Ughghg!! So annoying 2407WFP

Riiya · 30 Oct 2007 at 17:36

For some reason, when using the VGA Cable - pretty much the only cable worth using with the monitor because composite is poop on a stick - there is tearing.

There is two types, and one of them I can get rid of:

The first is the tearing between the top of the screen and the bottom. This is easily resolved by either turning the monitor on and off, or by cycling through the input sources.

The second is that there is a small section of the screen at the top which tears horizontally. It's not the screens fault because it happens no matter what 1:1 resolution I use.

Oh and my monitor will no longer go to 1:1 pixel mapping in 1920x1200 on VGA after trying out the component connection. IT ALWAYS FILLS THE SCREEN no matter what 1:1, Aspect, or fill option I select. Maybe my Xbox is now outputting differently because of me messing with the component cable.

I'm really annoyed lol.

NokkonWud · 30 Oct 2007 at 17:50

Tried resetting to factory defaults on your Xbox360?

Riiya · 30 Oct 2007 at 17:54

Ill have a go now.

I never noticed the thin band of tearing on the screen either til today.

You can see it when you pull the dash menu up and a one inch band will lag behind as it pops out.

You can see it in games too when the image is showing vertical lines.

Riiya · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:01

Well I got the 1:1 of 1920x1200 back.

I still notice that any wide screen resolution has the horizontal banded 1 inch tear at the top of the xbox image :/

If I set 1280x1024 and make it standard (square not wide screen) there is no tearing. It only happens on wide screen resolutions. 1280x720 in aspect ration will have the band of tearing, but it will be half an inch big not as big as 1920x1200.

ic1male · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:21

One of the reasons why I get rid of my 2405 and bought a HDTV instead. The tearing on VGA was horrid.

Riiya · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:31

Not really something I can take my screen back for though is it :/

ic1male · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:37

Can you not switch over to the component input? That shouldn't have tearing issues.

Doug · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:48

Off and on again usually fixes the tearing for me.

If you can't sort it out, call up Dell and have them replace it.

Kreeeee · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:53

I only get tearing at the top on halo 3 (not on a dell 2407 though).

Riiya · 30 Oct 2007 at 20:03

the componenet on the dell is really lame though isnt it? and id have to run it at 720p too cos it doesnt use 1080p.

oh and the band of horizontal tear is on everything; well i expect it is as it happens on the dashboard too - noticeable when you press the sphere on the controller and the side dash pops up.

LadFromWales · 1 Nov 2007 at 01:29

It happens here on my 2405 too, but I put up with it as jaggies aren't as apparent as they are on component.

I think playing with the menu makes it go away, but I can't be sure.

I doubt it's a fault, more a build defect. Suppose I could get dell to replace it, though they'd probably send a 2407, and that has awful component, so if the VGA splits, then I'm stuck!

Zefan · 1 Nov 2007 at 01:41

When you select 1920x1080 do you say "yes this looks fine" first time or say "no this looks pants" then let it do something (not sure what it does) and ask you again? Mine looks a hell of a lot better after I've told it that it looks pants.

LadFromWales · 1 Nov 2007 at 01:43

It's most likely changing the reference level to Advanced.

Probably wrong though

Right tried it myself, and selecting no when changing the resolution to 1920x1080 causes it to come back with the same resolution, but the image cropped and stretched. The silver sides of the dash are missing...it is cropped so that most of the 'system' tab is cut off the screen...identical crop on all sides.
Awful!
Perhaps your TV/Monitor likes this signal though Zefan.

jabski · 1 Nov 2007 at 01:53

Zefan said:
When you select 1920x1080 do you say "yes this looks fine" first time or say "no this looks pants" then let it do something (not sure what it does) and ask you again? Mine looks a hell of a lot better after I've told it that it looks pants.

will have to try that. Putting my 360 on my 2405 at the weekend

Metalface Mark · 1 Nov 2007 at 07:41

Reference level at advanced looks horrible on the 360.

Demon · 1 Nov 2007 at 09:29

I've just sold my 2407HC for a Viewsonic 2835wm for the same reasons.. and going upto a 28" 2ms panel (even though I it's TN) for not a lot more money has proved to be a very good move..

Saying that, Component on the viewsonic is as pants as the dell, but VGA is greatly improved, not going to help the OP, except to confirm what he already knows, the tearing seems to be bad on the 2407..

When you select 1920x1080 do you say "yes this looks fine" first time or say "no this looks pants" then let it do something (not sure what it does) and ask you again? Mine looks a hell of a lot better after I've told it that it looks pants.

I assume you mean this for the component??
If I do this on mine, for 1080p, and say 'no' it then tries 720p... which may explain why it looks better, depending on your display of course..

LadFromWales · 1 Nov 2007 at 19:50

Metalface Mark said:
Reference level at advanced looks horrible on the 360.

With the 2405, Standard looks washed out, Advanced looks much nicer, not washed out. Still get the tearing unless I fiddle with the buttons for a bit though