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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: PkingRoch on June 21, 2003, 11:31:40 am

Title: D9200 problem/issue
Post by: PkingRoch on June 21, 2003, 11:31:40 am: I was able to mount my monitor last night and hook it up for some make-shift playing and I had a problem almost immediately. The monitor kept flashing on and off. This only seemed to happen in 800x600 and it didn't matter if I was in MAME or Windows XP. 640x480 worked great for MAME, but it makes Windows XP pretty difficult to use and that is a must. This monitor is brand new, so it should be fixed free of charge, but I was wondering if anyone had seen this before. I thought the video card might be suspect, but it worked just fine on a computer monitor.

???
Paul
Title: Re:D9200 problem/issue
Post by: PkingRoch on June 21, 2003, 01:24:29 pm: OK - so it might now be the monitor.

I have hooked my laptop up to the monitor, set the resolution ato 800x600 at 60hz and the monitor has been flawless.

Could it be the video card? I know it's a cheap GeForce based off-brand card (ACO MX-400). Has anyone had issues with this?

Paul
Title: Re:D9200 problem/issue
Post by: infariot25 on June 22, 2003, 03:03:07 am: i have a d9200 and i use a (pulled from a compaq presario)geforce 2 mx440(?). I haven't had problems with 800x600. I use 640x480 anyway.. 800x600 is blurry and tough to read.
Title: Re:D9200 problem/issue
Post by: PkingRoch on June 22, 2003, 08:24:29 am: Well something was a little strange. When I tried again yesterday, the card drove the monitor without a problem, not a flash in sight. I have a one-year to figure it out I guess.
Paul
Title: Re:D9200 problem/issue
Post by: PkingRoch on June 23, 2003, 02:35:51 pm: Well, looks like the problem is back (I should have known better). Any ideas on this one?
Title: Re:D9200 problem/issue
Post by: StephenH on June 24, 2003, 01:13:52 am: Try setting your video mode to 60Hz when running at 800x600.
Title: Re:D9200 problem/issue
Post by: PkingRoch on June 24, 2003, 10:09:36 am: It is set to 800x600 at 60Hz. It starts out OK, but the longer you stay at that resolution, the more it flashes off.