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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: rowtron on January 12, 2008, 03:23:16 PM

Title: Monitor colors look horrible
Post by: rowtron on January 12, 2008, 03:23:16 PM

I had onboard video and then bought a radeon x1650. After I installed it, my monitor colors looked horrible (before it was almost perfect, just not bright enough). I used the drivers from ati and then the manufacturer, tried adjusting in catalyst and even with the buttons on the monitor, i couldn't get it to look anywhere close to before the x1650. i uninstalled the x1650, and it still looks like it did with it no matter what i try.

how do i get it looking like before or better? my monitor is a NEC multsync 70 and im using windows xp. below are some before and after screenshots.

before:

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4228/deleteoo2.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4228/deleteoo2.jpg)

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9334/deletegd9.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9334/deletegd9.jpg)

after:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9358/delete1jp8.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9358/delete1jp8.jpg)

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7708/delete2mw3.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7708/delete2mw3.jpg)

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8923/delete3md7.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8923/delete3md7.jpg)

Title: Re: Monitor colors look horrible
Post by: CyberHawk on January 12, 2008, 03:31:51 PM

did you reinstall your onboard video drivers?? and uninstall the radeon drivers?

Title: Re: Monitor colors look horrible
Post by: soybean on January 12, 2008, 03:34:06 PM

Your images don't seem to support your alleged problem.  I really see no difference between the before and after images.

Title: Re: Monitor colors look horrible
Post by: Broni on January 12, 2008, 03:38:01 PM

To me, after, looks better, then before.

Title: Re: Monitor colors look horrible
Post by: rowtron on January 12, 2008, 03:40:44 PM

Quote from: CyberHawk on January 12, 2008, 03:31:51 PM

did you reinstall your onboard video drivers?? and uninstall the radeon drivers?

yes.

Title: Re: Monitor colors look horrible
Post by: rowtron on January 12, 2008, 03:46:03 PM

hmm, something wrong with the before pics?  right now its almost unbearable and i don't know if i'm doing damage to my eyes. reds are orange. yellows are gold. whites are not really white. it looks blurry even with clear type enabled.

Title: Re: Monitor colors look horrible
Post by: soybean on January 12, 2008, 04:13:51 PM

Quote from: Broni on January 12, 2008, 03:38:01 PM

To me, after, looks better, then before.

After another look, I agree.  So, we see the opposite of what he says he sees.

Title: Re: Monitor colors look horrible
Post by: Broni on January 12, 2008, 04:24:02 PM

Maybe young eyes....LOL

Title: Re: Monitor colors look horrible
Post by: homer on January 13, 2008, 02:54:13 AM

color-wise, i cannot see a difference, resolution-wise, i can see a difference, although it may just be the quality of the pictures. (look at the START button in the before and after pics.)