Ok, I've swapped the screens, so: Eizo at VGA and Hyundai at DVI. Now, if I
use the "fixed aspect ratio" mode for the Eizo, the screen does not go
black. It also doesn't show an error. Well, the Hyundai at the same output
showed an error. But, I can also not say that it works with the Eizo because
the aspect ratio is still not fixed. Instead, it is like before (5:4 instead
of 4:3 (still talking about the 1024x786 resolution)). Nothing changed.
If I now open the Eizo's OSD and have the input settings displayed, it says
1024x768@60Hz. Well, that's ok. My conclusion is that this is also the
setting if the Hyundai was connected to the VGA output, but then I don't
understand why this setting makes the Hyundai go black and show an error.
It's still 60Hz and it should still work.
Unfortunatelly, both screens don't have an aspect ratio setting built-in.
But, I'm a liar.... in that way that the newer driver version does not even
have a configuration option for the aspect ratio for the VGA output. It is
only there for the DVI output (where the Hyundai is currently connected),
and this setting worked and works. Maybe the option for the VGA output has
been removed because it didn't work in previous versions - as I have
experienced now. So, not the end of the world, I can live with it.
Thx,
greetings, Horst
"Horst Olschewski" <ikswehcslo.tsroh@dfadfedkeraer.hno> schrieb
> Ralf,
>
> see inline
>
> "RalfG" <itsnotme@la-de-da.deda> schrieb
> > Screen refresh rate shouldn't change when you change aspect ratio
> > so why it should be different when you select something like fixed
> > aspect ratio seems a bit strange. Is the setting valid on non-DVI
> > connections?
>
> The connection in question is the non-DVI (D-Sub/VGA) connection.
> The setting can also be made for the DVI connection. There it works.
>
> > The fixed aspect ratio setting seems to be most often
> > used with wide-screen displays to correct the aspect ratio for 4:3
> > aspect games etc.. Might not even be the vertical sync that is
> > changing, it could be the horizontal sync that is going out of
> > range with that setting. Corrupt driver install maybe?
>
> I've always cleanly uninstalled a previous driver version before
> installing the new one, as instructed. As I reinstalled the whole
> system only few month ago, I'm not going to setup everything again
> because it always takes me pretty long to make the system run like
> before. Anyways, I'm pretty sure it is not a driver installation
> problem. By the way, the problem is the same with the recent driver
> version.
>
> > Possibly the
> > problem is with that particular monitor. Can you switch the
> > monitor connections?
>
> No, because the screen currently connected to DVI (the Eizo) is also
> connected to another PC by it's analog connector. Because the other
> PC has only analog output, I won't be able to permanently use the
> Eizo's VGA input for this PC. But I will temporarily try it and post
> the result here.
>
> > In any case this isn't actually a Windows XP issue AFAICS, because
> > it is Nvidia driver specific. There's no such setting in ATI
> > drivers though the effect may resemble the "use centered timings"
> > option
> > (which is not user adjustable).
>
> Yes, but I didn't know where else to ask.
>
> Anyways, thanks, I'll give feedback
>
>
> Greetings, Horst
>
> > "Horst Olschewski" <ikswehcslo.tsroh@dfadfedkeraer.hno> wrote in
> > message news:ev2ITeHHIHA.5544@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > > Thank you, but reading the tool description, I don't see any
> > > relation to my
> > > question. I don't want to playback Windows media files. I want
> > > to know where
> > > to set the screen refresh rate that is used when I set the
> > > screen's aspect ratio to "fixed aspect ratio".
> > >
> > > In the driver's control panel, there is the folder "screen
> > > resolution & refresh rates". There the refresh rate is 60Hz. On
> > > the "nView Display Settings" folder, if I open the "device
> > > adjustments" for the screen, then open the "Display mode
> > > timing" folder, I can select "fixed aspect ratio timing". As
> > > soon as I do this, the screen goes black and says "video
> > > frequency too high". I don't know which frequency is used and
> > > where I can set it. The
> > > only location is the folder mentioned before but there it is
> > > already set correctly.
> > >
> > > Greetings, Horst
> > >
> > > "Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> schrieb
> > > > Try downloading the "Exhibitor" from windows media
> > > > downloads,the software is specifically for running 2 or more
> > > > monitors.
> > > >
> > > > "Horst Olschewski" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > whenever I try to set the "display mode timing" of my screen
> > > > > to "fixed aspect ratio", my screen tells me "video frequency
> > > > > too high".
> > > > >
> > > > > System:
> > > > > Geforce 6800
> > > > > +-- TFT D-Sub 17" (Hyundai) @ 1024x768 (60Hz) (1280x1024
> > > > > native) +-- TFT DVI 17" (Eizo) @ 1024x768 (60Hz)
> > > > >
> > > > > Driver: nVidia 94.24 (newer versions create problems)
> > > > >
> > > > > The option works with the DVI connected screen but not with
> > > > > the one connected to D-Sub (which support 60-75Hz). With the
> > > > > latter one, I get the
> > > > > mesage above. The other timing modes ("auto-detect" etc)
> > > > > work ok.
> > > > >
> > > > > Where can I set the frequency? Well, I do know where I can,
> > > > > but it is already set correctly, so I don't know what I
> > > > > should do in this case.
> > > > >
> > > > > (no, I can not change the connection of the two screens)
> > > > >
> > > > > Greetings, Horst
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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