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SiMMENS Jul 18, 2014 @ 1:12am
Screen Flickers when Scrolling
So I've run across a weird problem this week and have never had this happen before. Whenever I have a web browser open (Chrome or Firefox) and scroll up and down the page the screen brightness changes. It doesnt go completely out but it seems to dim just a little to the point where it is super annoying. I doesnt happen on every website but I've noticed it on ESPN, Facebook, Amazon etc. The dimming may have something to do with images or imbedded videos but not completely sure. I've done everything I can think of (update Nvidia drivers, adjust screen refresh rate, update flash player) but nothing has worked thus far. Do you great folks of the internet have suggestions? I can't be the only one that has had this come up.

Dell ST2410 monitor
i7 920
GTX 660
12 GB DDR3
Win 7 64bit
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SiMMENS Jul 18, 2014 @ 1:24pm 
plz halp!
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Joker Jul 18, 2014 @ 1:40pm 
The monitor may just be going on it's way out if a cable check doesn't help. Does the monitor have a Dynamic Contrast setting or an energy saving options? Try turning any energy saving and/or Dynamic Contrast settings off.
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SiMMENS Jul 18, 2014 @ 2:26pm 
I think turning off the Dynamic contrast may have helped, is 5 years about the lifespan of these Dell monitors?
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Joker Jul 18, 2014 @ 2:34pm 
no

It should last around ten years or more depending on how often the monitor is on. The LED backlight has a lifespan, but it's pretty long. That doesn't mean a monitor can't die within one hour after buying one. Stuff just happens. I've never actually had an LCD monitor die on me even after running them almost non-stop. I do have my monitor set to go to sleep when my mouse isn't touched for 5 minutes. There's probably nothing wrong with the monitor and you just needed to adjust it's settings. I always leave Dynamic Contrast off.

If you've had it for five years without ever seeing this then maybe the monitor is dying or a setting somehow got turned on. Maybe the Dynamic Contrast setting is broke, but the monitor could still function great for a long time with that feature off. It may last several more years or suddenly die on you sometime soon. I can't say.
Last edited by Joker; Jul 18, 2014 @ 2:47pm
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