A quick newbie question

[geepondy]

If I'm using the DVI output, which I will (Radean 9800 Pro), do I need to be concerned with the graphics driver set refresh rate, other words does it apply in this case?

 

[LittleNemoNES]

nope: should be auto. You can force 60hz in Catalyst control center, though -- just in case

 

[geepondy]

I will read the instructions of course but I'm assuming there will be software prep I'll need to install in pc before hooking up monitor? Right now refresh rate set to 85hz w/CRT.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

nope. It will install the proper drivers for your monitor. Should you have any trouble (?) uninstall your display drivers first and that should help. Reinstall them once you have your monitor hooked-up, of course . Again, not likely to happen but just in case.

 

[geepondy]

Thank you gersson for your help. I have bought this monitor solely on recommendations from forum members here. My mind was changed after being all set to buy a Samsung 971P.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

You are welcome.

I was going to get a 930B @ first but then splurged on widescreen. Let me know what you think of it once it's in -- my parents need a nice LCD too.

 

[Matthias99]

I'm using a VP930B right now. Overall, very nice.

About the only thing I can knock it for is that it has bad ghosting/smearing on dark, low-contrast dark->light color transitions (so if something, say, dark grey is moving over something that is black, the black will appear to 'smear' over the grey). But that's sort of worst-case for almost all LCDs in terms of ghosting. If you never ever want to see any ghosting, this is not the best LCD. But the color and contrast are great once it's calibrated, and in other situations ghosting is quite minimal.

I posted a long thread right after I got this monitor; if you search you can probably find it (I also looked at a Dell 2405FPW but ended up not keeping it... just too much cash at the time, and I decided I preferred dual monitors.)

 

[TheRyuu]

I think the VP930b can do 70Hz (maybe 75Hz, I'm not sure) @ 1280x1024 (native res).

 

[LittleNemoNES]

Originally posted by: wizboy11
I think the VP930b can do 70Hz (maybe 75Hz, I'm not sure) @ 1280x1024 (native res).

as far as I understand it, there's always a tradeoff when you do that. An LCD's response rate may increase if you increase the refresh rate.

 

[geepondy]

I am hoping calibration and initial setup is intuitive and easy as I've never done so. Again, I'm counting on the documentation to help me out.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
I'm using a VP930B right now. Overall, very nice.

About the only thing I can knock it for is that it has bad ghosting/smearing on dark, low-contrast dark->light color transitions (so if something, say, dark grey is moving over something that is black, the black will appear to 'smear' over the grey). But that's sort of worst-case for almost all LCDs in terms of ghosting. If you never ever want to see any ghosting, this is not the best LCD. But the color and contrast are great once it's calibrated, and in other situations ghosting is quite minimal.

I posted a long thread right after I got this monitor; if you search you can probably find it (I also looked at a Dell 2405FPW but ended up not keeping it... just too much cash at the time, and I decided I preferred dual monitors.)

8ms GtG is fine. 16ms BtoW is fine also. The monitor is perfectly fine when you game. Ghosting is minimal. The only thing I don't like about this is how it's a 6-bit panel. That said, it's a PVA/MVA 6-bit panel, whcih makes it infinitely many times better than the crappy TN panels. If you want something decently fast yet with good colors and good image quality, the VP930b is the best choice. The 8-bit panels are still far too slow. And the Dell 2405/2407/2005/2007 monitors suck even compared to the VP930b.