I have a new video card – advice needed!

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Real Estate Gold Coast Australia
Nov 18, 2004
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With my old mother board, the video card allowed a screen res between 1024 and the 1278. 1278 is far too small for a 17" monitor and my eye-sight.

Got a new video card and motherboard and this video card really is best suited for only 1024 otherwise I get screen flicker if I go any higher.

Is this because new video cards not so compatible with a CRT monitor that is 4 years old? I tried it with two CRT monitors, different brands and both got terrible flicker if higher than 1024. Changing refresh rate did NOT help either.

Should I be considering a LCD monitor and if so, and recommendation for brands. I work around 16 hours a day on computer so I am wanting sharp quality.

I appreciate any input because at present using applications such as Photoshop etc at 1024 is not much fun!

Gayle
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Hecate
Nov 19, 2004
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:15:30 +1000, "Real Estate Gold Coast Australia" wrote:

With my old mother board, the video card allowed a screen res between 1024 and the 1278. 1278 is far too small for a 17" monitor and my eye-sight.
Got a new video card and motherboard and this video card really is best suited for only 1024 otherwise I get screen flicker if I go any higher.
Is this because new video cards not so compatible with a CRT monitor that is 4 years old? I tried it with two CRT monitors, different brands and both got terrible flicker if higher than 1024. Changing refresh rate did NOT help either.

Should I be considering a LCD monitor and if so, and recommendation for brands. I work around 16 hours a day on computer so I am wanting sharp quality.

I appreciate any input because at present using applications such as Photoshop etc at 1024 is not much fun!
Hi Gayle,

It really depends on what you use Photoshop for – if it’s for colour critical work then stick with a CRT but buy a new one, preferably at least 19". If, and this is just a guess looking at the displayed name, you are just using PS to process photos for your real estate business, then colour is unlikely to be critical and you can get an LCD. In the former case, you could get an LCD instead of a CRT but only if you were prepared to spend the sort of money that Eizo charge.

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Meldon
Nov 20, 2004
"Real Estate Gold Coast Australia" wrote in
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With my old mother board, the video card allowed a screen res between 1024 and the 1278. 1278 is far too small for a 17" monitor and my eye-sight.
Got a new video card and motherboard and this video card really is best suited for only 1024 otherwise I get screen flicker if I go any higher.
Is this because new video cards not so compatible with a CRT monitor that
is
4 years old? I tried it with two CRT monitors, different brands and both
got
terrible flicker if higher than 1024. Changing refresh rate did NOT help either.

Not necessarily compatibility but capability. There are a broad range of cards available and in this case the combination of the new mobo and video card only capable of providing you with limited resolution. (The old card also had limits, but they were higher).

Make sure you are using the best drivers for everything, primarily the monitor if you have software for it. Although many monitors and drivers can be interchangeable, if you can get the real drivers for your old beast that might help. (Assuming Windows, it will use whatever driver it can find including generic ones.

Should I be considering a LCD monitor and if so, and recommendation for brands. I work around 16 hours a day on computer so I am wanting sharp quality.

IMO LCD’s are quite expensive for what you get. It’s a great deal of money for a sleek form. I don’t find them very "sharp" if I catch your intention correctly. Not that LCD’s are fuzzy, but as far as I’ve seen CRT’s will proved a broader range of intensities and likely a finer ppi sometimes referred to as pitch.

Something I’m confused about though. You began with ….

"….1278 is far too small for a 17" monitor and my eye-sight…"

But below you seem to suggest 1024 is too low. Do I read that correctly?

I appreciate any input because at present using applications such as Photoshop etc at 1024 is not much fun!

Gayle

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