Problem with LCD monitors on my computer

[403Gemini]

So I bought a new monitor last night, a Samsung SyncMaster 2243 because my lg 20" had this weird distortion going through the middle of the LCD , horizontally, almost like it was separating the top of the screen with the bottom. If this makes no sense, i did a quick ms paint drawing - the gray line through the middle obviously represents the "distortion" (it isn't literally a gray line through my screen but instead looks like when your tv is receiving a poor digital signal) and of course I exaggerated a bit of the distoration, but its almost like the top and bottom of the screen isn't syncing.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh233/cryage/distortion.jpg

Watching a vid on my computer today, i've noticed that the new monitor is doing the very same. Again, I don't think it's the new monitor, since my last one did it as well. I have up to date video card drivers, even changed the DVI cable since I thought that was the common element...

Any thoughts from you tech gurus out there? I honestly have tried googling this but i have NO idea what to even type in to search lol

My screen is set to 60hertz with 32 bit true colour, I have a Nvidia geforce gtx 260 so this shouldnt be an issue at all...

[flamboyant]

If its not the monitor its the video card...? Is the video card making a firm connection with the motherboard? I'm honestly not a tech guru, just wanted give you some simple advices and till a true tech shows up.

Edit: Can you post your DXDIAG.TXT

[HondaKid]

Driver update for the video card?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gtx_260_us.html

Video card testing:

http://www.ehow.com/video_4445594_test-video-card.html

[Seth1968]

Other than the suggestions posted, can you temporarily try another video card, or does your mobo have a video output to try?

The latter can help determine if the issue is actually the video card or the mobo. If you go this route you may have to remove the separate video card, or change the video bios setting to use the mobo's video card.

[403Gemini]

It may also be a codec... I ran a quicktime vid with 0 issues, seems to be when i run .wmv or .mpg

[Seth1968]

Can't see it being a codec problem, as the video wouldn't normally even play.

Is the issue intermittent when viewing wmv and mpg?

[403Gemini]

I took a small vid to show you guys the problem im having (as you can tell im an office fan haha)

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[jwslam]

Does it happen with other vids? maybe the guy encoding the office is having problems?

[Willie Bobo]

I'm of little help, but the technical term for this is screen/video tearing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_tearing).

[takkyu]

does the issue occur in vlc?

[403Gemini]

videos seem to run 100% in vlc, maybe it's just windows media player