x1950 pro picture quality

[ruleworld]

i had a sapphire x1300 pro which was slow but had very good picture quality. dvd play quality was great. now i put a sapphire x1950 pro on in same machine and same monitor. the picture does not look that great to me. gaming is ok but dvd and desktop does not have that cutting edge. wonder if its only happened to me.

 

[HunterKiller_]

I've just upgraded to x1950 pro. I haven't noticed much changed from previous Leadtek Quadro FX 540 card.
DVD playback is still pixelated as ever.

 

[xaat_kil]

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=219980&highlight=dvd+hardware+acceleration
some links there may help.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

What exactly is the problem.

Technically speaking it should be at least the same since the supporting hardware is as good or better than the previous.

You may want to ensure your drivers are similarly set (BTW, did you clean out the old ones before putting the new card in?).

The X1950 actually supports some additional features not available on the X1300, not vice versa, and the RAMDACs and TMDS are of similar speed (with the X1950P having 2 dual-link DVI, not just 1 like most X1300) and should be close to similar quality (baring production issue for specifically your card).

So a little more information as to what's different (text sharpness, contrast, etc.) would be helpful.
Also while it is 'the same monitor' some info about that too would be helpful for what you're trying to do, but of course it won't affect the differences in the cards/settings without something else coming into play.