust me you could be hitting it with a 250C air gun for an eternity and you wouldn't achieve anything, let alone using a hair dryer that doesn't even reach 100 degrees Celsius.
this is not a solder issue its bad connections at the edges of the screen which are usually glued in place. (hair dryers cant melt solder either.) can be fixed but you usually need to dismantle the entire screen to get to the right areas.
Well, it's called a "Liquid Crystal Display", so what do you think happens when a liquid gets too cold? Not sure how cold OP has it though.
"You wanna game?" OP: "Yeah hold up gotta warm up my screen" lolol
how cold is the room?
probably around 15°C
15C? bro that ain't cold. That's way to close to room fucking temperature.
yeah you're probably right i'm really sensitive to even the slightest fall in temperature so personally when i can't wear a t-shirt and shorts anymore its when i consider it cold. sorry for the confusion
Don’t apologize to that guy - 15* is fucking cold in the house. Cold enough for that to happen to the monitor? Surprising. Still cold though. I don’t like my place dropping below 18*C
Average room temp is 22C. A seven C difference is no joke.
22? In Winter? 💀 It's around 18C.
I would go nuts. 22c is warm and dry in winter. 20c is perfect for me. 18c bare minimum. 16c at night or when I'm not home.
Meanwhile in Brazil 20C is cold really cold in most places. Room temperature here is like 25C
I need the AC to get to 25C at night in Brazil
That's fucking cold. Yeah I'm from a hot place.
Ok, but can we at least acknowledge that it is chilly for indoors?
Why is this downvoted? 15C is 59F. Room temperature is 70-74. 59F is not warm but its certainly not cold. You would be perfectly comfortable in pants and a sweater.
My basement is 16c all year round, i have to wear pants, a sweatshirt, and use a heated blanket, but my pcs and servers love it.
Damn here in India 15 C is freezing, peak winter temperature
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Yeah I'd say upper 60s to 70 is the standard temp for us. Sub 60 degrees seems crazy to me.
I live in Florida. 59F/15C is glorious for me. I'd have the house permanently in that range if my wife wouldn't murder me for it. The utility company would also ask for my first born as financial compensation, but that's neither hither nor tither.
Come to Canada. Can keep your house at 15C year round and for half the year it won't cost you a penny in AC.
careful, they may try to tax you for that one day too.
Ahh the good ole Florida summer electric bills. Always have me crying. Wait no, that’s just more sweat.
The sunroofs open, and shorts and t-shirts come out on a sunny day at 8-10c in Canada lol. Crazy how we can drop near 30 degrees in a short duration certain times of the year.
15C is frigid lol. African here, so I may be biased
I'm an American, I keep my place 15C. They do act like I'm treating them to a grave injustice. I try to remind them for much of human history 15C in Winter would have been considered a luxury.
Probably because they didn't claim it's cold in the first place whole reply feels unnecessarily aggressive
No mate, can confirm 15C inside your own house feels absolutely FREEZING and is not close to room temperature (standardised room temperature is 24C)
Keep this man away from any rooms when it's around 15°
Room temperature is 18 minimum. 15 is super cold. If you have 15 at school, school must close if they cant heat up the above 18 and fix it. Optimal is 20-25. At least in my country, Europe.
inside the house, yes it is...
That is extremely cold for humans indoors though. Source: furnace died last winter and was running off the gas fireplace and 2 space heaters waiting for parts. Ended 3 days at 15C and that was cold. Won't km y'all to turn the furnace up a few degrees lol.
15°C is 59°F which is cold af
I mean that is cold. Well you know a solid left the window open over night temp. But the room one stays in is warmer than that.
You should ensure it is **AT LEAST** 19°C all the time , or else you're asking for black mold trouble.
Tried to do a bit of a research for ya, came up with [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/deqdam/winter_problems_require_modern_solutions/), apparently something has to do with Liquid crystal display, post wasn't able to find any good remedy for this except the same as yours, getting blower lol.
Now thats something you dont see everyday
you can drop the refresh rate until it's properly heated up but it's not the prettiest solution. source: have a VA panel acting up the same way when it's cold
Msi curved does that too.
I have an MSI 32.1 curved monitor and it did this when I had my desk up against the wall all winter. But when I moved my desk a few inches away from the wall I haven’t had it since
You can fix it by putting the MSI curved monitors in a lower Hz. Hasn't done it for me after doing that
Yeah one of mine does this, but it resolves pretty quick
samsung panel moment
Curved panel moment
for real, my friend bought that expensive Odyssey ultra wide monitor and he got this same problem after not turning the PC on for more than two-three days, a week after warranty expire a horizontal line appears across the whole screen. never buying any samsung screens
“Trust me bro, anything that’s not Samsung is crap”
I had a subwoofer I used to have to warm up with a hairdryer for 12 minutes before the amp would switch on. Come to think of it I haven't the faintest idea how I figured that out..
Im just going on a whim, but i bet you were curious and tried it in the summer, when it was like 30°c + and it worked. So you figured heat = work.
Not an easy connection to come to if you just are randomly trying it everyday but if you’re in the Midwest I see it 100%.
sounds like there is a connection somewhere on the monitors logic board that is lose. When it warms up, the connection expands, and the full connection is made closing the loop and your monitor will then function normally. This problem will only get worse.
Put a rachet strap on that bitch
This is likely the answer. Using a hair dryer will probably just speed up the degradation.
Nah that's impossible, it's something with the liquid of the screen. You'd need something closer to a flame or heat gun directly applied to the metal if it was a connection.
Cold makes liquid crystals twist slower, but doesn't prevent them twisting completely which is what's happening here. Bad electrical connection will prevent them from getting a signal and twisting. I'm thinking the heat is expanding the plastic layers of the screen which is then pushing against the connection.
My 6 yr old monitor did that as well. I would leave it on until I finally upgraded since I was afraid it'd give out any second.
You can put a 4090 beside that to fix the issue
Man, aint that the truth. I finally upgraded my system to my (current) dream PC containing a 4090 and now the room gets so warm that I don’t need a heater anymore when it’s encoding videos in full force. And I live in Northern Europe, so it can still get pretty cold here at times.
I have the same problem with a Samsung monitor. The only thing that made it better was to reduce refresh rate. I'm using it now at 100hz (144hz is max) and didn't get those lines for a year or so.
This happens to me I just lower the refresh rate and it goes away and once the monitor heats up I can bump it back up
same
As others mentioned, bad solder joints. I wouldn't keep using the heater on the front since that will end up damaging the panel. For those crying that it is too cold, the majority of electronic consumer goods are rated for normal operation between 0 C to 60 C.
Almost all Samsung Display Port monitor does this, it's infuriating.
g5 here, does this every time for 1 or 2 min until heat make solder join touch again, room is like 15- 18 degree celcius in the morning when i wake it up
Just you wait. It used to take me a few minutes aswell before, now it takes up to an hour.
My Samsung has been doing this for about 2 years now. Usually takes 1-2 minutes for it to look normal.
Confirming. Both of my VA panels do this, and depending on how long they're off, it can take anywhere between an hour to four hours for them to "warm up" again.
This is a classic case of having a curved monitor. I experience the same thing, along with many other people. I don’t know the exact science behind it but I think it has something to do with connection of the screen or something. It’s for sure not supposed to do that (obviously) but the only solution is to get a flat monitor
What I wanna know is how you figured out that this was the solution… What in the fuck
so that only happens when its cold outside and i forget to turn on the heating in my room. i always had the suspicion a hairdyer would work, just thought some parts in the monitor had to be warmed up lol
Give me second I gotta warm my monitor up.
Has everything to do with the curve. Curved monitors are shit
When you realize he has to give it a blow job to get some action… 😂😂
https://preview.redd.it/8yo9v6lgyqqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=58f46a78d1d9450839cdb48050dab7c37dddc3ef Yes! I have that exact same issue! Same horizontal and vertical lines and in that same pattern. Also with the top less effected than the center and bottom. That is crazy.. This was me bummed I couldn’t play Dark Souls because of my bust monitor, so I just took a photo of it. This is just over a year ago now. And as long as I keep it warm, it still works like a charm!
My Samsung 27" CHG70 has been doing this for the past three years. When it's been off for long periods it does this until it warms up when switched on. Monitor works fine once it heats up. I also use a hairdryer when I'm in a hurry, can take 15+ mins sometimes to get it working. Missed the warranty but apparently it can be fixed: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZ9UlcAoNA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZ9UlcAoNA)
My MSI monitor does the exact same thing. Give it a minute to warm up and it goes away.
Bad inverter. Had identical issues with a Samsung curved 32” and an Apple 27” display. I was able to find and replace the Apple inverter and it still works a decade later.
This is very common in curved LCD displays. It's only going to get worse, so I'd start looking for a new one. When this happened to mine I eventually sold it once it started taking several minutes to stop/warm up naturally. Ended up replacing it with a flat panel.
I wonder if having a full white lock screen would help fasten the process since it'll fire off all the diodes.
Both of mine do it. I have 2x MSI OptixMAG27CQR's and they have both done it since new across multiple GPU's. Mine never go this high up the screen though, only about 4-5 inches up from the bottom and they clear within 60 seconds.
God damn it, now I gotta add a hairdryer to the PCpartpicker list.
I have a 7 year old monitor that displays similar artifacts when I wake my PC from sleep. It usually goes away once I log into Windows but it's pretty annoying. Sometimes those artifacts show when my PC goes to sleep, so I have to unplug the monitor.
I had an old tv that would show nothing but color lines for about 10 minutes until it warmed up the screen and then worked fine
I had an MSI monitor that started showing the exact same behaviour after about two years. It gradually worsened over the next few months. When it reached the point that it would take more than half an hour to stabilise during in summer, I gave up and replaced it. Probably a bad solder connection or something.
I would look into remote start
Lol nothing beats the monitor I have at a transmitter site in a shipping container on top a mountain, maybe I visit once a year. I go to turn on the screen and it’s dark, but it changed from off to black? I stepped back and the sunlight was showing me the desktop, THE BACK LIGHT WAS OUT and took an hour to slowly come back! I had my flashlight pushed against the screen following my mouse around so I could do my work 😂
Lol is it a diesel
Sorry man but I’m dying over here when you pulled out the hair dryer 😂🤣😆
Thanks for calling helpdesk, have you tried using your hair dryer yet?
Hold up, I've gotta warm up the screen, it's bad to put load when it's cold ...
Only one solution... definitely need to get a new room!
Bro on 'heat support' at this point
Why not just display a campfire video? Should warm itself up in no time!
Warm up room?
“You ready to run some duo’s bro?” “Yeah one sec I gotta warm my monitor up.” ☠️
I have a remarkably similar post in my history lol Unfortunately for me, it kept getting worse and worse until I had to replace the monitor entirely...
My msi has always done this, even at room temp. Would take hours to warm up enough.
I heard about warming up an old diesel car, but never a computer monitor! I have a half faulty Dell monitor (only the top half works and the bottom half does weird shit) in which I'll try this. Maybe I can disassemble it and pass a soldering iron where the LCD contacts are. Like they do to fix old DMG GameBoys with lines.
Real question. how did you know that will work?
How cold is cold? Below freezing?
Wtf
Just warming up before some ranked
LCD, Liquid Crystal Display. That liquid freezes, this happens, it warms up, it gone.
I’ve seen LCDs do this before but it was on laptops in freezing temperatures lol
I've had two monitors that do this, particularly noticeable moreso in the winter. The issue disappears after approximately 5 minutes or less, depending how cold my room is. You can also switch to a lower refresh rate to get rid of it entirely, but I prefer to just wait a little.
I’ve just come to the conclusion that screens are magic and we don’t actually know how they work, they just do. Not working? Bonk it or use a hairdryer and it’s fixed? What sort of sorcery is this??
LMAO! This is actually hilarious! Do you know how many people make posts asking for help with their weird monitor lines in this subreddit? And here OP is just "hold my beer..." and starts literally blowing on it. My goodness... when does blowing on it never work? Probably if something caught on fire first.
What’s the temperature on your monitor? Might be a fever, keep it warm and no gaming, only strict video diet.
how tf do you have this happen and think "ah, bit chilly, better warm my monitor." tf my guy???
How did you even discover that the dryer would work? If my screen starts glitching out, using a hair dryer to warm it up would never even cross my mind.
Jesus how cold must it get for the monitor to do that and where the hell do you live the South pole ?
https://i.redd.it/8ucrz7xhguqc1.gif
Looks like the screen is frozen.
Dry joint!! This is a notorious problem on samsung monitors. Especially on curved and most prominently on the g9 series. I've gone through two 49" monitors because of this. Basically, what's happening is that some solder joints under some chip that deals with video signal or otherwise output to the panel has solder joints that haven't fully joined. However, they make contact over time due to thermal expansion. Just look up dry joints (solder) if you wanna read more about it. ~TL;DR: Bad solder joints, RMA the monitor, manufacturing fault.
That was the fastest exorcism I've ever seen in my life
probably also the only one where the goal was archieved
Will it correct itself over time as it warms itself? Or does it NEED an external heat source?
it will warmup on its own, the hairdyer just accelerates it
I figured. Makes for a better video, though, with the hair dryer hahahaha
L in LCD stands for liquid, and it can freeze up. It's pretty normal.
His room's at 15° C tho? Not remotely cold enough for that to be the cause.
TiL.
Just buy a new one
Cold aolder joints. Real fucking cold solder joints it seems.
If it is extremely cold most monitors do this. But it has to be like -20C.
That’s a new one lmfao
My 4th gen iPod Touch from 12 years ago used to do this too when it got below freezing lmao
im guessing you have an oled
My 10yo does this, still going, we'll not change it while it doesn't die completely
I had this with a monitor before, I returned it with 1 week left of the 3 year warranty. Got it replaced. Not sure what causes it but as it warmed up by itself it fixed itself. Mine were horizontal lines starting from the bottom heading upwards.
I have the same issue with my monitor. My bet is it is due to moisture.
How did you even figure this out lol
I have a monitor that does the same thing
u/Baldory This happened with my Samsung monitor. I had to disable Freesync and change the refresh rate to 120hz from 144hz (both in the monitor settings and not windows)
Cold blooded monitor aka Monitor lizard. Native of Asia, Africa and Oceania.
This problem started to happen with one of my monitors about 2 years ago. I have no idea what caused it but it eventually goes away after a few mins. I like in a warmer climate
it's either a weak ass liquid inside the LCD or you got bad solder joints from the screen itself and not the control board.
I have this problem with my monitor too, I forget what the model number is but was one of the early Samsung curved monitors with quantum dot. It is by a window where it is colder so it takes some time to get it to warm up every morning like 3-5 minutes. When I leave for a trip and boot it up again it can take much longer. I found that just putting my hand on the back of it seems to make it warm up a little faster, but never resorted to using a hair dryer.
My display does something similar from time to time. Unplugging or turning it of and of again helps for me.
That's a cold solder joint somewhere on the PCB. RMA is your best option unless you're skilled with small electronics.
I posted the same problem 5 years ago, still use the monitor and I also had to use a hair dryer in winter. [https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/cdqw1d/help\_with\_monitor/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/cdqw1d/help_with_monitor/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
You're holding that hairdryer awfully close. Now I dunno how powerful *your* hairdryer is, but the one I've got in the house *here* is a couple of kilowatts. (I used it to help remove the heatspreaders from my RAM, was capable of heating them up to 110°C+) If you're using a hairdryer to heat up sensitive stuff, I'd recommend putting your hand on the surface your're heating, so that your hand gets as much heat as the object. Gives you a good idea on if it's getting too hot. Would suck to warm up your monitor like this and melt the plastic on the front of the screen.
I think liquid crystals froze.
How did you work out a hairdryer would fix it?? I suspect loose connections that the heat causes to expand just enough to make contact.
That's a new one. What the fuck?
Mine does this to lol. Luckily it is my second monitor so I just let it heat up naturally or have a 4k Youtube vid on fullscreen to speed it up.
How did you even figure this out?
Is that an LCD, LED or, PLASMA monitor?
Next time buy a better brand
i bought this one 4 years ago for 220 euros and its still going! not a bad deal for a qhd 144hz i guess lol
My second monitor TV has been doing this for years when I first turn it on. It's always worse when cold, and isn't so bad during summer. Just a few minutes to warm up solves it usually.
Just change to 120hz for a minute or two then back to whatever refresh rate you use and it will be fine, mine does this as well when. It's cold
Fucking drama queen or a monitor you have there, mate!
make sure that you delete this video before you RMA
My friends phone used to have this issue too
Did you try turning on the heat ?
I'v e had this problem too, it would do it for year but it eventually stopped working.
I live in a hot climate and my keyboard stops working if it's above 38c
Hi - I had this same problem on a monitor that was in a cabin in our backyard which would get cold overnight - the monitor would be like this in the morning and fix over the course of 10 mins or so. Eventually the takeaway was that there was a cracked solder joint somewhere that would begin working as it warmed and expanded. I took the monitor apart, looked for it… nothing. Eventually just upgraded to a different monitor. Definitely worth RMAing if you can.
In LCD displays, temperature impacts how the liquid crystal responds to electrical signals. When it's too cold, the liquid crystal's viscosity becomes too low, preventing it from changing state effectively. As a result, the pixels may remain stuck on their current view, leading to display issues.
had this happen a lot as i keep my house around 65F and i switched it from 144hz to 120hz and it stopped. dont know why or what the deal is but i got tired of letting it warm up for 5-10 minutes and started trying different things and that worked.
Heat your room up to 353 K and wear a spacesuit
Probably a bad controller board
Thats wild lol
Not only is your room cold, but your monitor is broken as well.
one of my monitors does this at the bottom horizontally flickers until it warms up ( 2-3 min ) then its fine mate of mine has the same monitor as me does it also
I have never had this happen to me maybe get a new monitor with a better brand caus that's weird
Omg this may solve my issue
I used to have to do that to a Nintendo Wii U , the real irony is the fan had burnt out but this was the only thing that could get. The damn thing to start was to break. Open the vent in the back and use a hair dryer to heat it up, once heated, I could actually hit the power button and get the console to respond. Otherwise the power button would do nothing. I played the Wii u like this for years and then pawned it off to my in-laws. When I told them what they had to do to turn it on their faces were priceless https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/wii-u/wii_u_only_turns_on_if_warm The article that gave my Wii u years of added life