[lug] Monitor/Card tweaking - was Re: Color tweaks

[John Starkey]

This is just an update, errr the conclusion.

Thanks for all the help. I just bought a new monitor and everything is peachy.
Don't buy the (CompUSA) PiXie ref'd in previous messages in this thread. It
sucks in my opinion. Really foggy looking monitor. It came with a refurb my
girlfriend had bought 2 years ago.

As Dan said, part of the issue was comparison to the iMac, which compared to
this monitor looks like crap now :}. And the issue of the video card being
seated incorrectly (or whatever it was).

So thanks again,

John

"D. Stimits" wrote:

> John Starkey wrote:
> >
> > Ok. So it's much much better. I did what you had suggested and tried
> > another card, errr 3 of them, and they all sucked. But when I put the
> > Virge back in the color came back. I guess it wasn't seated correctly or
> > it was dirty. I usually giggle it around a bit to make sure it's in there
> > so I'm thinking the latter. But another card is in order, this one is
> > still kinda slow.
>
> FYI, even if you know something is correctly seated at some time, the
> heat change from on/off can make any edge card or normal connector
> slowly work its way loose. Most of us don't leave our machines on 24/7,
> nor have temperature controlled environment for it.
>
> >
> > Once again, thanks a lot.
> >
> > John
> >
> > Tkil wrote:
> >
> > > >>>>> "John" == John Starkey <jstarkey at advancecreations.com> writes:
> > >
> > > John> Video card is an S3 Virge GX/DX.
> > >
> > > if you have the opportunity to tinker with it (ideally, try a
> > > different card), definitely try a new card first.  i had an S3 virge
> > > of some variety ("stealth 3d 2000" or somesuch) and it was pretty
> > > pitiful.
> > >
> > > 100 USD on a good card is probably a better deal than replacing even a
> > > 17" monitor.  *shrug*  i'm very happy with my g200, and it made a very
> > > noticable difference compared to the virge, on the same monitor.  uhg,
> > > g200 pci is 105+15 S/H on pricewatch, probably scarce by now.  g400s
> > > are about 80 before shipping, g450s are only 70 ... but those both
> > > seem to be AGP-only cards.
> > >
> > > there are still some matrox milleniums out there, but they're probably
> > > not quite up to serious true-color high-res high-refresh, sadly.
> > > also, any of the current crop of 3d accelerated cards should have a
> > > sufficiently good output stage for most 2d work that i'd do, at least.
> > >
> > > t.
> > >
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