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General Category => Technology and Programming => Topic started by: ShiveringWind on August 06, 2010, 03:35:27 pm
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1. Hello guys. I've recently (about 1-2 months ago) purchased an HDTV LCD which also serves me as a PC Monitor and I have so many problems! It's LG M237WA, 5ms. Unfortunately, the over-rated W2353V isn't a TV ~ I wanted to have a TV (A TV card is way too expensive for me). When I got the monitor, I was so excited, it was great in every way, the Full HD was awesome, and the colors were fantastic, until I noticed something weird in Videos and Video Games, my screen split into two halves when showing fast moving objects, after a quick search I found out this is called "Screen Tearing". I tried adjusting the HZ, (I think my TV supports maximum 75, when I thought new LCDS are supposed to have maximum 100hz), but nothing solved the problem except Virtual Sync, which cannot be triggered everywhere. Apparently, I have screen tearing everywhere, even on my desktop. I tried checking the "Triple Buffering" at my Graphics Card options, yet it didn't do much. Now, my Graphics Card is a bit old, and it's taking it's time with my 1920x1080 resolution: ATI Radeon 2600 pro HD. Doesn't work quite well; but I can run my favorite games, well, most of them... Is it my monitor, or my graphics card? I really don't know what to do, or which of them to switch, and the small details drive me crazy.
2. I also noticed a turquoise color-changing stuck pixel, tapping on it didn't help. Any ideas?
3. I have bad color schemes, it seems un-natural (you can clearly see the different lines of schemes) . I downloaded HD wallpapers 1920x1080 and most of them don't look good, any ideas?
4. I have two ways of connecting my monitor to my Graphics Card, DVI and VGA (VGA connected to a DVI slot with some sort of converter). After reading some guides I figured that a DVI connection would show better results, yet when connected through DVI and not VGA the picture becomes ugly, not sharp, like it's missing the "Anti-Aliasing" I have with the VGA. My monitor is close to the computer, I don't think it has anything to do with length... Should I just leave it be?
Monitor:
M237wa
PC specs:
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 2600 pro
tell me anything else you need to know, I don't know what to post except for the Graphics card.
Thank you guys, hope it's not too much. I would appreciate any help, it drives me crazy.
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1. VSync is the only solution to screen tearing. Triple Buffering also requires VSync to be enabled in order to work. You can usually force VSync on in the graphic card's control panel.
2. Apply pressure on the stuck pixel (with a finger or something) or use some method to change the screen color fast (like hide all windows and keep changing desktop color), bright colors work the best.
3. Use your monitors buttons and adjust the settings, or download the drivers which may include the same options and probably a calibration assistant. You can also find many third party calibration tools on the internet. Windows 7 also comes with a calibration tool.
4. Wrong resolution? Also check the monitors own menu for "AV mode" and set it to "off" and maybe "Image size" and fiddle.
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Thanks...
1. Unfortunately, there is no such option in my Graphics Card...
2. I already tried that and I also tried JScreenfix yet it didn't work.
3. My monitor has a lack of adjusting-options, I think I managed to define that in my Graphics Card options though.
4. My monitor suggests 1920x1080 resolution, and you can switch between AV and DVI mods, nothing works... Does it really really matter?
Thanks again! :D
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The options *are* there. Catalyst Control Centre > 3D > All Settings. You'll find the options listed as "Wait for vertical refresh", set it all to the right, and you could also enable Triple Buffering which as at the bottom.
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Actually, I did that a while ago and it didn't help me with the screen tearing in streaming videos or anywhere else... Let me check it again and see if I still have screen tearing in games... Maybe it's just my Graphics Card? It's very old...
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I had a stuck pixel on a monitor a while ago that I fixed by getting a cloth and a ballpoint pen and just applying some pressure on the monitor via pen with cloth in front of it. You just need something with a fine point to really get at them. None of the JScreenfix or whatever other internet things that are don't really help fix them.
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Thanks for clearing that out, Atari. I didn't want to cause any more damage with all these programs. BTW, I tried the "Screen Massage", and my monitor made really weird-squishy colors around that area, ofc I tried to turn it off and on while applying strength but it didn't seem to help... I have warranty on it but they won't give me a new one for one stuck pixel. I guess there ain't other way of fixing it without a risk of damaging the monitor... I can't help but notice the small details...