I'm a dumb ass. Can you please help a brother out?

[wonder mike]

I recently purchased a monitor from an online auction. Some how I was stupid enough to purchase the wrong monitor. I was reading the specs on the monitor I accidently purchased and it say it requires a certain video card to operate correctly. Can someone tell me if I can get a different video card that will work with the monitor. I was looking for a geforce2 or something comparable. I posted the specs below, please help.

Monitor manufactured by Hitachi (HM4419), HP brand (HP-1097C)
Brand New Navigator 8MB 128-bit AGP 3D/2D DVD (TV Out) Video Card
Up to 1280 x 1024 Resolution
19.1" Viewable Screen
Includes Tilt/swivel Base
Video Connector Cable (All you need to connect the monitor to your system)
Power Cable
All Necessary Instructions and Drivers for Windows 95/98 and NT
Lifetime FREE Tech Support from Multimedia Computers
These monitors are designed for high resolution applications. Why waste your money on a 17" with 15" viewable area when you can take advantage of 19.1" of sharp and crisp viewable image area with this monitor! This monitor has been refurbished, extensively tested and carefully adjusted by professionally trained technical staff to provide an excellent, affordable and high quality PC compatible solution.

MONITOR SPECIFICATIONS

Screen size 19.1" diagonal
Manufacturer Hitachi (OEM by Hewlett Packard)
Model number HP 1097C (hitachi HM4419)
Condition Fully Refurbished
Horizintal scanning frequencey 70 to 85 KHZ
Supported resolutions 1280 x 1024, 256, 65000, 16.8 million colors
1024x768, 256, 65000, 16.8 million colors
640 x 480, 256, 65000, 16.8 million colors
Analog controls (front) Power Switch
Vertical Centering
Brightness Adjustment
Contrast Adjustment
Degauss Botton
Tilt/swivel base Yes
Video Input RGB BNC (high quality cable included for free)

This Monitor requires the video card included in this package for proper operation on any PC systems.
This Package is not compatible with any notebook.

Video Card Specifications

Processor 128 bit 2D/3D processor
Bus Interface AGP
AGP slot required on mainboard Yes
model # Navigator 3D
TV out Yes
3D Support Yes
DVD Playback and Video Conferencing support Yes
AGP-2X Support Yes @ 100Mhz
Memory 8MB
Ramdac 250 Mhz
MPEG Support MPEG 1 and MPEG 2
Hardware Microsoft Direct 3D Yes
Driver support Windows 95/98 Plug-n-Play, Windows 3.1x, Windows NT 4.x & 5.x, , AutoCAD, Autodesk 3-D Studio and Animator, MicroStation, DOS,.... and VESA VBE software compatibility.

Note: Monitor is dependent upon video controller for scan frequencies and resolution.

 

[Howard]

Dude!

You got a #%&(*@&$(*&@#*(&$(*&@# LCD display!

I don't think you can return it, so yes, I do think a GeForce 2 would work, as long as it has a digital-out.

 

[wonder mike]

Is this even a decent monitor? I got for 200 bux should I try sell or will I be a happy camper if i got get a geforce2 with digital out?

 

[Scorpion]

Mmm... hehe wanna sell it to me? Sounds like you got an LCD display. You need to find a GeForce card that has a Flat Panel monitor output.

 

[wonder mike]

Yeah I'm a clueless idiot when it comes to monitors. Well not that clueless. Yeah the maxium suggested bid for the monitor was like 1400, so I assume it can't be that bad. I'll sell only if I can't find a card that will utilize it. Does anyone know of any video cards out there I would be able to use?

 

[dkozloski]

It is not likely that this is an LCD monitor because it has a degause button. An LCD monitor has nothing to degause.

 

[BoberFett]

Navigator 3D? Isn't that what AOpen called their Nvidia line of vid cards? As far as a monitor requiring a certain video card, that sounds like a load of crap to me.

 

[lowtech1]

Look here for your fixed frequency Monitor: http://www.monitorworld.com/Monitors/hitachi/hitachi71.html

 

[CrashX]

lowtech is on the money. What you got is a fixed frequency monitor. This were made about 6 to 10 years ago. It was expensive as heck when they first came out. Now it ain't worth crap.

Yes, you have to use the vid card that came with it. Or find another fixed freq video card. This monitor it not compatible with todays multi=frequency monitors. You are locked in with the video card. I doubt you will find a speedy video card with a fixed frequency DAC.

I had a friend get stuck with one of these too. He thought he was getting a great deal for a 19" monitor on onsale. But now it just sits in his basement.

 

[wonder mike]

ok it's a fixed frequency monitor, guess it's not that great from what i understand. It seems that there only a handful of vendors out there making video cards for this monior. please tell me if this sounds right.

 

[BoberFett]

Ewww, that sounds like a nasty deal. I learned something today.

 

[DaddyG]

This monitor is not that old. If the video spec references AGP then it can't be more than 4 years old. Also note that it DOES support Horizontal Frequencies from 70-85. Proly only requires a BNC cable and away she'll go.!!

 

[dkozloski]

There is a chance that you can use a multi-freq video card if it will generate the refresh rate and resolution that you need for this pig of a monitor. Give it a try with the correct monitor.inf file for the monitor. It will either work or it won't.

 

[medic]

It's also a .30 dot pitch.

 

[wonder mike]

god this is getting worse and worse the more i learn. oh well i'll put it in my amd 550 web surfing machine. guess that will work will for it. man i suck. btw i love you guys!!! this fourum has been great help.

 

[Eli]

Interesting.. hehe

 

[Monel Funkawitz]

O <--- Actual size of a .30 dot pitch pixel

I'd take that monitor back and shove it up the guy's ass sideways that sold it to you. FFM's suck.

 

[atom]

It's not so bad for certain limited uses. My friend has one of these (got it for 150) for a cheap dual monitor workstation (with a Matrox G200) and it works fine. With Matrox's powerdesk software you can adjust the desplay to the exact specs you want.