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    Extend Desktop on LCD Color Problem

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by syusukee, Sep 18, 2007.

  1. syusukee

    syusukee Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm using a dual monitor setup with my Sony SZ650 and a Dell E207WFP and everything works fine except the color/display on the Dell isn't very crisp or sharp. (ex: on some websites ( www.tokyotosho.com) there are gray/white bars in the background, but I see them as all white on my Dell) The LCD screen is also somewhat blurry. I'm connecting the LCD through an analog port, thought that that might be the problem but when I tested it on my desktop the color was fine. Does anyone know how to fix this? Could it be my video drivers (using nvidia 163.67 from laptopvideo2go)? or some setting in vista? Thanks
     
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    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    It could be your VGA-out port, or the resolution you are using. Are you running the E207WFP at its native (maximum) resolution or are you downscaling it? Some LCDs react better than others to resolutions besides native...maybe this one just really hates whatever resolution it's stuck on.

    Video drivers SHOULDN'T make a difference to this. Depending on your computer, you may be able to set the monitors up in a clone mode and then keep the clone during a reboot. I would see if the color fading is there at POST, if at all possible, because that would help determine if it IS a Windows/Driver issue, as opposed to just being a bad port.
     
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