6600GT AGP Kickin' My Butt! LCD Woes! Many Details Included.

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My Monitor:
Westinghouse L2046NV 20.1" LCD Monitor:
(Specs)

Product Features
1,400 x 1,050 maximum resolution
Analog RGB and digital DVI-D inputs
170-degree horizontal and 160-degree vertical viewing angles
300-nit brightness, high 900:1 contrast ratio
PC and Mac compatible; 1-year warranty

Technical Details
Cabinet Color: Black
Panel Size: 20.1" color TFT active matrix LCD, anti-static and hard coated
Optimum Resolution: 1,400 x 1,050
PC Modes: VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA
Color Capability: 16.2 million colors
Response Time: 5 ms (gray to gray)
Contrast Ratio: 650:1
Brightness: 300 nits typical
Viewing Angles: 170 degrees horizontal, 160 degrees vertical
Input Signal: HD-15 pin D-sub (VGA connector), DVI-D
Voltage: 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz (auto switch), 1.6A
Operating Conditions: Temp: 32 to 95 degrees F, Humidity: 20 to 90 percent
(no condensation), Altitude: up to 3,000 meters
Storage Conditions: Temp: -4 to 140 degrees F, Humidity: 10 to 90 percent
(no condensation), Altitude: up to 12,000 meters
Regulations: FCC-B, UL, CSA (CUL), Energy Star, CCC, VCCI, Plug and Play
Power Consumption: AC on: less than 48 watts, AC off: less than 2 watts
Lamp Life: 50,000 hours
Installation Options: 100mm x 100mm VESA Pattern wall mounts
Width: 18.3 inches
Height: 16.7 inches
Depth: 7.6 inches
Weight: 10.8 pounds
Warranty: 1 year
In the box: 20.1-inch Westinghouse LCD monitor, detachable base stand, AC
power cord, VGA male-male cable, user's manual, warranty card

Card: NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600GT AGP (DVI/VGA/TV-Out) Manufacturer - Diablotek
OS: Windows Vista OS (Retail - Full)
Rig: SR1010Z PU027AV CTO (Compaq)
Installed ForceWare Driver: NVIDIA Beta 163.44 (Also Tried With Last Final
NVIDIA 162.22)

Power Supply: ATX 400W

BIOS Set To AGP
Chipset: SiS760 (Drivers Up To Date)

Currently connected with VGA, tried with DVI - same results.

Situation: Purchased Monitor yesterday and replaced 17.5" MAG LCD monitor
which displayed normal ar resolution od 1280 x 1024.

New monitor is set to it's native resolution of 1400 x 1040. Display is
grainy and pixelated as if contrast is high and sharpness is too sharp. I
have played with all settings on the monitor to no avail. I have tried
windows display settings as well as NVIDIA control panel - still no fix.
Lower resolutions display as horribly blurry. I have installed and
uninstalled drivers after each attempt to resolve, such as changing my BIOS
and installing drivers.

Please see screenshots at:
http://www.neobrat.com/a1.jpg
http://www.neobrat.com/a2.jpg
http://www.neobrat.com/a3.jpg

Take particular note of how radio button appears in a3.jpg

I do have cleartype enable as well as Vista Aero.

Please suggest a fix to this problem.. the current display is extremely
harsh. Thank you so much in advance.

Running DirectX 10
 
According to what you posted the "optimum" resolution for your new monitor
is 1400 x 1050.

You say you are using 1400 x 1040.

Why the difference.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)
 
You may think you are running DX10 however since you graphics card does not
support it it will not work it will I believe just default back to DX9.
I understand that both your display resolution and your PC desktop
resolution are set to 1400x1040, is that correct?
 
well, actually 1400 x 1050 (1040 was a typo) dxdiag says DirectX 10, that is
what I am going by.. i don't understand why 1 lcd does work and 1 doesn't.
can't use old lcd any longer, it has a power issue. old 1 is pretty much
useless ( takes 30 - 45 minutes
to power on after any extended shutdown )
 
DXDiag is just indicating that the software required for DX10 is on your
system. It does not mean it is in use.
Since I get perfect resolution of your 3.jpg text on my 1280x1024 LCD. I
even checked it with a magnifying glass.
I suspect that your new monitor may be faulty.
 
My Monitor:
Westinghouse L2046NV 20.1" LCD Monitor:
Click to expand...

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I do have cleartype enable as well as Vista Aero.

Please suggest a fix to this problem.. the current display is extremely
harsh. Thank you so much in advance.

Running DirectX 10
Click to expand...

I have a Westinghouse LCM-20v5 (20.1", 1400 x 1050) LCD monitor which
is similar to yours (one generation older). However, I have no
problems whatsoever with the resolution and/or quality. Like with your
system, I have Cleartype turned on and I am using DX10.

Could it be that your monitor has a MFG defect?

For reference, here is a list of what makes up my core system:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (2x 3.0 GHz cores w/2MB Cache)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 w/nVidia nForce 590 SLI
BIOS: Award Modular rev F7 (current)
RAM: 2048 MB (Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400PRO - DDR2-800, PC2-6400)
Video: BFG - nVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT OC (w/512 MB DDR3)
Video Driver: nVIDIA 162.22 (WHQL)
O/S: Microsoft Windows Vista Business (up to date)

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The Traveller
Oceanside, California
 
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