Blurry Monitor

[tomijon]

I recently purchased a second user Compaq Qvision200 but,the text seems
out of focus,can this be resolved?
My system is running win98 with a Cirrus Logic 546x1.17 vid card and was fine with my previous 14"monitor.I have tried different res settings but with no luck.
Also the screen settings don`t allow for top and bottom screen adjustment,
although there are some called Vert.conv.and Hori.conv. but they don`t apear to do anything,
Thank`s Folk`s.

[Randy_tx]

Did you get ANY warranty or return options from the person you bought it from? Did you see it working before you bought it? It might just be a worn out monitor (I know you probably don't wanna hear that).

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[tjaymadison]

What size is the Compaq, and how much RAM is on the Cirrus card? You may not have enough video RAM to run a larger monitor at anything but lower resolutions.

[tomijon]

I got a 3month warranty with the monitor,it seemed to work O.K. in the shop.
It`s a 19", I don`t know how to determine the ram for the vid card.

[tjaymadison]

Right-click on the desktop, select Properties > Settings, then click the Advanced... button. Click on the Adapter tab and you should see info about the mfr, chip and memory.

[tomijon]

It`s 4mb, (set at default) that doesn`t sound much to me.
Another symptom I have noticed is a game I run called Delta Force is
slow at 800x600 but normal at a lower res, this also was fine with my14" monitor.

[intel]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tomijon:
I recently purchased a second user Compaq Qvision200 but,the text seems
out of focus,can this be resolved?

WELL, USUALLY, MONITORS DO HAVE FOCUS CONTROLS INSIDE. U CANT GET TO THEM UNTIL U OPEN THE COVER. NORMALLY THEY ARE ADJUSTED USING A SCREW DRIVER WHILE ON (DANGEROUS...). AND THIS IS DONE AFTER THE MONITOR HAS BEEN ON FOR SOMETIME (IT SEEMS THE TEMPERATURE MATTERS...NOT SURE...). U CAN TRY OUT THAT!


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[Randy_tx]

DO NOT OPEN THAT MONITOR !!! Unless you are VERY experienced with monitors and electrical current etc......touching the wrong thing in a Computer Monitor CAN BE FATAL......NO JOKE. Stick with the suggestions which have been presented and if the monitor needs to be opened....let a monitor technician do it.
There is a good chance you dont have enough Video Ram on the video adapter card you are using to handle that big of a monitor...You will probably need at least an 8mb (better to have 16mb or more) to get the most out of that monitor.
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[This message has been edited by Randy_tx (edited 04-03-2001).]