ATI Radeon X1550 512MB PCI Express card....

[Ihatefishsauce]

Hi all. I just joined this group as I have a "problem" (I think) with
the above referenced video card.

I installed this card onto an Asus motherboard and it's running on an
Intel 3.4ghz processor (P4). I wanted something better than onboard
video. This is a newly built computer. I installed the software,
etc. everything looked good. Using the Compaq 19" 1825 monitor and
resolution set to 1280 x 768 I noticed that the black fonts on the
web browser (IE, Firefox, didn't matter) were tinged with red. Not
all of them, but it did stand out. Looked kind of irritating. I
managed to lower the resolution and the problem disappeared.

BTW, I was using the standard VGA connector, not DVI.

My question is, is this a property of the display I was using, or, the
card? What exactly is this phenomenon? Please forgive my ignorance,
as I know next to nothing about video cards but am learning as much as
I can.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Ihatefishsauce]

Hi all. I just joined this group as I have a "problem" (I think) with
the above referenced video card.

I installed this card onto an Asus motherboard and it's running on an
Intel 3.4ghz processor (P4). I wanted something better than onboard
video. This is a newly built computer. I installed the software,
etc. everything looked good. Using the Compaq 19" 1825 monitor and
resolution set to 1280 x 768 I noticed that the black fonts on the
web browser (IE, Firefox, didn't matter) were tinged with red. Not
all of them, but it did stand out. Looked kind of irritating. I
managed to lower the resolution and the problem disappeared.

BTW, I was using the standard VGA connector, not DVI.

My question is, is this a property of the display I was using, or, the
card? What exactly is this phenomenon? Please forgive my ignorance,
as I know next to nothing about video cards but am learning as much as
I can.

Thanks in advance.

Have I posted a question that nobody seems to know the answer?
Anyone?

Thanks...

 

[Augustus]

Highly doubtful it's the video card. Native resolution for this monitor is
1280x1024. Fuzziness and artifacting are not uncommon at non-standard
resolutions with LCD's. Any reason you're not running at 1280x1024? The
resolution and clarity will be dramatically better. DVI connection will also
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