Upgrading your PC’s video
Jan 27, 2004
It is easy to argue that your computer’s display is the most important part of your system. So, it is a surprise that many users frequently consider upgrading their displays to make life infront of a computer more pleasurable
It is easy to argue that your computer’s display is the most important part of your system. So, it is a surprise that many users frequently consider upgrading their displays to make life infront of a computer more pleasurable.
Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about upgrading your computer’s video system.
Q: I have a new flat panel screen. Things seem to move a bit slower on-screen than with my old monitor. I like the new screen, but will a new video card speed things up?
To answer this question, you need to arm yourself with some knowledge. First, understand that your new flat panel does not display “motion†as quickly as your old, conventional cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor did.
You have probably noticed that as you drag dialogue boxes and windows around, a bit of “ghosting†of the moving objects appears, and perhaps video clips or DVD movies are a bit choppy.
Q: I’d like a flat-panel monitor, but I work a lot with digital photographs. I heard that flat panel monitors are not good for editing photographs. Is this true?
First, colours and contrast looked dramatically different with original flat-panel displays depending upon the angle at which you viewed the monitor.
Second, older flat panels could not display the same dynamic range, from black to grey to pure white, that cathode ray tube monitors could.
The best of today’s flat-panel monitors offer wide viewing angles and provide the ability to calibrate, or adjust, the display of colours so that you can come very close to matching what you see on screen to what you get in print.
dpa
Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about upgrading your computer’s video system.
Q: I have a new flat panel screen. Things seem to move a bit slower on-screen than with my old monitor. I like the new screen, but will a new video card speed things up?
To answer this question, you need to arm yourself with some knowledge. First, understand that your new flat panel does not display “motion†as quickly as your old, conventional cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor did.
You have probably noticed that as you drag dialogue boxes and windows around, a bit of “ghosting†of the moving objects appears, and perhaps video clips or DVD movies are a bit choppy.
Q: I’d like a flat-panel monitor, but I work a lot with digital photographs. I heard that flat panel monitors are not good for editing photographs. Is this true?
First, colours and contrast looked dramatically different with original flat-panel displays depending upon the angle at which you viewed the monitor.
Second, older flat panels could not display the same dynamic range, from black to grey to pure white, that cathode ray tube monitors could.
The best of today’s flat-panel monitors offer wide viewing angles and provide the ability to calibrate, or adjust, the display of colours so that you can come very close to matching what you see on screen to what you get in print.
dpa