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Thread ID: 36264	2003-08-04 09:43:00	How do I set up a new monitor?	mejobloggs (264)	Press F1

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165318	2003-08-04 09:43:00	I got a new Philips 107T4. My old monitor was really bad, and dark, so I used the graphics card to brighton the gamma. I have put the new monitor on, so now do I need to reset everything? What is good and bad things to do to a monitor? Is it ok to adjust it with the adjust vertical, and horizontal on the monitor displau screen thing, or should it be done another way? Wouldnt have a clue how to treat a new monitor, and I dont want to get it stuffed like the other one was. Thanks	mejobloggs (264)
165319	2003-08-04 09:51:00	Also, how do I get it so its perfectly square? Do i just have to keep fiddling untill it looks right, or is there a proper way to do it. How do set up the brightness and contrast too? Should they both be at the same number, or what?	mejobloggs (264)
165320	2003-08-04 10:04:00	Two points:- Ensure you have the latest Graphic card driver for your Video card in the first place. Then fiddle after reading the manual which came with the Monitor. The proper way to do the monitor depends on what Monitor, Graphics card and O/S you have. Brightness and Contrast.... Not the same number necessarily... Just use what you are comfortable with.	Elephant (599)
165321	2003-08-04 10:57:00	Use the Nokia monitor test program. www.construnet.hu	Terry Porritt (14)
165322	2003-08-04 11:01:00	aaarrggh. I cant get it properly square either.	mejobloggs (264)
165323	2003-08-04 23:04:00	Changer you refresh rate for the monitor to about 75 or 85 Hz that should square it up nicely. You can also use your video card drivers (if NVidia, not sure about other) to adjust the screen size, position and vertical and horizontal stretch.	Odin (227)
165324	2003-08-05 00:38:00	Sorry Odin, but the refresh rate wont change geometry per se, it may well call up any factory preset set values for different refresh rates, that's why size etc will change. When the geometry has been set for different refresh rates, the monitor will remember, and the next time a change in refresh rate is made, the geometry will be correct. You just have to read the manual "mejoblogs", and learn how to set the monitor software geometry height, width, trapezoid, rotation, parallelism, pin cushion, factory and user colour etc, preferably using a test program. Then when you can do that the video card software can be used to tweak your colour preferences. Then when you are familiar with the basics have a read of this (www.repairfaq.org)	Terry Porritt (14)
165325	2003-08-05 03:52:00	Extract from PF1 FAQ #4: 1) Optimise the contrast and brightness to get the picture as good as you can . Billy's Set Up Tip: Firstly, brightness is not brightness at all, it is actually 'black level, so the correct way to set brightness and contrast is as follows: In subdued light, set the contrast to minimum and adjust the brightness control until the 'black' border of the screen outside the image area is just black i . e not showing scanning lines . Now turn up the contrast to achieve the picture that you want . On some monitors it may be necessary to broggle the brightness a little to optimise the result but for most monitors in reasonable condition this should produce the right result . Cheers Billy 8-{) [b][pre]Broggle = Adjust, otherwise known as the Tony effect, & so-named after a well known identity in the electronics industry who may even be familiar to one or two PF1'ers if they were involved with CTV & VCRs in the 70's & 80's Don't blow his cover though!	Billy T (70)
165326	2003-08-05 04:28:00	Nearly forgot, another very good on-line monitor test site is This One (http://www.oh-bugger.net.nz/) written by E.ric (who regrettably has moved on from PF1 for reasons some may remember). Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
165327	2003-08-05 08:47:00	Thanks. How do i know if my graphics card can support both monitors? Geforce 2 mx 400 with latest drivers.	mejobloggs (264)
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