vinayakb Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I have a desktop running Win XP SP3; P4 1.7GHz; 256 MB RAM; Its old, but not ancient! I got a new monitor mainly for the PS3 but also to double up as a monitor for my desktop. monitor: AOC E2243 When the Win XP starts, the display starts to flickers if I have kept very hi-resolution; and wobbles if the resolution is relatively low like 1024x768. Any suggestions? Is it the BIOS? Or display driver? or any compatibility issues? by-the-way, the monitor works perfectly with the PS3 and my VISTA laptop. Images for reference: The monitor that I bought: The boot-up screenshot where there is no flicker or wobble: The display properties in Win XP: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 ^^ What graphics card are you sporting on the PC. The native resolution of your monitor is 19020 x1080 (1080p) so stick to that to avoid pictures looking --> stretched, flickery, wobbly etc etc. What is the refresh rate of your monitor, try to sync it for further improvement in picture quality. Update your graphics and motherboard drives to the latest version as well. Implement above steps and let us know if it improved the situation. Cheerio! Update: You have a Savage graphics card, dude your PC is OLD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinayakb Posted October 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I am trying to find the drivers; automatic updates have stopped The 3rd image shows that the max resolution is 1360x768; refresh freq is set to 75, can be taken further till 100. No exclusive graphics card - if thats what you are asking. I have stayed away from PC games for a long time, so never needed a good graphics card. thanks for reminding that the PC is OLD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I am trying to find the drivers; automatic updates have stopped The 3rd image shows that the max resolution is 1360x768; refresh freq is set to 75, can be taken further till 100. No exclusive graphics card - if thats what you are asking. Either way find the latest update you can get and update your software suite. No, no it is a 22" monitor widescreen (ration 16: 9 / 16: 10) so the image will be 1920 x1080 the native resolution of the hardware not the limit imposed by your archaic graphics driver. Same with refresh rate, most LCD panels do ~60Hz -->72Hz (hardware limit) so find out that as well. And sync it with the display driver to remove flickery. Hope this helps, Cheerio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkrider Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I am trying to find the drivers; automatic updates have stopped The 3rd image shows that the max resolution is 1360x768; refresh freq is set to 75, can be taken further till 100. No exclusive graphics card - if thats what you are asking. I have stayed away from PC games for a long time, so never needed a good graphics card. thanks for reminding that the PC is OLD! The thing is that ur onboard graphics card can't support such high resolution,and ur monitor being widescreen looks dull at low res...so i would recommend buying a cheap graphics card which u can use to watch High defination stuffs also.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 The thing is that ur onboard graphics card can't support such high resolution,and ur monitor being widescreen looks dull at low res...so i would recommend buying a cheap graphics card which u can use to watch High defination stuffs also.. Mate, his PC is so old that he cannot add a current generation graphics card. OP does your motherboard have an AGP slot OR a PCIe slot for the graphics card, that would be a great help. Here is what the slots look like -- AGP slot (brown one) PCIe slot (green one and the yellow one) Comparison of pin of an AGP card (top) and PCIe card (bottom) If you have AGP, the entire setup has to go. If the motherboard has a PCIe slot then you can add a cheap graphics card like the -- AMD HD5450 ~2500/- AMD HD6570 ~4000/- Hope this helps, Cheerio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkrider Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 ^^ oh yes i have completely forgotten.yeah u first check the availibility of pci e slot..considering u have a PCI e slot u can possibly use a ddr2 or ddr3 graphics card max...the above 2graphics card are quite good but if u prefer nvidia like me i may suggest 8800gt or 9500gt(won't find onl9,check some local stores if they can procure a outdated card and they will be damn cheap).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinayakb Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I dont have the PCIe slot; the AGP slot is there. And am not interested in PC games; so am just looking for a temporary solution. My desktop is cheaper than the cost of a graphics card I dont mind watching a dull monitor with low resolution for the desktop - I dont work from the desktop anyway. The laptop works fine with hi-resolution so I can work from laptop (optionally connected to monitor). I am searching for a fix that will atleast stop the wobble or flicker. Low res of 640x480 is ok for the desktop, for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I dont mind watching a dull monitor with low resolution for the desktop - I dont work from the desktop anyway.The laptop works fine with hi-resolution so I can work from laptop (optionally connected to monitor). I am searching for a fix that will atleast stop the wobble or flicker. Low res of 640x480 is ok for the desktop, for now. You did not mention you had a laptop for work. What all outputs does it support, best buy a decent cable and fire up the monitor with the laptops input. If your laptop has a HDMI-OUT well great news, if no then VGA-OUT will suffice too. Apart from that, set the desktop resolution to -->1280 x720 (720p) and scale back the refresh rate to ~60Hz. Hope this helps, Cheerio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkrider Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 My desktop is cheaper than the cost of a graphics card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Connect the monitor to your laptop, extend the display if required. And connect via VNC to your desktop (presuming you have a router to connect the desktop, laptop and PS3). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinayakb Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 thanks for the inputs and suggestions. My current devices and the results with monitor as follows: 1. laptop running Vista Ultimate - VGA connector - the monitor works perfectly at high resolutions, no problems whatsoever. 2. PS3 to play - HDMI connector - the monitor and sounds work perfectly. 3. DLink wireless router - can do a VNC to use the desktop. 4. Desktop running XP - monitor flickers/wobbles - dont wish to depend on another device to use the desktop. I like if all the devices work perfectly, hence looking for a solution....workarounds are already in place Am still searching for S3 updates and googling for a solution to the desktop. Will update here when I get a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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