Ann, Sorry to hear about your monitor problems.
A few thoughts: 1. It might be actually the problem related to the built-in graphics controller. In that case you would need to buy a new graphics adapter. In that case you'd need to make sure it can be handled by the power supply (which is not that powerful in this computer model) Note, that one of the common reasons for graphics controllers going bad is overheating. (It's hot in NYC, isn't it? - so if the cooling is not efficient, it can happen.) You can check this by plugging a different monitor that I hope you can borrow from somebody. 2. If it is the monitor: It is hard to suggest something specific, since there are many parameters out there, and the budget is limited. I guess if you were to suggest what is the desired monitor size, it would make it easier for people to suggest something. Just in case, about the resolution supported by the computer: This computer has a built-in graphics controller nVidia GeForce 6150LE. According to the Wikipedia page (and other sources), for this family of controllers, "maximum supported resolution is 1920 x 1440 pixels (@75 Hz) for RGB display and 1600 x 1200 pixels (@65 Hz) for DVI-D display". In your computer you have a standard 15-pin VGA connector. So, I'd assume it should able to go up to 1920x1440, but I see some people reporting problems getting anything beyond 1600x1200. With not very large monitor, I suspect you won't be using anything beyond 1280x786 or 1280x1024. HTH, Igor Fri Sep 7 11:20:10 EDT 2012 Ann Sanfedele I think my monitor is dying... when I increase the brightness setting (I have a Proview monitor) which is right at the bottom of the monitor itself, it starts blinking and goes dark. turning it off and on gets it back but blinking... the only way I can use it now is to keep the brightness so low (at about 30%) that it certainly affects my ability to edit my photos and appreciate yours. I can up the brightness for a few seconds to check something but more than 15 seconds and it flickers and dies and I have to drop it back to under 30%. I mention this particularly now as I'm sure I'm not appreciating some of the PUGS due to it. any recommendations for a monitor? I'm running XP on a dell dimension C521 - thank goodness i have a PC Richards credit card (only one I have) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
