Samsung 226bw + 8800 gtx problem

[Trunkz_Jr]

Well my monitor came with 2 plugs, a 15 pin one and that blue vga one. Just wondering why the 15 pin doesn't work with my 8800 gtx (monitor just doesnt show anything), i have to use the VGA with a DVI attatchment (that wasnt included) to make it work. It did this with my Sceptre nagiIII also (tho it worked on my older computer with a 6800 ultra)

Any ideas? or do I have to go buy a DVI cord the 24 pin without the +5 on it.

Also says "This monitor includes a single VGA and a single DVI-D input"

 

[maverick7]

does your video card not come with an extra attachment to make it fit..?? what the hell brand did you get lol? my friend has a samsung bw and a evga 8800 ultra and it works just fine

so maybe im not understanding you correctly

 

[Trunkz_Jr]

does your video card not come with an extra attachment to make it fit..?? what the hell brand did you get lol? my friend has a samsung bw and a evga 8800 ultra and it works just fine

so maybe im not understanding you correctly

EVGA 8800 GTX KO ACS3 edition
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
X-FI Xtreme Gamer
Corsair Dominator 2 gig ram
EVGA Nforce 680I SLI Motherboard
Thermaltake VA8003BWS Black ATX Tower Case
Windows Vista x64

The cord plugs in fine, but when i turn on the computer, i can hear it go on and what not, but I just don't see anything on screen. I don't understand why it would work on a 6800 ultra with the cord, but not my 8800 gtx.

 

[Trunkz_Jr]

Sorry for the double post. Seems like i had to install a DVi driver on the 8800 to make it work.

So this is my NEW question. This is a 15pin, WILL a 24pin (not with +5) DVI work on this monitor? and will it look better also?

 

[TedMC]

My 226bw came with the DVI cable in the box. Why dont you use the one that should have come in yours?

 

[Trunkz_Jr]

I am, i'm just wondering now if i can get better quality if I use a better cable like this:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Edp No=2659003&CatId=1163

Also, when my head is lower then the screen, it looks like that on black colors it stands to invert the color or turn blacker. Like you know when you look at any lcd and you look from the side and it looks darker and stuff, kinda like that, but only this is very bad. It doesn't do this on my Sceptre NagiIII.

I'm wondering does it do this to any elses 226bw? Or is it just mine and I need to return for another (and this is the S version also)

 

[V lyx]

I don't believe you will notice any differance.

 

[bliq]

Well my monitor came with 2 plugs, a 15 pin one and that blue vga one. Just wondering why the 15 pin doesn't work with my 8800 gtx (monitor just doesnt show anything), i have to use the VGA with a DVI attatchment (that wasnt included) to make it work. It did this with my Sceptre nagiIII also (tho it worked on my older computer with a 6800 ultra)

Any ideas? or do I have to go buy a DVI cord the 24 pin without the +5 on it.

Also says "This monitor includes a single VGA and a single DVI-D input"

Invest the $10 in a DVI cable- LCDs lend themselves very well to digital inputs. You'll be glad you did and the picture is likely to get sharper also, whether you notice or not depends on how much a stickler to picture quality you are.

 

[pchoi04]

My friend had the same problem. VGA worked fine but DVI didnt work. So we updated the drivers and it fixed the problem right up.