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Originally Posted by Rawb
I am guessing that your video card's D/A converter has probably started to die.
Does your video card have a DVI output? If so, can you try using that to connect to your new flat panel?
Another option or two is that either the power is _really_ dirty coming in to your system making the D/A converter behave weirdly (or making the display drive itself strangely). A altogether different option is that there is some massive amount of interference around your video cable that is degrading the signal. So another thing to try is moving your computer to a different place in the house and only plugging in the bare essentials.
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I just re-read this thread now that I know that the video card is at fault..
Regarding the D/A converter dying.. Is that fixable by me, by a professional, or not at all?
Also, regarding
cyrnel's post regarding the "curve" of the card being wrong.. Could you elaborate a little more on how to access the color settings of the card directly, and not through Control Panel's display function?
If I can fix this video card here myself, I will certainly try. The card is out of warranty by now, and I figure I might as well mess around with it before turning it into a paperweight.
Also, it seems that my Trident card from 10 years ago causes my PC to freeze up and not boot at all, so it seems I am back to dealing with the bars, distorted colors, and general trippyness until I purchase a cheaper, replacement card.