Colours look "washed out"

[Stan_Lite]

Hi there.

I bought a cheapo TFT monitor (Vusys HD19A) a while back from somewhere else but never used it much as I have been doing everything on my spangly new 2405FPW.

Due to having a glut of PCs, I am having a bit of a re-shuffle and the 2405 will be used solely for my multimedia PC. I am building a gaming rig and was going to get a VP930 to use with that.

I intend using the Vusys for my internet/e-mail/download machine but the colours look dull and "washed out" I have tried adjusting the monitor and the graphics but can't get it to look any better (graphics card is an X300 SE - 128Mb).
Is there something I'm not doing right or is this just a really crap monitor? If so can someone recommend a half decent, cheap monitor to replace it?

Stan

 

[Stan_Lite]

I've already used the calibration wizard to no avail.

My card doesn't appear to have digital vibrance.

I have tried the monitor with the other machine and it's just as bad so it looks like it's a crap monitor - more expense

Ah well, I can still use this one upstairs to keep an eye on the folding farm, I have an old CRT for that just now so I can create a bit of space by replacing it with this.

Thanks for trying. I will have a look at those monitors.

Edit: Liking the look of the Samsung - not bad for less than £200 - nice one.

C'est la vie.

Stan