Wide Screen Monitors

**HangOver** · 4th February 2008, 11:48 PM

Hi

I'm sad I know, I googled your monitor and it seems that it is Vista certified but does not come with XP drivers nor, is seems are any available.
It also seems there are many people a bit upset about this and having simmilar problems as you.

Some have said that setting the resolution to 1680 x 1050 and installing new video drivers cured it but most didn't.
The concensus seemed to return it and get a 19" hanns-g which have XP drivers.

I can't really argue with the logic.

Oh one thing you might try use a straight VGA cable, (d-sub) not one of those DVI-I jobbies. It might help as analoge only?

**HangOver** · 5th February 2008, 12:00 AM

about the VGA cable it seems that this monitor only accepts 1680 x 1050 @ 60Hz, (refresh rate) using a standard VGA cable, (15 pins and D shaped).

It will not work at that resolution/refresh rate using the supplied DVI cable but it should also have a VGA cable too.

**ladas** · 5th February 2008, 12:07 AM

Gary

I recently bought a 'el cheapo' 22" - I didn't even get Vista drivers - plugged it in using the 'normal' vga cable - and at first it was half off the screen -

Took a few attempts - but just by just trying different resolutions/configurations - got there in the end.

Mine ended up at 1600 x 900 - Generic PnP Monitor - figure that

**shorty943** · 5th February 2008, 02:24 PM

I'm using a Wintal 26 inch widescreen LCD TV from Dick Smith\Tandy.
Cost about $1600 dollars about 2 years ago. But, I got the big one.

It takes ordinary VGA or DVI as well as AVI and some other stuff I don't recognise. Has a built in DVD player on the side.
It "just worked" right out of the box on XP Pro.
No special config, it runs at 60 Hz and 1024 by 764, all texts are fine at Windows standard, I didn't even have to set to clear type fonts.
It runs off my FX7600GT like it was made for it. On either DVI or VGA, mainly VGA, because of my KVM switch.
Digital TV set top box and PS2 plugged into it as well, just press a button on the remote control.

Then turn off the A\C and the microwave, because they share some common commands evidently.

**101RRS** · 5th February 2008, 09:19 PM

Thanks to everyone for your input and help - seems the computer and video card will not support the monitor so it is going back.

Garry

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 5th February 2008, 09:46 PM

whats the go with LCD screens?
60hz is terrible on crts but OK on LCD screens??

**shorty943** · 6th February 2008, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

whats the go with LCD screens?
60hz is terrible on crts but OK on LCD screens??

I think, it is something to do with the "refresh rate" of the LCD screen itself.

The millisecond pixel refresh rate. The smaller the number the faster it works.

12 ms is just about too slow for 3D graphics, 8 ms is better.
The new 4 ms LCD's are brilliant.

Me? I'm waiting for the Germans to get this OLED system into full swing.

Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Opaque screens, the thickness of a plastic table mat. See through screens that can be stuck to a window, so the rest of the world can see what you see. Just back to front.

OLED.

**101RRS** · 6th February 2008, 10:14 PM

Monitor is gone - cash refund - JB Hi Fi didn't like it but coughed up.

Some tweeks to the computer like a better video card and I will give it another go.

Garry

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 6th February 2008, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by garrycol

Some tweeks to the computer like a better video card and I will give it another go.

Garry

look here---
VGA Charts 2007 | Tom's Hardware

its nice to be near the top,,
if only for a month or two

**HangOver** · 6th February 2008, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

whats the go with LCD screens?
60hz is terrible on crts but OK on LCD screens??

Exactly right.
The refresh rate is the speed at which the whole screen can be renewed, (refreshed) on a CRT 72hz should be a minimum or expect picture flicker and a bit of eye strain. I can not work on a computer @ 60hz for very long.

As I understand it, and I'm not an electronics person so I am open to correction....... The refresh rate on an LCD doesn't as such exist.

An lcd screen, (or rather the pixels, (lcd thingys)) operates in an on or off mode and stays that way until it's told otherwise although in on mode it can have different strengths of brightnes and colour.The whole screen is lit by a backlight which may technically have a refresh, (flicker) rate but its way too fast to see or notice.
Anyhow as I was saying yes 60hz is the go

*for the electronics people please excuse the non-technical descriptions, it's the best I can do.

Originally Posted by garrycol

Monitor is gone - cash refund - JB Hi Fi didn't like it but coughed up.

Some tweeks to the computer like a better video card and I will give it another go.

Might I suggest keeping your computer / video card they way it is and buy an LG LCD, the are cheap, reliable have quite a reasonable picture quality.
Garry

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