Whooter Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Hey gang, I just got my Dell 2001FP set up and tried out City of Heroes with it in 1600x1200 mode. Looks pretty spectacular! Except...I've noticed a phenomenon with the LCD that I never noticed with the CRT I used to have. Take a look at this picture, and I'm curious as to what's causing the cross-hatching I see in the shadow areas. Is this just a product of using the LCD, or is there something I can do about it? Thanks in advance for your help! Joel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 I've never noticed that using my 2001FP. Plus if it was a prodcut of the monitor, I doubt you'd be able to capture it successfully with a screenshot. My guess is it's a driver issue. I think you have a Radeon of some sort... Are you using the latest Catalyst drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Yeah, that is messed up. I have a 2001FP as well...I would second the driver diagnosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Well, the fact that its showing up on a screenshot, that is ripped from the framebuffer before the monitor even sees it, suggests that its not actually caused by the monitor. I suspect you've actually messed up your bi/trilinear filtering settings, or somehow else forced it to use a more simple method for the shadowing. Did you increase your resolution to match the LCD at the same time? Its possible that either the driver or the game changed the graphics complexity automatically in response, to ensure your framerate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted May 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Okay, now that you mention it, it makes sense that it's not the panel, since I can produce it in a screenshot. :oops: Does the fact that I'm now using DVI vs. Analog have anything to do with it? That's the only difference between my CRT and the new Panel. I did upgrade to the latest Catalysts, no change. :? Edit: This also appears to be the only game I've tried so far that exhibits it. Far Cry, Painkiller, UT2004 all seem fine... Hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Joel i have the same problem on my 9800Pro using the latest drivers. Didn't have the problem using my old GeForce FX5900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 I just popped into CoH, and no such weirdness on my 9800 Pro for me. I never noticed anything using the Cat 4.5's and I'm using the latest Omegas now, and nothing weird there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 I think i'll try upgrading to the latest Omegas and see what they get me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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