Dell 2007wfp users?
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- mg33
I have a question that's hopefully not too hard to understand, because I can't take screenshots.
I got the Dell 2007wfp recently, luckily got the S-IPS panel and not the PVA, and been testing it out and deciding whether or not I want to keep it.
My current computer specs:
Celeron 2.0 Ghz
1+ GB memory
Graphics card: Conect3D Radeon 7000 series with DVI and VGA. AGP4X (MB is only AGP 4x) 64MB at 1680 x 1024I have the monitor connected with the DVI.
My question is, to anyone that owns this, are lighter colors kind of grainy? Dark colors and black are great, photos look great. But when I look at lighter colors, or the toolbar in windows, etc. there's a horrible texture to lighter colors. I wish you could see it. It's worse than my Planar 19" at work which is a TN LCD Panel and thus lower quality than an S-IPS.
I just get it looking right, I have all the drivers installed, etc. etc. Have callibrated it, adjusted gamma, etc. etc.
Do you think my aging graphics card could be the culprit? I really wish I could take it somewhere and hook it up to a better computer to know if that's what's causing this.
Anyhow, thanks for your help. I'm already researching parts for building a Vista capable comp within the year, having several problems with my current one, built in 03 and it's about time to improve things.
- version30
print screen and paste into PS won't work?
i have two with a raedon something or other pushing 1 in portrait, 1 in landscape, no problems
- version30
vista
- mg330
LOL version4 - were you being sarcastic about print screen?
I don't think print screen is going to account for what may be reduced performance of the screen itself, seeing what I see through the monitor.
Anyhow, about Vista - If I build a new one soon, I'll go with XP at first, but just want components that work well with Vista, like a higher-end graphics card.
- mg330
Additionally, video playback worked fine on my Viewsonic CRT, but video freezes on the LCD and the audio keeps going. I was amazed to get video to work last night when I switched to the VGA connection. Full screen DVD worked.
I'm somewhat convinced it's the video card, and the 64 MB of ram associated with it.
- version30
yes mg, i was kidding. :) I mean can't you show me a dead pixel with a screenshot? (remember that guy? omg!) i swear you have a new monitor thread every day :)
my guess graphics card, i replaced mine when i got these in
- mg330
Hahaha, I thought so!
I'm thinking video card too.
Problem is, at 4X max I can't upgrade too far above that. Isn't even worth it.
That's why I'm looking into just building a new computer altogether eventually.
- formcounterform0
I have 2 of these panels, both attached to my mac pro. No problems.
- rafalski0
64mb a problem? Are you kidding me? Most of this ram is only used for 3d graphics. I had a 16mb card drive a 1600x1200 monitor for years and actually at work now I have a matrox G450 32mb for two monitors, one of them being 1600x1200.
The card is probably fine, I'd rather suspect the drivers.
- mg330
Thanks rafalski. Interesting.
I know I don't need some ridiculious video card, I don't play games, don't do video and don't do 3D stuff.
I've been reading some other forums looking for similiar comments, and someone described the screen effect on light colors as a kind of "crystalline" look.
That's how I'd describe this for the most part. Darker colors are fine, it's the lighter colors that have that effect. If I move my head side to side I notice it pretty easily, as well as just head on.
- rafalski0
don't have a solution, probably digging through forums is the wy to go..
dell forum is often usefulI'm sure this one would be great for non-gaming non-3d work:
http://cgi.ebay.com/MATROX-G550-…
- mg330
Do you think the DVI cable could be an issue? Maybe a crap one sent by Dell?
- rafalski0
I have no idea, but I thought with DVI cable quality was less crucial as it is digital.