Viewsonic VP930B help/suggestions

[TheRyuu]

My new monitor just came today, along with my HS, but the HS isn't important.
I got the VP930B and it...looks amazing. Huge screen (19in.), sharp picture, no ghosting, what more can I ask for.

I was wondering if I should know, or do anything to make the picture as good as possible with the monitor. For example in setting up the monitor I could choose the # of colors. Which one should I choose? 9500k??? I know nothing about LCD monitors so maybe you could help me out???

Thx

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: wizboy11
For example in setting up the monitor I could choose the # of colors. Which one should I choose? 9500k???

This is probably one of the more unintentionally funny things I've seen in a long while.

That's the color temperature setting. For best results, install the 'PerfectSuite' software that came with the monitor, set it to 'user mode', and run through the color calibration it has. Worked pretty well with mine.

 

[TheRyuu]

I noticed something weird, if the native and max resolution are 1280x1024, how come I can go beyond that in the display settings tab.

 

[destrekor]

you can? and does it actually change resolution?

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: destrekor
you can? and does it actually change resolution?

Nope, it just says "out of range". Must be some driver or plug and play error. I don't really care I'm running it at native resolution (1280x1024) and this thing is sharp as hell, no ghosting in games at all, and I just came from a CRT at 85hz, this thing is fast. I found that I have to sit a little farther back then before because it is a 19in. monitor.

Does changing the refresh rate on a LCD really do anything? Because I can choose between 60 and 70hz. I thought that only CRT's used that.

 

[destrekor]

the only thing I know is, combined with triple buffering, it is a great thing to have the ability to change to 70 or 75hz because it allows for better framerate when using v-sync. basically, combined with triple buffering, the framerate will either be 75, 50, or 25, or 12.5fps, below that even worse. 75hz without triple buffering would be either 75fps, 37.5fps, 18.75fps, or halved again. similar situation for 60hz: with triple buffering it would be 60, 40, 20, 10, etc, and without it would be 60, 30, 15, 7.5, etc. So what purpose increasing the scan rate on an LCD has, the effects for those who use v-sync are awesome.

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: destrekor
the only thing I know is, combined with triple buffering, it is a great thing to have the ability to change to 70 or 75hz because it allows for better framerate when using v-sync. basically, combined with triple buffering, the framerate will either be 75, 50, or 25, or 12.5fps, below that even worse. 75hz without triple buffering would be either 75fps, 37.5fps, 18.75fps, or halved again. similar situation for 60hz: with triple buffering it would be 60, 40, 20, 10, etc, and without it would be 60, 30, 15, 7.5, etc. So what purpose increasing the scan rate on an LCD has, the effects for those who use v-sync are awesome.

I know all about TB, how come in ATI drivers you can only have it running in Open GL games. Tripple buffering allows the use a v-sync, with out the negative side effects of going belowe (in my case) 70FSP. so if it wants to run at 69FPS, it can.

Now i'm waiting for my new computer and vid card. I'm stuck with a 9800XT at 1280x1024, I don't exactly get the best frame rates.