Two general video questions

[archcommus]

1) What color profile do you use? In Display Properties -> Settings tab -> Advanced -> Color Management tab.

None? One that was on the disc that came with your monitor? Some other one?

2) What advantage is there to installing the driver for your monitor?

 

[xtknight]

1) I use my own manual calibration of gamma.
2) It will tell Windows the correct name and frequency ranges for your monitor, but nothing else. The frequency ranges tell Windows the refresh rate supported by your monitor for each resolution.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: xtknight
1) I use my own manual calibration of gamma.
2) It will tell Windows the correct name and frequency ranges for your monitor, but nothing else. The frequency ranges tell Windows the refresh rate supported by your monitor for each resolution.

...which, doesn't even really matter for an LCD, correct?

 

[BassBomb]

well u dont want to throw on a refresh ur thing doesnt handle and damage it

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: xtknight
1) I use my own manual calibration of gamma.
2) It will tell Windows the correct name and frequency ranges for your monitor, but nothing else. The frequency ranges tell Windows the refresh rate supported by your monitor for each resolution.

...which, doesn't even really matter for an LCD, correct?

I hear that all the time but that's simply not true. It must be thought that that's true because DVI can only support up to 60 Hz on a really high resolution or because LCDs don't flicker. But the LCD frame update speed is definitely still limited by the refresh rate, just like a CRT. This is done in order to maintain compatiblity with VESA specifications.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: xtknight

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: xtknight
1) I use my own manual calibration of gamma.
2) It will tell Windows the correct name and frequency ranges for your monitor, but nothing else. The frequency ranges tell Windows the refresh rate supported by your monitor for each resolution.

...which, doesn't even really matter for an LCD, correct?

I hear that all the time but that's simply not true. It must be thought that that's true because DVI can only support up to 60 Hz on a really high resolution or because LCDs don't flicker. But the LCD frame update speed is definitely still limited by the refresh rate, just like a CRT. This is done in order to maintain compatiblity with VESA specifications.

But isn't 60 Hz still sufficient even for that? That would be 60 frames for second, I doubt I often game above that.

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: archcommus
But isn't 60 Hz still sufficient even for that? That would be 60 frames for second, I doubt I often game above that.

Yeah, 60 Hz is sufficient for 60 FPS. I remember playing at 120 Hz in Quake 2 though, that was fun.

 

[imported_Reagle]

So can a LCD limited to 60 hz limit the smoothness of a great gaming rig, since a FPS rate for a nice gaming rig for Half life might actually be 100 fps? I am guess from your answer that it actually would be pointless to invest in a video card that could achieve such fps if you have LCD monitor limited to 60 hz.