[Hardware] Does your monitor leave trail in games? It's Ghosting and this is the solution

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More than once we have found that the image suddenly seems to blur while playing games with our PC causing the image quality and therefore the user experience to worsen in the process. We explain how to solve the Ghosting problem easily and without spending money.

Of all the image artifacts that are annoying to our eyes, one of the most common is the problem of Ghosting. However, the problem of Ghosting is the one that has the least complications when it comes to being solved by the user and it is something that anyone can do.
Ghosting on a monitor

It is what we call an artifact or image error and, therefore, something that we should not see on our screens. This occurs when a trail of pixels appears behind a moving object and consequently has changed its position on the screen from one frame to another. This blurs the definition of the image and is annoying to our eyes, as our brain easily detects this visual incoherence.

 

 

However, we are not facing a problem that translates into a malfunction or poor health of our monitor. Compared to others, such as burn-in or image retention that mean irreversible damage to the panel, Ghosting is relatively benign. Although it is relatively annoying especially when we are playing.
What are your causes?

The main reason is the response time of the monitor, which is why monitors with high figures in this aspect tend to have this problem. At this point, if we have bought an LCD monitor, we should look at what type of panel they have, since if we have opted for one of the VA type, then there will be more chances that we will see this problem compared to if we have chosen one of the TN or IPS type.

However, there may be other causes, which are totally external and which we will describe below, as well as their solution.
How to fix a monitor with a ghosting problem

First of all, don't worry if you have no idea about assembling and disassembling electronic parts, since you won't need to take out a single screwdriver to solve the Ghosting problem, although of course, you will have to diagnose it first.

 

 

That is why the first thing we will do is do the UFO test to find out if your monitor suffers from problems. How do we interpret it? Well, if you see the Ready signal in green then you will not have any problem, but the benchmark will warn you of some visual problems that may exist on your screen apart from Ghosting. In the event that it does not pass the test, then it is that your monitor has said problem. Let's see below what you have to do to repair it.

All the solutions that we are going to show you below are hierarchical, so each solution that you will see below depends on whether the previous one that has been proposed has not served to solve the problem. So our recommendation is that you try them one by one and in the order that we describe below.
Update graphics card drivers

Every time NVIDIA and AMD release updates to their drivers, they mention from time to time problems related to their GPU with certain monitors in particular or the graphics card with all monitors in general. Although Ghosting is not a problem that is mentioned, it does not hurt to have updated graphics drivers.

The same can be said of those of the monitor, since some models use their own drivers that allow us to access their unique characteristics from the PC, as well as mark the graphic hardware how to communicate. A bad driver can be the cause of the Ghosting problem on your monitor, so keep it updated.
Adjust monitor parameters

If updating the drivers does not work, then what you will have to do is adjust the parameters of the monitor. All of them have to have a button that allows you to access its configuration menu. Well, a bad configuration of certain monitor parameters can lead to the Ghosting problem, so you should try different settings until you see that the problem has completely disappeared.

 

 

And which ones should you check? Well, especially noise reduction, dynamic contrast, motion smoothness and Perfect Clear. Which if they are at certain levels can cause a Ghosting problem on your monitor.
Check the video cable

Whether you use DisplayPort or HDMI, the Ghosting problem may not be in the monitor, but in the cable that sends the video signal to it, which may be defective. In this case, the problem would be that the data is not sent fast enough, causing the response time with the monitor to increase. The solution? It's simple, you just have to change the cable for another with specifications equal to or higher than the one you had before and check if the problem persists.

 

 

A possible cause is that the video cable is overheating, to find out if this is the case, simply run your fingertips over the cable from end to end and if you notice that any part is too hot then consider replacing it with another. By the way, take the opportunity to take a look at the video inputs and outputs and check their health status.
Check wireless peripherals

Although it may seem surprising, it sometimes happens that the Ghosting problem on your monitor can be caused by interference caused by other peripherals, especially those that use wireless interfaces to communicate such as WiFi, Bluetooth or radio frequency connection. The solution in this case is simple if you want to avoid the Ghosting problem, since you only have to move the wireless peripherals away from the monitor to eliminate the problem.

As you can see, it is easy to solve this common problem on monitors and it is something that any user can do, we hope that this guide has helped you to solve it.

 

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