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Date:      Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:07:03 -0700
From:      garys@opusnet.com (Gary W. Swearingen)
To:        Sean <rsh.lists@comcast.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Monitor Tuning
Message-ID:  <ofd5ofxjyw.5of@mail.opusnet.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050815023141.GI61392@wantadilla.lemis.com> (Greg Lehey's message of "Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:01:41 %2B0930")
References:  <42FCFDED.5050404@comcast.net> <20050815023141.GI61392@wantadilla.lemis.com>

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Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> writes:

> Others have said this already, but to clarify: adjusting the monitor
> parameters may enable you to get higher resolution or less flicker,
> but they're unlikely to make it sharper unless they were previously
> out of the operating range.  Nowadays that's seldom, since monitors
> will just refuse to operate out of spec.

Yeah, and lower resolutions and more flicker (lower refresh rates)
usually give sharper images.

I once got rid of a lot of fuzziness by wrapping the video cable with
aluminum foil; which was feasible because it was only a few inches
between the MB and a backpanel connector.  But you might consider your
longer video cable routing to keep it as far as possible from RF noise.

I've also seen a montitor get fuzzy when setting too close to a noisy
computer or another monitor.

Another thing that sometimes helps and sometimes hurts is to give your
monitor a good slap.



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