Can't get rid of my external monitor flicker!

[spirez]

Tried installing the drivers for my LG M227WD, the latest Vista updates and the latest drivers for the Nvidia Geforce Go 7300 on the laptop but the flicker remains.

I read somewhere that i need to change the refresh rate to 75hz or above but the only option i have is 60hz, whether i go through windows or the Nvidia control panel.

It's connected via VGA and resolution is 1920 x 1080 as it's an HD screen.

I didn't get this problem before but i've recently moved house and since re-connecting here i get problems! Tried moving the screen away from anything electrical but to no avail.

Any ideas?

 

[FiXX]

you will probably have to lower the resolution to up the refresh rate.

 

[spirez]

Hmm, that sucks. I can't find a decent resolution for it that keeps it nice and crisp. It's a 22" screen.

 

[McBunny]

teh res isnt 1920x1080 its 1680x1050 i think its 16:10 not 16:9 well mine is anyway and its almost exactly the same

 

[spirez]

Whenever i change the res it comes up on screen saying for optimal results select 1920x1080.

The screen looks awful on 1680x1050, even more flicker and it shakes too!

Where would i change to 16:10?

I've just found an option that will allow me to input custom resolutions and refresh rates.

What refresh rate would be best and do i run the risk of imploding my monitor if i do it wrong?!

At present my only option is 60.

 

[Griff]

The native resolution is indeed 1920 * 1080 and even at 60hz there shouldn't be a noticeable flicker. That said some people are more susceptible to screen flicker but if you can't perceiver it on another unit (at work, a mates monitor maybe) running at 60hz then it's likely you have a faulty monitor.

 

[McBunny]

it shouldnt flicker at any refresh rate really as its progressive not interlaced i would say its knackard

 

[spirez]

Thing is it doesn't flicker when i've got the xbox hooked up over HDMI, or when i use the built in digital TV tuner.

It's quite hard to explain the flickering over the net but when viewing sites like CS (white) i dont see anything. But if i go to a dark site like iplayer it shows up a lot more. as a sort of wishy washy grey flicker

I've tried tinkering with the screen settings with no luck. changed the refresh rate from 50-75 and they didnt work.

 

[PinkoCommie]

Damaged cable?

Maybe your laptops external vga port is knackered?

 

[spirez]

Hmmm, the flicker's gone now, back to how it was before i moved house!

Only things i'd done were remove and replace the VGA cable (which i'd tried before with no luck) and restored the colours to the default settings (which i hadn't manually changed).

Strange, but happy!

 

[McBunny]

yay

 

[spirez]

Now it's come back, TITS!

I'm gonna try getting a better quality VGA cable.