Problem with Dark Colors on VP201s

[mrmister1]

I've been having problems lately with my new VP201s. Most dark colors that are displayed show ups a dark red or dark orange. Also, any shading shows up very rough, where it should be smooth. I've installed the drivers. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

[kram 2.0]

What resolution are you running at?

kram

[mrmister1]

It's running at 1600x1200 and the refresh rate is set to 60 Hertz. I've tried switching the resolution and it has the same problems.

[mrmister1]

Any ideas?

At first I was able to fix the problem by turning off the monitor and turning it back on or by restarting the computer. Now, neither of those work. Could it be a problem with the monitor?

[mrmister1]

Could this be a problem with the monitor itself or is it more likely a problem with the driver or software?

[kram 2.0]

This sounds a lot like corrupted pixels on the monitor - if it were a driver problem or something with software, it probably won't give you a image output at all.

kram

[mrmister1]

Is it really possible for all the pixels to be bad like that?

[bailey]

I would recommend you try differant settings , not just the resulation.
does this happen no matter what kind of picture your looking at ?

also you could run some diag test to see if anything shows up.

[mrmister1]

The problems are most noticeable on the background in games and in videos.

What kind of diagnostic tool should I use?

[mrmister1]

I tried the monitor on my laptop with the analog connection and it had the same problem, but I did not install the drivers. Could it be a problem with the drivers?

[amose]

you can try to take out the radeon card and then put it back.
i once helped me with something similar.

[mrmister1]

I just reformatted and reinstalled the drivers for the monitor and it's still having the same problem. Does it sound like a problem with the monitor now?