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    VAIO Z12 Vertical Convergence Error

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by jmeyers, Sep 17, 2010.

  1. jmeyers

    jmeyers Newbie

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    I received my new Z1290x last week with a 1920x1080 display and have notice an increasingly severe but intermitten problem with one pixel wide red lines running vertically along boxes -- sometimes to the right and sometimes to the rest of the black line or otherwise colored edge of a box. In addition, sometimes now I see a blue line running horizontally along the top edge of he same box.

    I know this is a problem. When I tried tech support -- at least at the non-supervisory level, the woman was clueless; she tried reinstalling my Intel and NVIDIA device driveres.

    Is this something I can fix myself with software or is this the type of problem for which I need to return the notebook to Sony?
     
    jmeyers, Sep 17, 2010
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  2. Something_Awesome

    Something_Awesome Notebook Enthusiast

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    artifacting? Bad GPU maybe? Also, your at native res when this happens?
     
    Something_Awesome, Sep 17, 2010
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  3. odysseas

    odysseas Notebook Geek

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    Check if you see this same line in BIOS setup. Have you also tried both Intel and NVidia modes (i.e. Stamina & Speed)?
     
    odysseas, Sep 17, 2010
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  4. jmeyers

    jmeyers Newbie

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    Yes, I have tried both settings...the problem is prevalent regardless. Also, the cursor also blinks with a red vertical line on its right side if a new tab is opened.
     
    jmeyers, Sep 17, 2010
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  5. arth1

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    Boot a Linux livecd and see whether the same problem exists there. If it does, it's almost certainly hardware fault.

    If not, you might have the Windows subpixel configuration set incorrectly (like Windows believing it is a BGR instead of RGB display)
     
    arth1, Sep 17, 2010
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    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    Is your resolution set to native?
     
    beaups, Sep 17, 2010
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  7. odysseas

    odysseas Notebook Geek

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    jmeyers can you post a picture of your problem please?
     
    odysseas, Sep 18, 2010
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    Visioneer Notebook Evangelist

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    Do you wear glasses?
     
    Visioneer, Sep 18, 2010
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