Impact of Video card on LCD display?

[rbaulbin]

Hello -

Can anyone tell me how much a video card can have on the impact of the
display quality of an LCD flat panel -- specifically with regards to
basic screens, such as OS desktop, web browser, etc.? I plugged a
particular LCD monitor into a G4 Macintosh from 2000 (ATI card?), and
the colors are washed out... plug the same one into a modern PC (don't
know the card) and the picture seems much more brilliant and less
"quartzy". Is this essentially a difference in video cards?

RB.

 

[creAtive oBscura]

I'm not too sure about the quality of just everyday use, excluding
gaming and video editing, etc. One thing that may affect the quality
of what you are seeing is the resolution that you are viewing at. I'm
not sure how to change this on a mac, but the resolution you are able
to view at is limited to the size of your monitor and your graphics
card. The higher the resolution the better looking. Also, it also
depends on what color quality you are running at. The standard now is
32bit, which is the highest that I know of. But for gaming, etc, ATI's
newest graphics cards using their latest visual enhancing technology,
VIVO, improves on video and gaming. Not sure how much it effects
browsing, etc. On a windows based machine, you are able to change the
resolution and color quality in the 'Display Properties' under
'Settings'.

Hope this helped you a little.

JSV

 

[rbaulbin]

I'm not too sure about the quality of just everyday use, excluding
gaming and video editing, etc. One thing that may affect the quality
of what you are seeing is the resolution that you are viewing at. I'm
not sure how to change this on a mac, but the resolution you are able
to view at is limited to the size of your monitor and your graphics
card. The higher the resolution the better looking. Also, it also
depends on what color quality you are running at. The standard now is
32bit, which is the highest that I know of. But for gaming, etc, ATI's
newest graphics cards using their latest visual enhancing technology,
VIVO, improves on video and gaming. Not sure how much it effects
browsing, etc. On a windows based machine, you are able to change the
resolution and color quality in the 'Display Properties' under
'Settings'.

Hope this helped you a little.

JSV

Hey, thanks for the reply... I'm running it at the native resolution
of 1280x1024 on a G4 from 2000... I'm thinking it's just the age and
state of my older system/card, because the monitor displays beautifully
on a newer PC.

 

[eM eL]

Can anyone tell me how much a video card can have on the impact of the
display quality of an LCD flat panel -- specifically with regards to
basic screens, such as OS desktop, web browser, etc.? I plugged a
particular LCD monitor into a G4 Macintosh from 2000 (ATI card?), and
the colors are washed out... plug the same one into a modern PC (don't
know the card) and the picture seems much more brilliant and less
"quartzy". Is this essentially a difference in video cards?

Perhaps your screen is meant only for PCs - some LCD screens are not meant to work
with Macintosh. Period.

If your screen supports both PC and Mac, and if the picture on the Mac is "quartzy"
(pixilated..? contrasty..? don't know what you mean exactly here...) then try
adjusting the resolution (for best results should be native resolution of the LCD
monitor) and the refresh rate.
Also - perhaps - you can set a "PC color scheme/mode" using the video card's
utilities whilst the monitor is connected to a PC and a "Mac color mode" when
connected to a Mac. Some monitors have these modes preprogrammed (you can switch
using OSD controls) but some require changing the setting using the software included
with your video card. There is a huge difference between what the Mac people
consider acceptable and what looks good with Windows in terms of colors.

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