Hello,  I am new to this forum and I hope that you will be able to help me.   My problem is that when I load up fs9 and I am in the cockpit view, I get a very thin white line across the top of the screen, changing the view, ie. spot, tower, vc. this line remains.  This problem only occurs when I have clouds in view (default/active sky),  if I have clear skies then I do not see this line.  I have changed my video drivers, new and older, also experimented with display settings including screen settings.   I have tried to capture this line on a picture but it does not show up.

Your comments would be most welcome.

Thank you

I suffer a similar effect.

In my case it is due to a line of of "Dead Pixels" across the top of my LCD Monitor which appear as a thin white line in certain views, depending upon the background colour and contrast.
Apart from changing my Monitor, there is nothing that can be done about the problem.

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004... ...!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defective_pixel

Can you post a pic to show us what you see?

mondeoman wrote on Oct 15^th, 2009 at 1:10pm:



Hum.... there on the screen but not there in the picture file.  Sounds like maybe FOzzer has it nailed.........monitor issue?

best,

...................john

hhomebrewer,   the monitor is about 2 years old and although its on most days I would not say that it gets excessive use.    Yesterday I started a flight without clouds, no white line, after climbing to 20,000 ft I decided to add clouds, still no white line. At this point all clouds were beneath the aircraft, on descent, as the aircraft got closer to the cloud layer, then the white line started to appear.  Now if the white line is not visible against a clear blue sky, why would it appear when it becomes cloudy?

I will try later today to see if this problem remains when I try a different monitor.

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions.

...in my case the line of dead Pixels only appear visible under certain colour and contrast conditions.
The line of dead Pixels appear black on a white (light) background, and white on a black (dark) background.

It is a common fault with LCD Monitors (mine is 2 years  old), and dead pixels appeared on the monitor even when it was new. The Manufacturers are allowed to accept so many dead Pixels on their Monitor screens.

As has been suggested, try another LCD Monitor?
I will soon be needing a new one, due to this annoying fault......!

Paul....G-BPLF...FS 2004.

Update:      As I am unable to get hold of another monitor for sometime with the digital connections, I decided to use a thin black marker pen and run it across the top of my monitor, no more white line. 

Frustration eased.

Thanks to everyone for their help.

Barry

That solution should win an Award - for being creative if nothing else!!