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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: thebrownshow on January 09, 2006, 02:24:56 pm

Title: Retrace Lines
Post by: thebrownshow on January 09, 2006, 02:24:56 pm

Hey guys, I've got a WG K7000 series monitor, and I'm having a heck of a time getting rid of the retrace lines on a fairly dark screen on a game such as Asteroids.  I'm having quite a bit of trouble hitting a sweet spot, either darker colors are too dark (water on Frogger looks black) or if I brighten it up too much, I get retrace lines. 

I try following the "White Balance" steps in the manual, although without having anything connected to a scope.  I usually put Brightness and Contrast to their midpoints before messing with the Screen control when following those steps.

Anyone have any tricks they could pass on?

Title: Re: Retrace Lines
Post by: SirPeale on January 09, 2006, 09:15:57 pm

If you can toss up a color gradient scale, that will help.

First, turn your brightness and contrast down.  Turn your screen control up until things appear well.

Then fine tune with the brightness.  Remember that the screen control is a coarse brightness control, and you'll have to fine tune with the brightness setting.

Then start adjusting your contrast.

If the colors are off, you may have to adjust the R/G/B cutoff as well.

Title: Re: Retrace Lines
Post by: thebrownshow on January 09, 2006, 10:54:58 pm

Thanks Peale, I'll give that a try tomorrow, so I'm just starting with my brightness and contrast up too high before I tweak the screen control?  The colors are great, I usually tweak them with a gradient scale from one of the Street Fighter games, really helps out with making sure I don't oversaturate the reds and whatnot.

Thanks again.