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Dale · 11-13-2008, 06:36 PM

Re: my request for "what monitor" information:

Originally posted by Tiny Turtle:

Do you have some further info/links on that one?

I find it a bit weird that the video card should mess *some* with monitors as the monitor only displays a video signal and really does no processing so how can nVidia video signals be worse than AMD ones?

/Tiny Curiosity

Well, it's normal for the video card to query the monitor(s) to find out their characteristics, and to act on that information. It's possible for the monitor to tell the video card the wrong thing, or for the video card to misunderstand, or for the video card to do the wrong thing with correct information. Etc.

Monitors aren't just "one way" devices.

Here's one Nvidia link:

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/n...i=&p_topview=1

If that's too long - go to the Nvidia site and search the knowledgebase for Viewsonic (the articla happens to be about a Viewsonic VX2835wm).

Note also that skypx is apparently running TWO video cards, presumably in SLI mode - which is another complication.

11-13-2008, 06:36 PM	#11
Dale Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Missouri Posts: 960	Re: my request for "what monitor" information: Originally posted by Tiny Turtle: Do you have some further info/links on that one? I find it a bit weird that the video card should mess some with monitors as the monitor only displays a video signal and really does no processing so how can nVidia video signals be worse than AMD ones? /Tiny Curiosity Well, it's normal for the video card to query the monitor(s) to find out their characteristics, and to act on that information. It's possible for the monitor to tell the video card the wrong thing, or for the video card to misunderstand, or for the video card to do the wrong thing with correct information. Etc. Monitors aren't just "one way" devices. Here's one Nvidia link: http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/n...i=&p_topview=1 If that's too long - go to the Nvidia site and search the knowledgebase for Viewsonic (the articla happens to be about a Viewsonic VX2835wm). Note also that skypx is apparently running TWO video cards, presumably in SLI mode - which is another complication.