New Monitor - 'Blurry', shadow text

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I upgraded to a new monitor, Viewsonic VX2460h-LED, 1920*1080, and I connected it to my pc and PS3, both with HDMI. The PS3 looks flawless, nothing bad at all, but the PC looks a bit sluggish, mostly in windows.

It seems like the text is a bit blurry, or some sort of shadow on it. The lines look a bit jagged as well. I tried playing around with CCC (I have an HIS 4850 graphics card) but I'm not too good. I'm thinking Windows has some sort of sharpess or something that causes this, because as I said, it looks very good on Play Station.

My friend (who is somewhat tech savvy) said he can see nothing.

I thought it might be that since I was on a small monitor before (1020*768) things looked much smaller, and the small shadow effect is now amplified.

Anyone got some solution?
 
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I removed 'Enable GPU Scaling' and nothing changed. There are 3 options though, which are blurred.

By default, 'scale image to full pannel size' is ticked, and I can't change it.

It might be worth nothing that the PC didn't take the full screen, and I had the 'pull' it using CCC's scaling options.

EDIT: Solved! I had used the 'overscan' from the monitor, and then underscanned using CCC. I had forgotten that I used the overscan initially. By default, CCC had some underscan (and it didn't take the full screen).

Looks MUCH better now. One question. Can I connect my old monitor, with a different resolution, with the PC. I just want it so I can put some windows 'on the side'.
 
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Robbie G said:
Absolutely. Both PCs in our house are running two screens at two different resolutions.
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Thanks. They are both working fine now together.

One last question.

New monitor does not have speakers integrated, whilst the old one had.

PS3 is connected to new monitor with HDMI, but (obviously) there is no sound output. I tried to connect standard speakers to the 3.5MM female input on the back of the monitor, but nothing came out.

I googled, and I read the only way is to use the component cables for audio.

I connected component cables to my old monitor and changed settings, and it worked, but sound would only output if its on the AV2 option meaning you can't use PS3 sound and PC at the same time.

I found a converter, which converts component cables to 3.5MM male. I was thinking that I can put it in a 3.5MM female port where you normally put in a pair of headphones (part of my speaker system). Surely that is a line OUT though, and not a line IN (meaning it is useless). These speakers are also used for the PC.

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That circular thing in the middle of the desk is what I am referring to.

What is the right setup?
 
I connect my Xbox 360 to my monitor the exact same way as you tried, however I have dual switchers for the sound and automatic receiver for the HDMI so when I switch my Xbox 360 on the input changes to output the Xbox screen instead of PC.

You should be able to output the sound as HDMI carries sound across surely?

My 3.5mm jack goes into the switcher and then into the Sub via phono cables and then the sub outputs the sound to speakers.

You can't output both PC and console sound however, which is why I have the audio switcher to share the Speakers between the two screens.
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
I connect my Xbox 360 to my monitor the exact same way as you tried, however I have dual switchers for the sound and automatic receiver for the HDMI so when I switch my Xbox 360 on the input changes to output the Xbox screen instead of PC.

You should be able to output the sound as HDMI carries sound across surely?

My 3.5mm jack goes into the switcher and then into the Sub via phono cables and then the sub outputs the sound to speakers.

You can't output both PC and console sound however, which is why I have the audio switcher to share the Speakers between the two screens.
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By default, monitor had sound set to mute :o:o

Why do they do this stuff? :D:D

All solved now.
 
You probably won't check back here, but would you recommend the Viewsonic VX2460H-LED for PC gaming? I've got it bookmarked ready to order at 149.99€ which seems a pretty darn good price. Only downside I read is the stand may be a bit flimsy...
 
robmol said:
You probably won't check back here, but would you recommend the Viewsonic VX2460H-LED for PC gaming? I've got it bookmarked ready to order at 149.99€ which seems a pretty darn good price. Only downside I read is the stand may be a bit flimsy...
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I have subbed to this thread ;)

I haven't played much PC gaming as of yet so I can't really comment on it. I did play PS3 though. The 1.3 hours of CS:GO I played, it seemed very good.

FIFA looks good. I THINK (not sure) it has a very slight ghosting problem (not even 100%) at goal kicks, but apart from that its pretty good.

On BO2 I noticed no ghosting, and pretty much a very smooth image.

Tbh, I like it. Always an upgrade from what I had before, and I had little to no problems up to now.

I wouldn't worry about the flimsy stand. It is a bit wobbly, but its not like you are going to continually move it are you? I never got the impression that it was about to snap or break.

I would rate it 4-4.5*

I had a few problems with it until now, which I think is more my fault rather than of the monitor. Some time it gives me a black screen for a second, like refreshing the page. Not sure if its a a lose connection, or a problem with the monitor. Still, nothing major though. Its not good for multi display, as the bezels are a bit large. I am using 2 displays, but not a continuous one (the second monitor is just there to put another separate window) so big bezels don't annoy me.

I got mine for €170 (and it was an ex-display item), so €150 is pretty good.
 
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