Second Monitor Has A Yellow Tint

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by volz, Sep 27, 2018.

  1. volz

    volz Private E-2

    This is a problem with a computer my church uses to project songs and text. Everything worked fine last Sunday. The PC has a single VGA port, that has a splitter. One feeds to main monitor, which has a normal display, the second, which feeds a projector, a monitor and a flat screen display all have a yellow tint to them. The feed first goes to VGA A/B switch, the A side goes to an IOGear 2 port powered VGA splitter, with 1 port going to a Sharp projector, the second goes to Gigaware power splitter, which in turn feeds a second monitor and a VGA to HDMI converter to feed the flat screen display. Any help would be appreciated.
     
  2. Digerati

    Digerati Major Geek Extraordinaire

    I would first make sure all the connections are tight.
    I would also reboot/power cycle everything.
    Normally I would suggest swapping the good monitor with the one with the yellow tint. But since you say the projector, monitor, and a flat screen display all have a yellow tint, that points to the splitter to me (assuming all cables are tight and undamaged).
     
  3. volz

    volz Private E-2

    OK, thanks, I did check the cables to ensure they were tight and power cycled all the powered boxes.
     
  4. Digerati

    Digerati Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Not sure what to suggest here. Splitters often cause problems because the strength of the signal is split too. But since it all worked last Sunday, it would seem enough signal was getting to each display.

    If any of those splitters have mechanical switches, you can try flipping them back and forth a couple times. This "might" clean any dirty contacts.
     
  5. volz

    volz Private E-2

    Unplugged from the A/B switch and still the second monitor side is yellow. Bypassed the first powered splitter and no change. Unplugged both outputs from the Y splitter from the computer. what was the desktop monitor was then receiving from the monitor 2 side and it was then yellow. Looked at what the video card is, it is a AMD Radeon HD 5450. It seems to be and issue with the video card feeding the 2 monitor output. Any ideas?
     
  6. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    In all probability it is the video card.
    The AMD Radeon HD 5450 was introduced in 2010.
     
  7. Digerati

    Digerati Major Geek Extraordinaire

    I agree. It may be time to look at a new card - one with multiple outputs. I suspect the demand would not require too powerful a card. But still, remember that graphics cards are often the most power hungry devices in our computers. So if you do get a new card, make sure your power supply can support it.
     

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