"Pixellation" on my new LCD monitor

Ex_Brit · 09-24-2005, 05:21 PM

This is kind of difficult to describe, but I recently switched monitors to a Samsung 713n 17" LCD monitor. 1280 X 1024 32bit @ 60hz refresh rate. I've noticed that some small areas of the screen are sort of pixellated into square elements, some actually are void of colour, at least on the corals. The fish are fine however. In settings I've disabled the "Limit frame rate" as it was causing jerky movements in the fish.
It's the sort of pixellation one sees occasionally on digital TV pictures except this is stationary and always in the same areas.
Other screensavers behave fine and I don't see it in other images or websites either.
Could this be because of the higher resolution? It was 1024 X 768 before. Or, could it be that my download which I've kept stored on removable media is corrupted?

Jim Sachs · 09-25-2005, 09:42 PM

Yes, it's from stretching the 1024 image to 1280. Try the widescreen version, it's 1280. (You will have a black band at the top and bottom, though.)

Ex_Brit · 09-26-2005, 02:17 AM

Thanks Jim, that cured it.

09-24-2005, 05:21 PM	#1
Ex_Brit Geordie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 114	"Pixellation" on my new LCD monitor This is kind of difficult to describe, but I recently switched monitors to a Samsung 713n 17" LCD monitor. 1280 X 1024 32bit @ 60hz refresh rate. I've noticed that some small areas of the screen are sort of pixellated into square elements, some actually are void of colour, at least on the corals. The fish are fine however. In settings I've disabled the "Limit frame rate" as it was causing jerky movements in the fish. It's the sort of pixellation one sees occasionally on digital TV pictures except this is stationary and always in the same areas. Other screensavers behave fine and I don't see it in other images or websites either. Could this be because of the higher resolution? It was 1024 X 768 before. Or, could it be that my download which I've kept stored on removable media is corrupted? Peter Toronto, Canada

09-25-2005, 09:42 PM	#2
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	Yes, it's from stretching the 1024 image to 1280. Try the widescreen version, it's 1280. (You will have a black band at the top and bottom, though.) Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

09-26-2005, 02:17 AM	#3
Ex_Brit Geordie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 114	Thanks Jim, that cured it. Peter Toronto, Canada