I recently got a Samsung 712n 17" LCD monitor for xmas (Cost was about $300). My reason for getting this were the good reviews and word about it, specifically b/c what i read about THG about it. The native res is 1280x1024 @ 60 mhz. So i boot it up and it looks all pretty, but to my dismay, it refuses to do 2 things:
1. Acknowledge that any resolution above it even exists and it selectable.
2. Allow me to play at any resolution below the native.
As soon as i try to put it on, for example, 1024x768, the monitor gives me a prompt error saying "Not optimum mode. Recremmended Mode is 1280x1024 60hz". The screen will flash that for a minute then it will go totally black, with just that error floating up and down the screen. So i was like wtf, i thought this was a great monitor, why can't i be in any resolution but native. This is espicially maddening b/c some programs (and older games) only go up to 1024x768, if that. To troubleshoot this, i tried to drop the hz down to 60 at the lower resolutions, but i still got the error
I just called Samsung Tech Help and asked them about my problem. They said that i could only be in my native res and the blacking was with all of the LCDs. In my previous drivers, det 66.23s, they had an option to force the resolution/hz. WHile that was a short fix and i was able to play at lower resolutions, the video was very choppy despite the fact that i was getting 60-100 fps.
So my question is:
1. How can I get the black from appearing and so i can play nicely at any resolution i want?
2. If i can't, what monitor can i buy instead?
System specs:
A64 3500+ (130nm)
PNY 6800GT, dets 71.24
ABit AV8
2x512 Crucial ddr333
winxp
Samsung 712n (Analog input only)
1. Acknowledge that any resolution above it even exists and it selectable.
2. Allow me to play at any resolution below the native.
As soon as i try to put it on, for example, 1024x768, the monitor gives me a prompt error saying "Not optimum mode. Recremmended Mode is 1280x1024 60hz". The screen will flash that for a minute then it will go totally black, with just that error floating up and down the screen. So i was like wtf, i thought this was a great monitor, why can't i be in any resolution but native. This is espicially maddening b/c some programs (and older games) only go up to 1024x768, if that. To troubleshoot this, i tried to drop the hz down to 60 at the lower resolutions, but i still got the error
I just called Samsung Tech Help and asked them about my problem. They said that i could only be in my native res and the blacking was with all of the LCDs. In my previous drivers, det 66.23s, they had an option to force the resolution/hz. WHile that was a short fix and i was able to play at lower resolutions, the video was very choppy despite the fact that i was getting 60-100 fps.
So my question is:
1. How can I get the black from appearing and so i can play nicely at any resolution i want?
2. If i can't, what monitor can i buy instead?
System specs:
A64 3500+ (130nm)
PNY 6800GT, dets 71.24
ABit AV8
2x512 Crucial ddr333
winxp
Samsung 712n (Analog input only)
