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Question for old matrox users that understands 2d quality :-)

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October 13, 2013 4:59:23 AM

Here is my problem.
I have two LCDs with analog ONLY input and the only way to have crystal clear, 100% 2d quality
is to use old matrox cards.
Any other kind and result is slight or very big blurriness.
Since there are no win 7 drivers for those matrox graphic cards i am forced to use other brands
(nvidia, ATi intel ) or even considering displaylink usb graphics.
Also i am buying LCD that has DVI .
So my question is if digital DVI/HDMI interface gives 100% 2d quality no matter what graphic card i use?
I would appreciate answer from someone that had in the past matrox cards and
understands what i am talking about :) .

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October 23, 2013 1:29:33 AM

It depends on the type of matrox card you're using. The Parhelia series has Win7 drivers, so do the G450 and G550 series. If you're on any of those, check matrox.com for current drivers. Select Vista as your OS to be on the safe side. AFAIK, the drivers do only support XDDM, which means Aero Glass effects will be unavailable.

HTH,
D2k

siki13 said:
Here is my problem.
I have two LCDs with analog ONLY input and the only way to have crystal clear, 100% 2d quality
is to use old matrox cards.
Any other kind and result is slight or very big blurriness.
Since there are no win 7 drivers for those matrox graphic cards i am forced to use other brands
(nvidia, ATi intel ) or even considering displaylink usb graphics.
Also i am buying LCD that has DVI .
So my question is if digital DVI/HDMI interface gives 100% 2d quality no matter what graphic card i use?
I would appreciate answer from someone that had in the past matrox cards and
understands what i am talking about :) .


October 23, 2013 1:53:56 AM

at work, fixing printers with older Fiery controllers still using vga cables (with either nvidia or ATI graphics), no dvi, there is no issue in getting a clear picture. They do, however, frequently need Auto-adjust run on the monitor to bring back clarity, but you can manually adjust in the monitor settings if needed. I have also found that when certain parts of the printer turn on/off, it can interfere with the vga signal. As far as i know, dvi should have no issue, its a pure digital signal to the monitor. When you buy an lcd, realize that some are made for gaming, but they do not deliver the same picture quality/colour gamut, but are better at clearly displaying movement. In contrast there are displays also built with still picture quality/colour reproduction in mind. Nvidia or AMD graphics should have no problem displaying either vga or dvi.
October 23, 2013 2:41:45 AM

iam2thecrowe said:
. They do, however, frequently need Auto-adjust run on the monitor to bring back clarity, .


I am so embarrassed to admit that above sentence completely
shattered what i believed to be 100% true for the past five years.
Now i connected my analog LCD to some old netbook intel vga and
as always very blurry screen but after i pressed autoset button on my monitor its 100% clear.
I always thought autoset is doing some simple image size adjusting
and were not even tried it (well maybe once,hooked to a matrox when picture was already fine), but as i see its adjusting
Clock and phase numbers that are somehow connected with image
blurriness?!?!?!
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