Display problems

[Ron O'Brien]

I have Windows7 ultimate with a Sapphire Radeon HD5850, originally set up on
a friends Acer monitor, now using my Viewsonic VX2435WM monitor.

The Viewsonic ideal res is 1920x1080 and the HD5850 is very capable of that
resolution which worked fine on the Acer monitor, however when I plug in the
Viewsonic I can no see the task bar (or the icons on the left) unless I
reduce the resolution down to 1776x1000 which gives me a very fuzzy image.

The Viewsonic setting do not permit me to adjust the image size (the control
to do that is greyed out)

Any ideas anyone?

 

[Lange]

There are quite some problems with Windows 7 and
resolutions/refreshrates of various monitors (actualy, most of them).
Windows 7 refuses to read the EDID file from the monitor which includes
all res/refresh rates the monitor is capable of displaying and replaces
that in most cases with a Windows Generic PnP type of monitor with a
very limited EDID.
I have a IIyama Vision Master Pro 454 (still a CRT) with modelnr. is
HM903DTB.
This modelnumber is recognised by Windfows device monitor but instead of
using the monitors driver, it uses his own Windows Generic PnP driver.
I'm even unable to update the driver because that option is greyed out.
Also, a lot of other monitor options are greyed out as well.
Everything worked fine under XP (and still does) but under Windows 7
it's another story.

Just Google a bit for Windows 7 Monitor Resolution Refreshrate and
you'll be amazed what has been written already about it.

 

[Agent_C]

I have Windows7 ultimate with a Sapphire Radeon HD5850, originally set up on
a friends Acer monitor, now using my Viewsonic VX2435WM monitor.

The Viewsonic ideal res is 1920x1080 and the HD5850 is very capable of that
resolution which worked fine on the Acer monitor, however when I plug in the
Viewsonic I can no see the task bar (or the icons on the left) unless I
reduce the resolution down to 1776x1000 which gives me a very fuzzy image.

The Viewsonic setting do not permit me to adjust the image size (the control
to do that is greyed out)

Any ideas anyone?

Try loading the native Viewsonic VX2435WM drivers;
http://driverscollection.com/?H=VX2435wm&By=ViewSonic

A_C

 

[Ron O'Brien]

Try loading the native Viewsonic VX2435WM drivers;
http://driverscollection.com/?H=VX2435wm&By=ViewSonic

A_C

Thanks for advice.....but alas it doesn't work


Ron

 

[SC Tom]

You mean to say that Windows 7 and most monitors don't work out of the
box?

LOL! I guess Win 7 has problems with hardware after all.

Jesus tap-dancing Christ! Give it up, will ya?
It's not an OS problem, it's a video card manufacturer problem.

 

[Ron O'Brien]

Jesus tap-dancing Christ! Give it up, will ya?
It's not an OS problem, it's a video card manufacturer problem.

Not sure if that is true....I am using the AMD Windows 7 driver and notice
on the web that others with other video card and monitor combinations are
having problems. I would have thought the GPU boys would have it sorted by
now if it were ALL down to them.

I don't know if the monitor manufacturers have any input to make, but I have
used the Windows/Microsoft installed driver, a generic driver and the
Viewsonic driver all to no avail

Ron

 

[SC Tom]

Doesn't work right out of the box and you have to turn to Jesus to do your
back pedaling break dance?

What, the video card? Probably not.

I was giving you the benefit of the doubt, even after plonking your other
nyms, but you seem to be filling this group up rapidly with your non
sequitur remarks, so. . .

Plonk! Catch you on your next nym!

 

[Ron O'Brien]

I have a ViewSonic VX2835 with a res of 1920 x 1200 that works just fine
on Windows 7 which found the correct driver right out of the box.
Try loading the driver using the CD that came with the monitor.

That was the second thing I did! alas no joy :-(

 

[Bill Yanaire, ESQ]

I rarely change nyms but your drama queen plonking is only a sign that
you've been refuted so you run and hide.

He doesn't want to deal with a TARD like yourself who has blinders on.

 

[RonOB]

Hey Guys!!!!!
Can we stop the flaming and the Linux Vs Windows arguments and get back to
the (my) problem please?
Thank you

 

[Bill Yanaire, ESQ]

Thanks for advice.....but alas it doesn't work


Ron

A new $50 video card maybe be in order.

 

[Lange]

Hey Guys!!!!!
Can we stop the flaming and the Linux Vs Windows arguments and get back
to the (my) problem please?
Thank you

Well said Rob.

Could you post what you have done already in trying to solve your problem?

 

[Ron O'Brien]

Could you post what you have done already in trying to solve your problem?

Reinstalled the HD5850 graphics card with the latest Win7 drivers
installed the latest Win7 driver for the monitor.
Tried every possible resolution available via the cards Catalyst Control
Centre and via Windows display properties (just in case there is some weird
difference).
Re-sync the monitor (instructed by Viewsonic), changed HDMI cable, even
tried the DVI cable option.

I am thinking this is a driver problem, it's got to be, but AMD/ATI are not
being very forthcoming about this. I think am going to try a different
graphics card maybe later today see if that does the trick

Ron