How can I get rid of Horizontal gray lines with a Radeon 9500pro

[Keysplayr]

Anyone have a solution for the waves? Is this a well known issue? Do I have to live with it?
Any help appreciated... Thanks

Keys

 

[Keysplayr]

Anyone?

 

[Viper96720]

Use DVI connector if it's what I think it is.

 

[selfbuilt]

I've also heard that switching to the DVI output solves the problem for some. I've also heard of switching to a different refresh rate (e.g. 75Hz instead of 80Hz, etc.). Of course, that depends on what refresh options you have with your monitor.

I have a Radeon 9500 Pro and Viewsonic profressional series monitor, and have only seen the faintest hint of the problem when looking at the BIOS settings screen (e.g. 60Hz in 256 colour mode, I'm guessing). At every other mode and refresh rate they don't appear. So maybe a refresh rate change could help.

Best of luck.

 

[Keysplayr]

Thanks very much. I will try the DVI connection. And mess with the refresh a little more. Any other ideas?

Keys

 

[JBT]

I had that problem with an older 17" monitor at 75hz I put it on my newer 19" at 85 hz and works fine. I also use the DVI connector too it works fine at 75hz on my old monitor with the dvi great.

 

[Keysplayr]

I can't seem to get the DVI connector to output video. I am using the DVI to VGA adapter on a Viewsonic A90f+ 19" monitor.
When I place the monitor cable on the DVI out, the monitor goes black and the green LED on the monitor turns from green to orange.

Can someone help out?

Thanks again,

Keys

EDIT: I found the info for the display capabilities for my card.

Display support
VGA connector for analog CRT
S-video or composite connector for TV/VCR
DVI-I connector for digital CRT or flat panel
Independent resolutions and refresh rates for any two connected displays

So I guess it just supports digital CRT's and Flat Panels. crap....
I'll have to see if my monitor has digital support options on it. It's a Viewsonic A90f+ 19".
Will check it out.

 

[grabadude]

I have the same problem. Sapphire 9500 Pro (black PCB from Newegg) connected to Viewsonic PF790

Running at 1024 x 786 @ 90 Hertz seems to have fixed it, but I find it unaceptable (should run at any resolution i want)

 

[Ch3w33]

I am having the same issue. Anything including and less than 1152x864 appears to work, but higher resolutions, I get the bars.

I would also appreciate any ideas on how to fix this. I am using a Nokia 445Pro.

 

[Ch3w33]

Try this for windows:

I just went into display properties, settings, advanced. Click on "Displays" tab. Click the monitor you are using. For some reason, the default for me had a maximum refresh rate of 65 Hz. I bumped this up to 120 (my monitor can handle that), and it seems to have not fixed, but improved things. Maybe this setting is overriding the normal windows refresh rate setting? So the bars would have been caused by too high of a resolution combined with a low refresh rate?

Thoughts?

 

[Keysplayr]

Im sorry to say that I have given up on the 9500 pro. Even though it was a very powerful card for games, the 2D Image Quality was very poor. I took a chance and returned the card and bought a Sapphire Radeon 9700 non pro. To my surprise, the bars were gone. Beautiful Image Quality in 2D. Awsome power for games. So I guess its just the luck of the draw with these ATI cards.
It must be something with the 2D filters that come on the cards. Bad batch, good batch, pot luck. Anyway my problem is gone by spending an additional 45 bucks over the cost of my 9500 pro. Sorry I didn't stick it out but I couldn't take it anymore. Was getting headaches from the screens gray lines flickering no matter what I tried.

Keys