Monitor Question

[wingman411]

At work I have a DELL 17" CRT monitor and a Voodoo 2000 16mb pci video card. The computer is a Dell 667 Demension.

The monitor's screen is dull, I mean, at all contrast levels and all brightness levels it looks crappy. The blacks are muddy looking. I want to know if there is a way to open it up and increase the brightness, colors and contrast from inside? Or is it just a crappy monitor.

I have a Future Poweer 19db05 monitor at home and it is great.

 

[jumpy]

Have you had a look in the advanced display properties. Try and change the gamma or digital vibrance to see if it make any difference. Other than that, all I can think that the monitor is stuffed. Has it always had this problem?

BTW, don't go opening up your monitor, it's a good way to die. There are some very high voltages stored in there even after its been turned off for a while.

 

[Sazar]

yah what jumpy said...video cards have gamma/color settings you can play with...

and don't go opening your monitor...

I would hate to see you end up as a Darwin award candidate...

cheers

 

[Jason Roberts]

Report that problem to your boss and he/she should be able to solve the problem for you (maybe he/she might get a new monitor for you).

 

[ming]

Originally posted by wingman411
At work I have a DELL 17" CRT monitor and a Voodoo 2000 16mb pci video card. The computer is a Dell 667 Demension.

The monitor's screen is dull, I mean, at all contrast levels and all brightness levels it looks crappy. The blacks are muddy looking. I want to know if there is a way to open it up and increase the brightness, colors and contrast from inside? Or is it just a crappy monitor.

I have a Future Poweer 19db05 monitor at home and it is great.

I had a Voodoo3 2000 16mb gfx card and to be honest with you, I had exactly the same experience you are having.
I would recommend that you get a new gfx card if you want to see improvement to the colours.
Monitors rarely play a significant part to dull colours unless they are nearing the end of their useful life.