-=PCTechTalk=- Re: GMan --Re: Re: Video Card Question
- From: Jo Ann <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:02:34 -0400
Rudy,
That's strange, I got a disk with my Hanns, but didn't need it, and so
did my son. You could look and see if Hanns has some you could download,
but I would guess the problem is, your video card is not capable of this
resolution.
P.S. After looking at the Hanns site, they say no drivers are needed,
since they are plug and play.
Jo Ann
rudy wrote:
> Gman,
>
> Well this has been an adventure to say the least. Hanns-g, they included
> no driver disk but it is plug & play so no driver needed, you mean the video
> card right? I called Dell about this and they looked at my video card and we
> went through steps, so I grabbed the latest ATI driver but after installing
> it, still no setting for 1600x900. Dell guy really liked my monitor specs
> and the price when I told him but do not think he is in the know for my LCD
> as he said 1680x1050 would be ever better than 1600x900. I had read him
> parts of your email and he said 1600x900, movie screen or something so he
> must know it is widescreen preferred..I guess. He told me to ask you what
> kind of video card you had? Do you use DVI or VGA? I use DVI. I told him I
> was pretty sure you did not have ATI 256mb X1600pro like me. He wasn't sure
> how you set it at 1600x900 unless the different in video cards.... ( Should
> I look into HDMI ?? ) I see DVI to HDMI adabtors out there...
> He also did understand my card as with DVI the max resolution was 1900x1200
> which my card also did not list. So as of now, I can not get 1600x900, the
> closet is 1440x900...any ideas about this?
>
> To test the Gama and brightness I used my human eyes :) I just looked at the
> screen while changing the settings until what looked best to my eye. Can you
> refer a color testing program for me? I had asked you if you calibrated your
> LCD but I guess you missed that but a true calibration pattern sounds
> interesting! You said " If you used an image from your drive, you might want
> to reconsider and go find yourself a bunch of good patterns to play with. "
> I guess just changing the gama and brightness and contrast while just
> looking at the screen background doesn't do me justice. I know with any gama
> everything turns into snow white...really appreciate your help and in time
> we'll get this tweaked.
> Rudy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "GuitarMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 10:21 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: GMan --Re: Re: Video Card Question
>
>
>> Rudy,
>> My card didn't offer widescreen resolutions until after I had installed
>> the monitor's driver disk. I suspect you'll have the same experience.
>>
>> Standard consumer level monitors (CRT or LCD) are usually set with a
>> 4:3
>> ratio such as 800 X 600. A typical consumer level widescreen monitor is
>> looking for a resolution that follows a 16:9 or 16:10 ratio like my own
>> 1600
>> X 900 setting. In other words, a horizontal resolution of 1600 pixels
>> wants
>> a vertical resolution of either 900 or 1000 pixels to conform (or at least
>> closely conform) to the widescreen standard. The fact that your vertical
>> resolution is sitting at 1200 pixels instead of 900 or 1000 means that
>> your
>> window into the "wonderful world of all that is computing" is rather
>> squashed. I bet you've been wondering why people (and icons) seem much
>> fatter looking on your screen than they should look. ;O}
>>
>> Dig out the driver disk and install it and then check the available
>> settings again.
>>
>> Next, Gamma and Brightness work similarly in that they either allow
>> full
>> effect (set to 100%) or they reduce the amount of effect (anything less
>> than
>> 100%). If a control is turned off, it simply means it's not affecting the
>> natural effect of the monitor in question in any way. What you see is
>> what
>> you get, so to speak. It's not unusual to find either setting turned off
>> or
>> set to 100%, so I wouldn't worry about those. However, I have to ask what
>> you used to test the settings when you were trying to adjust them. Was it
>> a
>> professional or standard color testing pattern or did you use an image
>> file
>> you already had on your drive? If you used a true color calibration
>> pattern, I can only imagine that your picture looks much better than it
>> did
>> before you started. If you used an image from your drive, you might want
>> to
>> reconsider and go find yourself a bunch of good patterns to play with.
>> :O)
>>
>> Peace,
>> GMan
>>
>> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
>>
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