Laptop Hooked to 17" Flat Screen Monitor

[Boolean1]

Hi,

I have a Dell Latitude Laptop with a docking station and a 17" flat screen
monitor sitting on top.

I get a washed-out look whenever I'm looking at screens with lots of white,
like e-mail screens (Outlook, Outlook Express).

I thought hitting the High Contract button in the Control Panel options
might do something, but it does nothing. Am I missing some configuration or
a driver or something? Nothing seems obvious in terms of how to
troubleshoot this problem.

Thanks,

Boolean1

 

[Kenny S]

have you looked at the controls ON the TFT screen?

 

[Quaoar]

Hi,

I have a Dell Latitude Laptop with a docking station and a 17" flat
screen monitor sitting on top.

I get a washed-out look whenever I'm looking at screens with lots of
white, like e-mail screens (Outlook, Outlook Express).

I thought hitting the High Contract button in the Control Panel
options might do something, but it does nothing. Am I missing some
configuration or a driver or something? Nothing seems obvious in
terms of how to troubleshoot this problem.

Thanks,

Boolean1

The monitor has a complete set of adjustment tools built in. Look on
the side bezel, or the bottom bezel. Find the manual, or download it
from the vendor.

Also, your laptop video adapter has a complete set of adjustment tools
also.

Q

 

[Gary]

I tried an IMB R50 using a docking station and Sony 19in crt. Was a
disaster, washed out colours, you name it. The problem is the connector and
wiring used on the docking station from the notebook to the monitor
connector is not shielded.
This allows noise to pickup and you get a crap image on the monitor. While
this defeats the purpose of the docking station, try to use the laptop's VGA
connector to compare.

I'm not familiar with the DV connector enough to say use that, since digital
encoding is noise immune. The monitor would have to have the same connector.