What happened to my GPU or Monitor?

[Chacko586]

I don't know how this happened but one side of the monitor has a magenta shade displayed with what appears to be the dailymotion screen on it.
When the monitor is turned off, its a completely black screen.
When turned on, that comes up.
The other side is all right but how do I fix this?
I have not tried the monitor on an another PC to see if it is the GPU.

 

[Chacko586]

Now it's the tom's hardware screen after 5 minutes on it.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

LED is the backlighting method, not the screen display method being used. The screen is almost guaranteed to be LCD based. When LCD screens get old, image retention can become a problem, but image retention is true for just about all other forms of display as well, to varying degrees, with OLED, plasma, and CRT being the most susceptible. The solution? Replace the screen, stop using it for static content, or do so in limited quantities.

The only other solution that comes to mind is software that specifically monitors the usage of the screen and can run inverse imaging to equalize the screen after use. I've not used the software for this purpose so can't speak to how suitable it is for the purpose, but as it's the only software I know of written for the purpose, I'll at least post the link for you here in case you want to try it.

JScreenFix deluxe

It appears that there are no longer licensing fees associated with the product, so it probably won't hurt to try it out and see if it helps you at all.

 

[Chacko586]

I tried out the fix.
Only works partially.
However, I replaced the screen and I've got no problems now.
Thank you so much for your help.
Thread closed.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Glad you got it sorted out.

Image retention can be a real nuisance, especially if it's happening in a short span of time. The point of the program is to even out the usage of screens that show static content often, and generally you want to run the inverse of any static images for at least the same duration of time you had the static image shown, so it can be of limited use if you need your computer screen most of the time.