my replies inline......
At 09:00 09/26/2007 -0400, you wrote:
I'm still working towards achieving computing bliss...but I still have
hurtles to clear....
1) Dual displays..
I have two Samsung 204B...these run at 1600 x 1200. However, their color
is quite different, to the point of distracting. I've tried and tried but
they can't be made (so far) to match up. Anyone else experience this kind
of thing?
Yes. I have often seen different display(s) of the same screen do this;
even though they are the same m/n. Nature of the beast, I fear. And,
mostly why I wait a long time to do any major update because I know that I
will NOT SEE what I did before after I turn all the NEW STUFF on.
2) XFX Geforce 8800 GTS XXX 640 MB
When I put this card on the two displays mentioned , both on the DVI
input, one of them starts blinking on and off at intermittent
intervals. I tried switching the monitors but that didn't matter....the
same monitor blinks on and off. This didn't happen at all when driving it
with the ATI9800 Pro. Seems like the switch brought it on....Is it the
card or the monitor (which, was working fine prior to the switch).
Can not be much help here. You are now so far above me in video power,
I'll leave technical comments to those in your new sphere of video. There
has been so much change in video cards in the last 3 years that I am
completely "stupid" to comment.
3) Viewsonic & Samsung
To further test the problem in 2, I put a low end Viewsonic on there in
place of the monitor that was acting flaky. It runs at 1440 x 920. So far
(just made the switch this morning) it doesn't show the blinking
problem. Still, the displays look quite different, even after trying to
use nVidia's software to adjust the displays. Also the resolution
difference (1440 x 920 vs. 1600 x 1200) is distracting, at best.
I have lusted after a Samsung flat screen ever since FORC5 got his. I do
use Viewsonic ATM. But, one day, I will (might) go Samsung (who I believe
has the best screen, if you can drive it properly!).....That parenthetical
may be a critical thing. I just do not know any longer. The difference
between WS and NormalPC view creates a lot of noise at this address......... :)
4) WS vs 4:3
These WS LCDs seem to offer less vertical real estate with increased
horizontal space. However, two 4:3s running at 1600 x 1200 offer way more
horizontal space than even the largest WS that is affordable. Do any of
you prefer dual 4:3s vs either dual WS or just a big WS? I'm just
wondering what's the best way to go if I end up buying a new LCD to deal
with the problems mentioned above.
I fear that this is true in a WS display screen. I do believe that WS
screens are fabricated to do (or be ready to do) HDTV-like video
projection. Could be wrong, but from the comments I read here, it seems to
be a reasonable conclusion. Not an answer I know, JMO. If you intent is
HDTV go WS for a display. If your intent is just-plain-PC go standard 4:3
LCD screens. The ability to run dual (or more) screens off the single
video card are not screen dependent from what I read from this List's
Screen Mavens. Still reading and learning......
Best,
Duncan
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