-=PCTechTalk=- Re: grainy monitor

  • From: "Kathy :-) M." <frankles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 23:33:49 -0500

Must be..mine is listed under "Display" so i assume that is yours...Smiles
Kathy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 11:03 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: grainy monitor


> thanks Kathy,
>
> so is my monitor an OptiQuest?
>
> christy
>
>
>       Controllers   Display
>       Standard floppy disk controller
>       Intel(r) 82801DB Ultra ATA Controller
>       Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
>       Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]   NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 200 [Display
> adapter]
>       OptiQuest 15.7 [Monitor] (15.7"vis, December 1996)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kathy :-) M." <frankles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 11:55 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: grainy monitor
>
>
> > http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html This is a quick d/l of 605 kb's
> and
> > will tell you all the hardware info and software on your puter..will
give
> > you all the info for your monitor.......Smiles Kathy
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 10:15 PM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: grainy monitor
> >
> >
> > > Hi Tom
> > >
> > > Im afraid I dont know the make and model.  It is almost eight years
old
> > and
> > > came with my first computer that I bought at a computer show locally.
I
> > > dont think it gives me a model or make anywhere I can find.
> > >
> > > cristy
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "T. Hunt" <ilrover@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 9:53 PM
> > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: grainy monitor
> > >
> > >
> > > > It may be.  You may be overdriving your monitor; IOW, running it at
a
> > > > refresh rate and color depth it's not capable of handling.  With
some
> > > > monitors, the screen will become unreadable but with others, they'll
> > > > work for a while but burn out much quicker than they would if run
> within
> > > > their limits.  That's why inputing the correct monitor specs is so
> > > > critical.  Normally that insures that the monitor won't be
overdriven.
> > > >
> > > > What make and model monitor is it?
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > > cristy wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > hmm, my screen is grainy again,  I think this monitor must be
dying.
> > I
> > > have
> > > > > not changed anything on the display settings, it was looking
better
> > now
> > > is
> > > > > bad again.  Is that a "death symptom" for monitors?
> > > > >
> > > > > christy
> > > >
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