Re: FN-FORUM: More Windows XP woes

date posted 16th April 2004 18:54

[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:


> Yes yes, a thousand times yes, of course I'm using the latest drivers - I
> make no attempt to hide my ignorance of a lot of things (always willing to
> learn), but I'm no amateur - I'm using the Forceware 56.72 drivers for this
> GeForce 5700 FX, which I think isn't a bad card.

> I'm using a CRT monitor I've had for just over 3 years - I can't use it at
> 60Hz, because of the crazy flicker effect, which I'm sure will induce some
> kind of fit if viewed for too long - 85 or higher is the only way to go - it
> seems this monitor supports up to 110Hz at 800x600 (yes, I still use 8x6,
> and I'll never change, EVER, not even when websites are designed for
> 456434x283635), but
> still I prefer the "optimal" setting of Windows 98 fame, which always
> ALWAYS, produced the best results for me.

> I'm beginning to think this problem is a combination of me, naturally
> looking for faults, and this monitor not being in the greatest shape, or
> perhaps defining things more - I checked on another 98 machine, and things
> looked kind of the same, just more pronounced on this one I'm using now,
> like some images were more pixelated.

> If I look closely at this screen, at the edges, I can see the individual
> dots (or whatever) that make up the image, but I can't in the centre - does
> this sound like the monitor is knackered? Incidentally, what is a good
> monitor these days, that's quite cheap?

Anything from Iiyama. CRTs are all pretty cheap now, TFTs have made
them almost impossible to sell :)

> How about a flat-screen dealy?

Iiyama :) Although HIDEOUS stock problems in the 15" and 17" areas,
which means people tend to be going Acer, Hansol, Neovo etc.

> I've heard they're not to good for gaming - is that true?

Depends. You want the fastest response time you can find, really -
ideally sub-20ms, preferrably in the 12-16ms range. Much higher than
25ms and you'll get some motion blur on fast bits, although I have to
say I haven't found it a problem here.

Cheers,

Pete
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Peter Croft
PC Associates