External monitor occasionally blinks off/on

pirana6 · 12-13-2021, 07:35 PM

2019 Macbook Pro
Dell D6000

I have 2 external monitors while using Clamshell mode, the first one is my main monitor and is 2560 x 1440, the second one is 1920 x 1080.

The larger one will occasionally blink off then immediately back on. It takes about 1-2 seconds and can happen twice in 10 seconds or not at all for 30 minutes. It probably happens 30-40 times in a workday. It never occurs on the second smaller monitor.

It is mildly annoying at best but I'm more concerned about the constant off/on/off/on/etc of my nice monitor and the long-term damage. It doesn't happen to a windows computer I'm also connected to (via KVM) so I think it's just an Apple or Dock setting but I haven't found any that stops it (color setting/refresh rate/etc).

If anybody has any ideas to slow or stop it, I'm happy to listen.

dew912 · 12-19-2021, 09:33 PM

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12-13-2021, 07:35 PM	#1
pirana6 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 7	External monitor occasionally blinks off/on 2019 Macbook Pro Dell D6000 I have 2 external monitors while using Clamshell mode, the first one is my main monitor and is 2560 x 1440, the second one is 1920 x 1080. The larger one will occasionally blink off then immediately back on. It takes about 1-2 seconds and can happen twice in 10 seconds or not at all for 30 minutes. It probably happens 30-40 times in a workday. It never occurs on the second smaller monitor. It is mildly annoying at best but I'm more concerned about the constant off/on/off/on/etc of my nice monitor and the long-term damage. It doesn't happen to a windows computer I'm also connected to (via KVM) so I think it's just an Apple or Dock setting but I haven't found any that stops it (color setting/refresh rate/etc). If anybody has any ideas to slow or stop it, I'm happy to listen.

12-19-2021, 09:33 PM	#2
dew912 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Posts: 5	https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/co..._office_chair/