Temporary horizontal lines when the monitor is cold - Can we fix it!?

My monitor pixels are stuck in a band when the monitor is cold.
MSI G271

[@Whatismusic123]

OMG THANK YOU I didn't know it was a heating problem, so rubbing the sides of the screen or using a hair dryer is a great temporary fix!

[@ThinkPositiveDude]

Had this issue going with my MSI Optix MAG27CQ going on about 4years now, fortunately I live in a warm climate so the lines usually only last a minute or so and then it fixes itself, I figured it was just a cheap capacitor gone bad. I also have one of the designer lights on the backside of my monitor burnout, but so far not a dead pixel *knock on wood*

[@shanesgettinghandy]

I was also expecting a capacitor or cracked solder joint... unfortunately it seems to be the panel itself.

[@Kernel009]

I have 3 of these and it happens to 2 of them... thought my graphics card was going bad and affecting only 2 of the 3 outputs but then was like, it goes away after a while so it has to be something else. Now I know...

[@subhadipkarmakar5856]

Hey man you're awesome 💯. You deserve more subscribers for sure. I have Msi optix G271 monitor. I face the same issu but it's increasing day by day i can't use it then i saw your videos and i lower the refresh rate by 120hz and now its working. I have warranty and i also call service center, two weeks gone but they didn't come. I didn't know what to do now. Btw I am from India so the product services may vary here.

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Well, I hope you can get warranty on it, but at least it is usable at a lower refresh rate. Mine still works just fine at 60hz.

[@subhadipkarmakar5856]

But now my monitor work perfectly at 144Hz

[@grinniewow]

​@@subhadipkarmakar5856how did you fix it?

[@bloodyysweet]

Hey actually I encountered this problem today I tried heating it but nothing is working bottom area glitches and horizontal spaced lines it's been 2 hrs it was working perfectly before, I'm really frustrated..is your monitor working good??​@@subhadipkarmakar5856

[@AlanFullmer]

I like how you're not only posting success videos. This made me go ... wait!! Nooo! ;)

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Can’t win them all I guess, but I sure try!

[@Nautricity]

I couldn't find a video of this issue and of course when I do its the exact same monitor I have (Its a G272, I believe the difference is these don't have speakers) and this indeed did work as a temp fix

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Kinda a bummer. Mine got worse over time but I still use it as a second monitor at 60hz.

[@bettercallsaul9274]

@@shanesgettinghandyhow do you turn refresh rate down?

[@aitorcabrera]

@@bettercallsaul9274 right click on desktop -> screen configuration -> advance settings

[@skeletr0n_music]

This seems to be a serious MSI problem as I have seen hundreds of forum threads specifically relating to their 24" to 32" line of monitors having these glitched cold lines.. Maybe half a dozen relating to ANY other company. I have the Msi Optix G273 27" and these cold lines are ridiculously bad when the screen is anywhere under 60 fahrenheit. I Live in New England in a 138 year old house... it's currently the tail end of winter, and I don't have the best insulation in this place lmao. If your situation sounds anything like mine and you are reading this idk what to tell you other than the monitor is only going to get worse, hair dryer works for like 15 minutes then the lines come back... just save yourself the hassle and if you have an old monitor or even a small tv just use that, otherwise just give up lol it's not worth the hassle at all.

[@shanesgettinghandy]

This. It only gets worse. They can often be useful at low refresh rate for quite a while as a secondary monitor, but that's about it.

[@joaquinfernandezg2588]

its happening to me with my asus 144hz :( i am gonna check if i can sending back with warranty, but i have this monitor 2 years ago, great video shane! greetings!

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Good luck!

[@nop2511]

Glad I found this video. At least now I can confirm that my monitor might be the issue. Do you think the video card Nvidia will be the cause too?

[@shanesgettinghandy]

My guess is the problem is just with your monitor if it acts similar to the way mine did.

[@draxrdax7321]

Had a single white horizontal line at the bottom of my old Philips LCD, disappeared by itself after about a month. Don't know what caused it, don't know how it fixed itself, was preparing to buy a new monitor since this one is pretty old (more than 10 years old), but i guess it still wants to live. :) Never had issues with Philips monitors before, but i was expecting this one to die at some point...

[@kathrinebeeder9892]

It always feels better when you have done the research before buying new and filling the landfill. 😉👌🏻

[@shanesgettinghandy]

It sure does!

[@Raivazz]

I think I have the same issue on my lg 27gp850-b. Cold boot it flickers above 100hz but after a while I can bump it up to 120hz and its fine. The monitor (165hz) isnt a year old and if I set it to anything above 120hz the flickering grows immensely. Very disappointing

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Sounds like the exact same issue.

[@Raivazz]

@@shanesgettinghandy do you have any recommendations for a new gaming monitor? At this point I'm scared to experience the same issues again in the future

[@shanesgettinghandy]

I ended up buying a Dell S2522HG on Amazon. I honestly haven’t owned a huge variety of monitors, but so far it’s really been nice, and it does 240hz.

[@topgeardo]

g272 reporting kinda same problem on topat @144 lowered at @120 its gone but sometimes on power on on the morning it gives a few lines for like 3 secs

[@shanesgettinghandy]

That’s EXACTLY what mine did for a while. It later got worse.

[@pillowkitty6]

@@shanesgettinghandy My Acer - Nitro 23.8 (valued at $220 currently on Bestbuy) which I bought not quite 2 years ago is going through the exact same problem but its focused on the top of the screen. Guess I should plan on a replacement when lowering the refresh rate is no longer adequate. Nothing is made to last anymore! The ViewSonic VA1912M-LED I bought back in 2013 stills works!

[@aitorcabrera]

I have a MSI G271 too with exactly the same problem, and the warranty (2 years) expires 4 months ago :( It seens a pretty common problem for these monitors.

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Unfortunately, it’s very common.

[@sonicvolta]

I have a question… why is there a spiderweb shape on the middle of the screen on one my curve monitors? There is also more then 900 lines on the screen.

[@shanesgettinghandy]

One of my friends had that magically happen one day, i didn’t see it, but I heard a really loud bang when it happened. So strange. 🤣

[@sonicvolta]

@@shanesgettinghandy yeah.

[@DaleDirt]

Love it ......

[@shanesgettinghandy]

This one was a bit of a bummer, but my new monitor is supposed to arrive today!

[@xpert308]

hey i have a pc monitor, and it's been having the same kind of problem. At first it's was just for a short amount of time. But now it's just black. I left it in the box for like 2 weeks, the first time i turned it on, it was displaying something with horizontal lines, and then it went black. I tried everything, and nothing works.

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Dang, that’s too bad. I was super disappointed that this one failed so quickly as well. That said, it technically still does work okay at 60hz… but for how long?

[@Syntax.error.]

My AOC Agon also does the same thing. It's 4 years old so not worth fixing but still a shame as I paid over €600 for it. I have seen people on Reddit using it like this for years and it not breaking so it's not the end of the world if you just wait 1 min before using from cold boot.

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Yeah, mine eventually wouldn't work on anything more than 60hz, but it still does at that.

[@Moon_light17]

Mine does this ITS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Super frustrating...

[@KarmaO3VT]

Same

[@azuki642]

i literally got mine 3 weeks ago and it's doing this

[@KOUTSOKALIGERHS]

@@azuki642send it back bro. I kept mine thinking it would stop doing this. It only gets worse

[@redskijao3463]

Same. It started on the lower part of my screen. After a month, the whole screen is now flickering with horizontal lines. Sigh*

[@GeordieWizz]

Exact same monitor exact same problem I’m having 2year iv had it started doing this a week n half ago continue to do it everyday

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Super frustrating, right? I’m still using mine as a third monitor, but at 60hz.

[@GeordieWizz]

@@shanesgettinghandy yep I’m in the same position mate only working on 60hz

[@joaquinfernandezg2588]

@@GeordieWizz thats fucked up :/

[@FateZLD]

I have been having this problem for a week now, I see that for some ppl here its getting worse and worse over time. How long do I still have before im done?

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Mine was minor for a few months, went away when it warmed up. Eventually it wouldn’t go away until I lowered the refresh rate. I guess it ultimately depends on how low of a refresh rate you’re willing to deal with. Mine still works today just fine but only at 60hz. It’s now a second monitor.

[@AxESSFOREXTRADING]

the bottom part of the my monitor is hot most of the time COuld it be that the heat caused those lines to appear?

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Well, possibly! Hard to know for sure I guess...

[@ricardofac47]

Damn, this is exactly what is happening here, a thin horizontal line at the bottom starts flickering on the very first start up of the day when my LG IPS monitor is cold then about 1 minute + or - disappear. At least it disappears for now, I thought could be the HDMI cable, try to change but happens too on other port or DVI and other GPU, so should be definitely the monitor. Just for curiosity it's very unlikely that it could be a problem on the PCIe x16 slot in these situations right?

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Almost certainly the monitor. Try a hair dryer on it when it’s cold and see what happens. Super frustrating.

[@magnus_gfx156]

My MSI g2412 has the same issue except the flickering reduces if I increase the refresh rate instead of decreasing it. At 60 it's unworkable while at 144 it's barely workable. Any idea abt this stuff?

[@mladennikolov1657]

Have you fized this? I have same issue like you

[@user-pr7pb1kz1f]

Any solution? Or i give it back to warranty? I have only 3 months of warranty.

[@magnus_gfx156]

@@user-pr7pb1kz1f give it to warranty, you will get a replacement but i got refund (70% of the initial amt) and added up some more and bought a LG monitor instead which is working much better till now.

[@nitishmaisnam2925]

Same problem with my legion 5 I turned down the refresh rate to 60 and flickering stops

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Dang. Mine still works many moons later as a second monitor at 60hz. That sucks.

[@LowReeee]

Sucks it wasn’t very old!

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Yeah, meanwhile the monitor I bought in 2009 is still running strong.

[@vincent822]

im from sweden i have just a little bit and its dissapering sometimes but when u take the mouse to the bottom i see the mouse stretching out and its just getting worse and worse and i dont really want to take all of this out if something else is going to happen, any tips?

[@vincent822]

and my cable to the power and the computer was a little bit bent bc its was against an wall but i switched it and nothing happend

[@shanesgettinghandy]

The only possible permanent solution I know of is to turn the refresh rate down.

[@vincent822]

@@shanesgettinghandy ok i will try thanks

[@thecowboy99]

I gone through two AOC monitors with the same exact issue pretty annoying. U think that u pay for what it has and to have a the same exact issue

[@thecowboy99]

And turning it down to a lower refresh rate fixed it for temporary before it had the same issue, making a brand switch

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Super annoying.

[@Tyrams_12]

how long does it go away for

[@shanesgettinghandy]

It depends on how bad your monitor was. Originally I could get it to go away permanently (per power on), but later it was only temporary. My monitor is still working just fine today, but only at 60hz.

[@mygigi43]

I have a MSI model that’s not that old and started having issues!

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Bummer!

[@mygigi43]

@@shanesgettinghandy Right!

[@Phantogram2]

am i tripping or is there multiple copies of this same video?

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Not that I know of... if you see someone has stolen it, let me know!

[@dragyn-gewd847]

Happened on my asus but the lines started flickering up and down and took up 75% of my screen then goes away for 1 minute then covers it again only went away when i used a higher refresh rate and will worsen when using one lower

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Weird, similar but a little different... Bummer.

[@varunvidwans4448]

can someone tell me what are the causes for this

[@shanesgettinghandy]

I hope someone can enlighten us because I’d like to know as well.

[@amarwaikhom]

Will dis worsen if i keedp using the monitor with dis problem

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Mine slowly worsened over time. I had to reduce to 120hz, and eventually down to 60hz.

[@amarwaikhom]

I just got mine replaced it was under warranty

[@agoanimacionoriginal9816]

What about this problem but the monitor is hot?.

[@shanesgettinghandy]

I don’t know, but if you find out, let us know!

[@SangiinKherem]

well.. guess I'll just use a hairdryer on my monitor before I can play games

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Right?

[@DarkestSheepZ]

I have this Asus XQ49V 49 inch and it started now doing this hopefully is not my gpu I mean I have a 3080TI and I live in Europe 😅😅 well after 5 years maybe he is just start getting tired 😴😂 honestly I think asus monitor are the best also the most expensive ones but idk it lasted at least 5 years without problems!! I simply restarted my pc and those lines go away idk let’s see I hope this one last at least one year more but since it’s only 1080p maybe is time for a upgrade

[@abdennormessad5291]

bro i have this problem ... the lines dissapear after like 5 min .... only in the morning when its cold ... is it dangerous on the monitor or nah ?

[@shanesgettinghandy]

It’s not dangerous, but it will probably slowly get worse over time.

[@sabayonte815]

Well at my side of stuff even heating up isn't helping xd

[@DaRockCandy]

I was expecting a fix but i guess theres no fix BIG SAD, same monitor model number and it's started today 2 years after purchase, BUT I guess i can just put my mini PC exhaust under it or my console as well to fix t lmao.

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Yeah, that might actually work just fine!

[@ChickyTV]

What a shame you couldn't fix it!

[@shanesgettinghandy]

I know! I guess you can’t fix ‘‘em all.

[@ryomaabratique9359]

how and why does this happen?

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Seems like a manufacturing defect to me. 🤷‍♂️

[@miki.p2038]

why does this happen?

[@shanesgettinghandy]

I wish I knew. Seems like a manufacturing defect.

[@Nokia17Rocks]

AOC 27G2 in the same!

[@shanesgettinghandy]

I wonder if it uses the same panel…

[@rippleeffect3595]

same issue here on my g272

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Bummer.

[@rippleeffect3595]

only had the thing since march MSI needs some serious quality control@@shanesgettinghandy

[@mjoro8988]

I got a monitor from Samsung and these lines started to come up after like 2 years, but only for a minute and after more than 3 years now my monitor needs 15 minutes to get warm... but today they weren't gone after 30 minutes, so i guess I'll need to use a fan everytime i wanna use my PC Edit: I don't wanna buy a new monitor

[@shanesgettinghandy]

You can optionally try turning down the refresh rate.

[@streamervibes]

DOH!

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Right!?

[@Tarburz]

I have three MSI 27" Optix monitors and all three of them do this every morning for a few minutes Never buying MSI monitors again

[@Hobypyrocom]

same monitor same issue after 2 years... the monitor is great, but as i read thru the internet it seems like they have flaw which is part of the MSI "Planned obsolescence"... whats for sure, i will never ever buy MSI product ever again... just because of this i even sold my MSI GF63 Thin 10US laptop for under price just to get rid of it...

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Super frustrating.

[@varunvidwans4448]

this is happening to my predator laptop, qhd 165hz, i lowered it to 60hz but its just ever so slightly better. man i dont wanna spend 200$ ;-;

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Dang, laptop display too? That sucks.

[@varunvidwans4448]

@@shanesgettinghandy worst part is that i dont even recall any physical damage occur. i play games on it as it rests on my fancy lil cooling pad, plus i use an keyboard and mouse so im not even touching my laptop. i was playing war thunder last night and all of a sudden a few lines started coming up. thought its not a big deal, then woke up the next day to find out that the entire bottom half of my display is completely covered up in these lines (i shut it down for 8 hours right after i closed the game)

[@varunvidwans4448]

not to mention the lines are just growing as time passes, the temperature here is around 20C, not too cold, i havent tried heating it though

[@lbpdluis]

dont buy msi monitors, i have horizontal lines on my msi optix g241 less than a year after buying it, waranty still valid but i cant claim it since im not from USA, canada or mexico

[@shanesgettinghandy]

That sucks.

[@deanc3362]

It is not just MSI, I have a ViewSonic that has been doing this for over a 2 years now...I just let it warm up and the lines go away (for now anyways).

[@toonimax_studio]

my laptop is 1 month OLD and showing this😢

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Bummer. At least it’s under warranty!

[@TheGreenReaper_NL]

Try switching from dislplay to hdmi cable

[@shanesgettinghandy]

Did this solve your issues?

[@kojirofilmz]

fcking MSI its just like mine!

[@shanesgettinghandy]

That’s exactly what I wanted to say when I found out. 🤣

[@yashm05]

why msi is so careless on this? i saw many videos in which users having same issue.

[@shanesgettinghandy]

I wish I knew...

[@DaMcy89]

Same fking monitor same problems :@

[@vinet4u]

like mine, can only be fixed temporarily by heating it with a hair dryer. but i found this video and maybe the problem is not with the panel kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3K9aoiimKaihKM&ab_channel=Paul%27sTVCo.

[@MrSN99]

msi man, never buying monitor again from them

[@shanesgettinghandy]

I feel your pain.