WHY is my picture so dark??!! someone help me =(

[ironxman99]

i'm using a Radeon 7500 on a Gateway FPD1500 LCD monitor. my video gamma is on default, but i have to turn up the monitor brightness almost to the max. when i play CS, i have to turn the game gamma all the way up, as well as increase the gamma on my video card. i'm pretty sure its my video card because i have the same experience using different monitors. i used to have an ati radeon 64mb on a 19" viewsonic e790 CRT and i still have the same probs. can someone help me out please?

 

[ironxman99]

help

 

[Imaginer]

Hmmm.

When playing Return to Castle Wolfenstein, the Radeon All in Wonder on my primary machine has darker images than that of the Geforce 2 MX on my brother's machine.

I think that is expected. Maybe different T and L?

 

[ironxman99]

is there any way to fix it?

my roommate runs a voodoo3 on his e790 and its very bright.

 

[Broadkipa]

I use Powerstrip to change gamma settings on the fly with the hot keys. Ctrl+Alt+(+or-keys on the number keys) You can change the gamma during the game so when you are in a dark room just use the hot keys to brighten up the room. Great for multiplayer games,gives you a bit of an edge in some games. Works on windows desktop to.

 

[Ronin]

I concur on the PowerStrip. Been using it for my nVidia cards for as long as I can remember for OCing and gamma.

 

[Ronin]

Forgot the link, sorry

PowerStrip

 

[BFG10K]

Just adjust the brightness/gamma levels in the game and in the Radeon's driver control panel.

think that is expected. Maybe different T and L?

It's nothing to do with T&L.

 

[ironxman99]

so thats just how my vidcard's supposed to be?

my roommate has brightness/contrast on his e790 at about halfway and its way brighter than any of the vidcard/monitor combinations i've tried.

my CS gamma is all the way up, and my monitor brightness is all the way up, and i still have to turn my vidcard gamma up. does that make sense?

 

[GDog]

i had a similar problem with q3 recently, no matter how much i aduj. the brightness it stayed the same. then i loaded my updated bus drivers for my southbridge via and walaa everything was fine.

 

[BFG10K]

my CS gamma is all the way up, and my monitor brightness is all the way up, and i still have to turn my vidcard gamma up. does that make sense?

No, leave your monitor at normal brightness levels. Just raise the game gamma and the control panel gamma.