I have had a generic plug and play CRT monitor for 8 years and have noticed over the last several months that everything, including web pages and all my pictures and videos, is slowly getting darker. I use the pictures as art reference material and before I save any to my hard drive, I will adjust the pictures for brightness and contrast using Photoshop, if needed. Using the file info I discovered that the older the PICTURE is, the darker it is. Same with my videos. I have updated all my drivers and adjusted the monitor to it's maximum. I have considered everything, I think, including my picture VIEWER, VuePro and BELIEVE the problem is the monitor. I have only had one other, also a CRT, but it died quickly, without much pain. I think this one is on life support!
Can anyone offer any ideas on this, maybe something I haven't thought of? If I have no choice, but to get another monitor, can I ask for opinions on which?

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CCleaner, HyJackthis, Malwarebytes' Anti-MalwareCan you try another monitor on the computer or your monitor on another computer?I'd agree 100% with CD re test on other PC - plus borrow another mon to try on your machine.

I will say tho - having over many years had numerous CRT mons ....... they do expire! Albeit gradually and often in earlier stages can be compensated by upping brightness and contrast but finally ....... you run out of settings!

I use LCD stuff now and (knocks on wood!) they are doing OK as they are on a lot - including standby.

There are various things that ''tire'' on CRT's IMO - the EHT driving the tube can diminish I reckon and also even over time the phosphors can become degraded. Then too the electron gun *censored*'y itself - that too can ''tire'' as cathodic coatings become diminished.

I stongly suspect - it's new mon time!! I thought of trying the monitor on another computer, but that may be a problem. Most of my friends have LEFT town, taking their machines with them. The only employer shut down and left, causing a huge migration to elsewhere. The few friends I see around are more interested in beer and golf than in computers, if can you imagine. I don't relish lugging around that monitor. What a monster! I have an old 386 somewhere in a crawlspace. I will try to find it.
I was sort of hoping that there was a free program I could run that would tell me something to the effect "your monitor is dying! You have X days left." If it is going to be a hassle, I think I will opt for a new one. I've be reading up on these flat screen LCD monitors, and other than dead pixels and the lot, for the price, it may be better for me in the end.If you can afford to get a LCD monitor I would just go ahead and go that route. Quote

I've be reading up on these flat screen LCD monitors, and other than dead pixels and the lot, for the price, it may be better for me in the end.