Hi Colin,
Thanks for the suggestions. But both displays are set at Windows default.
Here's a kicker. I've switch 21 inch monitors and the 21 from my Win98SE
(Dell D1620HT) system looks fine on the new Win2k system. I've spoken to
Dell tech support, although they couldn't look at the web page, and they
told me that I should call my sales person and tell them I need a different
monitor.
I've also switched graphics cards back to the original nVidia card that
came with the Win2K system and the P series monitors still looked bad
What I'm seeing is that the Dell P series Trinitron monitors are not
showing full 32 bit color. I'm now seeing the same bad color gradations on
my Win98SE system with my new 19 inch P991 Dell Trinitron also. So maybe
both new Dell monitors are going back this week. The 21 inch that showed
the bad gradations is a P1110.
Summery:
Dell's D1620HT Trinitron looks good on either computer.
Dell's P1110 Trinitron looks bad on either computer, showing a colder
looking gray and what appears to be a not full 32 bit color.
Dell's P991 Trinitron looks bad on either computer, showing a colder
looking gray and what appears to be a not full 32 bit color.
Larry
> At the risk of stating the obvious, your display problem sure
> looks like the graphics card is not set up properly in W2k. I can get a
> very similar effect by setting the card here to 16 bit High Colour,
> although even then it is not as bad as your example. Could be a
> cumulative effect taking place with the screen capture though.
>
>Your surround is still on the Windows default colour in W2k. I always find
>that one difficult to sort out when setting up the display, but I have
>nailed it now. Display Properties - Appearance - Item box, select 3D
>Objects, and alter the colour to your desire.
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Larry Berman
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