ok didnt really help but on both of these monitors, they have vga cables that unscrew from the monitor, and i switched the cables and that made other one brighter. (my only guess is one cable has an end thick as an old box monitor while my other is thinner
heres a link to the vga head of what im saying http://i53.tinypic.com/2a93ywn.jpg thanks for the help --- In [email protected], Donk <d.knier...@...> wrote: > > I'm not 100% sure, but yes, I think the HDMI to VGA converter might > affect the display quality. To be sure, why don't you just plug your > bright monitor into the adapter and see if it gets dim? > > All geforce cards come with nice nvidia driver utilities that let you > control lots of display options. Right-click on desktop, Properties, > Settings tab, and then click the "Advanced" button. This will open the > nvidia display settings utility. Up the brightness and/or contrast for > your dim monitor. If you don't have a lot of video options settings, > then you might not have the correct geforce drivers installed for your > card. You can download them from the card maker's support site. > > Good luck, > Donk > > > > On 12/29/2010 9:39 AM, kevin19_89 wrote: > > its not really a high end video card. its an nvidia geforce 6200 > > overclocked edition my hp which is the brighter one is plugged into the VGA > > and the syncmaster has the HDMI adapter to make it vga also. will that > > affect the brightness? > > > > --- In [email protected], Donk<d.knieriem@> wrote: > >> If the syncmaster is new it should have a great display. If it's used, > >> the screen brightness can decay over time. > >> If the adjustments on the syncmaster don't fix it - you can always set > >> them back to factory by choosing the "reset" option. > >> But monitor display is also a function of the video card (or chip) in > >> the PC. If you plug the HP monitor into the same PC, is it dark too? > >> Some higher end vid card drivers offer lots of settings to adjust the > >> display. Try right-clicking on desktop, choose Properties, then the > >> Settings tab (in XP). If there's a "Advanced" button there, click it. > >> Look around at all the settings there. You'll maybe see a brightness > >> and contrast. These are different from the monitor's built-in settings > >> - so changing them might fix your problem. > >> > >> Good luck, > >> Donk > >> > >> > >> > >> On 12/28/2010 11:16 PM, kevin19_89 wrote: > >>> syncmaster 152N > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > > feel free to contact me directly bi...@... Please do not post personal > > issues directly to the group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > > [email protected] > > > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3338 - Release Date: 12/25/10 > > 07:33:00 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
