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mrap1 · 02-18-2005, 11:53 AM

Hi, I just got a 21" Samsung LCD ( 213t ) and I was wondering if I need to upgrade my video card along with the monitor. I currently have an ATI AIW Radeon video card, this is the first AIW Radeon card that came out like 2 or 3 years ago, so I think it's equivalent to a Radeon 7000 (or something like that). The card does have a resolution setting of 1600 x 1200 which is the native resolution of the monitor.

My major complaint is that the TV function throguh the AIW looks a lot worse on the LCD than on my regular 19" CRT. Is this because the LCD display is capable of displaying much greater detail and it magnifies the flaws of my TV signal, or is it that I need to upgrade to a newer AIW video card?

I really like the LCD but the TV looks horrible on it, much much worse than on the CRT.

soccerchamp76 · 02-18-2005, 01:08 PM

A newer video card would help with things other than the TV. Your current video card will have trouble displaying those images as that resolution is very high. As for the TV signal, I dunno what would be causing the distortion, maybe the difference in resolutions?

mrap1 · 02-18-2005, 05:41 PM

hmm, right now it's connected using the DVI cable, I'm gonna try and coonect it with the VGA cable and see if there is a difference in the TV quality

02-18-2005, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
mrap1 Insane Location: NY	Good enough vid card? Hi, I just got a 21" Samsung LCD ( 213t ) and I was wondering if I need to upgrade my video card along with the monitor. I currently have an ATI AIW Radeon video card, this is the first AIW Radeon card that came out like 2 or 3 years ago, so I think it's equivalent to a Radeon 7000 (or something like that). The card does have a resolution setting of 1600 x 1200 which is the native resolution of the monitor. My major complaint is that the TV function throguh the AIW looks a lot worse on the LCD than on my regular 19" CRT. Is this because the LCD display is capable of displaying much greater detail and it magnifies the flaws of my TV signal, or is it that I need to upgrade to a newer AIW video card? I really like the LCD but the TV looks horrible on it, much much worse than on the CRT.

02-18-2005, 01:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	A newer video card would help with things other than the TV. Your current video card will have trouble displaying those images as that resolution is very high. As for the TV signal, I dunno what would be causing the distortion, maybe the difference in resolutions? __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.

02-18-2005, 05:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
mrap1 Insane Location: NY	hmm, right now it's connected using the DVI cable, I'm gonna try and coonect it with the VGA cable and see if there is a difference in the TV quality