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rowtron

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Monitor colors look horrible
« 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/img246/9334/deletegd9.jpg

after:

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

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

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

« Last Edit: January 12, 2008, 03:40:29 PM by rowtron »

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    Re: Monitor colors look horrible
    « Reply #1 on: January 12, 2008, 03:31:51 PM »
    did you reinstall your onboard video drivers?? and uninstall the radeon drivers?

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    Re: Monitor colors look horrible
    « Reply #2 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.

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    Re: Monitor colors look horrible
    « Reply #3 on: January 12, 2008, 03:38:01 PM »
    To me, after, looks better, then before.

    rowtron

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    Re: Monitor colors look horrible
    « Reply #4 on: January 12, 2008, 03:40:44 PM »
    did you reinstall your onboard video drivers?? and uninstall the radeon drivers?

    yes.

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    Re: Monitor colors look horrible
    « Reply #5 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.


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    Re: Monitor colors look horrible
    « Reply #6 on: January 12, 2008, 04:13:51 PM »
    To me, after, looks better, then before.
    After another look, I agree.  So, we see the opposite of what he says he sees.

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    Re: Monitor colors look horrible
    « Reply #7 on: January 12, 2008, 04:24:02 PM »
    Maybe young eyes....LOL

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      Re: Monitor colors look horrible
      « Reply #8 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.)