hachiman

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Just got a 2nd hand Monitor.
Hard to identify exact model as no instructions with it'but markings on the front say Gateway2000 and Vivitron17.

Being honest i don't know why the feature i think is called pincushion exists?
But i have pressed the reset button and got the screen edges as straight as i can.

The problem is that i think there must still be some sort of curvature as the middle of my screen seems fractionally deeper than the top and bottom edges.So it's like a sheet of paper that have you have curved the top and bottom edges towards you.Another way to describe the effect is like one of those Halfpipes that skate boarders use'but not as deep.The Top and bottom of my screen being respectively the sides of the halfpipe.

Anyone know how i can fix this?

Thanx
 

prod

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Sounds like you have a trintron type monitor. They all look like that. Most get to like it after a while.