 Monitor Or video Card Problem?, Not sure what it is. |
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 Jun 30 2005, 03:21 AM
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 Thanks in advance -CM PS. I Hope its just a monitor problem lol... This post has been edited by -CM: Jun 30 2005, 03:22 AM |
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Jun 30 2005, 04:57 AM
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Hi -CM
What's that a gif of? What's the make and model of the monitor and video card you have? This post has been edited by Rimmer: Jun 30 2005, 04:57 AM -------------------- Soltek QBIC, Pentium 4 3.0GHz, 512MB RAM, 200GB SATA HDD, ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB, Netgear 54Mb/s WAP, ridiculously expensive Satellite Broadband Windows XP Home SP2, Trend Micro Internet Security, Firefox, Thunderbird, AdAwareSE, Spybot S&D, SpywareBlaster, A-squared Free, Ewido Security Suite. |
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Jun 30 2005, 06:51 AM
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That was a prnt screen of a gradient i did in photo shop to show how the gradient is looking on my monitor Im not sure if it shows you exactly how i see it but its supposed to be a smooth gradient not all blocky like it is on that pic (on my screen at least)
My monitor well Its a gemstar about 5 years old the sticker on the back is so warn out I cant Even read what it says. Video card is a ati 9700pro (tyan) Even the gradients on this forum are not smooth looking to me. |
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Jun 30 2005, 11:14 AM
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What are the display settings that the picture was made under? Were they at least 16 bit color?
Also, 5 years old isn't necessarily that bad but if it is/was a no-name cheap monitor then it may have some dot pixel spacing issues that can't be overcome no matter how good your card and display rate. It would be very beneficial if you could bring another "known good" monitor over to compare with. |
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Jun 30 2005, 06:33 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 2,159 Joined: 18-March 05 From: near Sydney, Australia Member No.: 14,809 |
Hmm.. It looks like a gradient with repeated coloured bands across it to me. At first I was going to say its probably the screen but when I think about it printscreen cannot be affected in any way by the display defects because it is a copy of video memory. This effect is not due to your monitor.
I'd be very suprised if it was due to your graphics card either - have a play around with the resolution and bit depth settings, but if that has no effect then it must be your card. hth 
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Jul 1 2005, 01:10 AM
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Settings where 1024x768x32 I brought my comp to my buddies house and threw it on his monitor and it looked fine. So I just ordered a 21inch sony trintron
Thanks for all your help... ps.when i put it at 1024x768x16 it looked even worse. |
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Jul 1 2005, 03:19 AM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 2,159 Joined: 18-March 05 From: near Sydney, Australia Member No.: 14,809 |
So much for my logic!
 Glad you identified the problem. 
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Jul 1 2005, 04:43 AM
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Yea me too I was just glad I didnt have to shell out 400usd for a new vid card only 235 for the new monitor lol.
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