best LCD monitor(s) to buy - please help

Thanks!

Yes, I believe that is the case but I can check again.
Also, I have tried ...
1) booting into safe mode with the suspected ATI video card
[which shows shower of bad pixel zoomed in]
2) using a different PCI video card instead
[no shower of bad pixel with a different PCI video card]
3) plug the monitor to another system (a laptop)
[no shower of bad pixel with another system so monitor is clear]

Everything seems to point to the suspected ATI video card.

FYI, when the factory fan was removed, I had to
clean off the old paste with rubbing alcohol before
applying new paste to attach the VGA cooler.
This was done as cautiously as possible but
it's only my first time removing/applying paste. So,
I'm not sure whether this might have caused the problem.


"Dan" wrote in message
news
Sure, I can ask. Please give me a few days. BTW, Adam, have you made sure
that you do not have any loose connections and the dust is clear from your
machine as well as all the connections in the right place for your computer,
right?


"Adam" wrote:

It's nice to have helpful friends. Like you, I'm not that
comfortable with taking hardware components apart to fix.
If it weren't for all the helpful friends on the newsgroups, internet, etc.,
I would not have been able to put my own computer system together.
No way, no how.

Actually, the "after market heatsink" that I attached to
the GPU is a VGA cooler. I'm not sure what happened but
there's still a shower of bad pixels when I first boot up.
I see the bad pixels when the Windows logo is displayed.
But, after the system goes into Win98SE,
no more shower of bad pixels. Strange!
Wonder if your video expert friend, Jeff,
might know what the problem might be.



"Dan" wrote in message
...
My friend Jeff helped me replace a fan that was giving me a BIOS error
message and my system now works great. Jeff also helped me replace burned
out LCD lights. I enjoy working with the software side but am still too
limited on the hardware side because I am always concerned I will break a
piece on the hardware side but software does break but it is just so much
easier for me to work with because my hands on skills with computers as
far
as the hardware side is not too great. I can change memory modules and
graphics and sound cards and easy things like that but still need help
from
an expert when it comes to actually building my machine. It was nice
because
the fan replacement was fairly cheap and I think it was about $5-$10
dollars.


"Adam" wrote:

Yes, I like my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card very much also.
The only problem that I've had with it is the fan stopped working,
which I worked around with an after market heatsink combined with
blowing a small $10 fan into the open case.

My previous video card used to use an NVIDIA graphics chipset,
which left me with a bad after taste.

My AMD CPU system has served me well.
I might build an Intel CPU system one day.


"Dan" wrote in message
...
I bought a new LCD monitor not very long ago because the screen size
on my
old CRT Optiquest Monitor kept getting smaller and smaller because it
was
wearing out. I am happy with my current monitor and it is a Viewsonic
monitor with a VGA connection. I was also considering a Samsung
monitor
but
decided not to go with DVI even though my graphics card could support
it.
I
currently use an ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics card which I find to be
really
awesome and do not want to change it until I have to in the future.
Fortunately, most of the games coming out require ATI Radeon 9500 or
better
since ATI continues to support their graphics cards that are Radeon
9500
and
better for games. I know Nvidia is the current leader but ever since
the
failed update from a 3dfx graphics card to an Nvidia G-Force and then
the
successful update from the 3dfx graphics card to the ATI Radeon card,
I
have
been an ATI fan and have found their customer service to be helpful to
me
as
well as their backwards compatibility. The thing is that I like Intel
CPU's
better than AMD CPU's so I find the only way to keep me happy is to
have a
fully customized machine that I suggest to everyone who enjoys working
with
their computers(s).


"Adam" wrote:


"Franc Zabkar" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:13:30 -0700, "Adam"
put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Not sure what's the best newsgroup for this topic so here goes
....

I'm thinking about replacing my ViewSonic P815 monitor from CRT
to
LCD.

I'm assuming that you will attach your monitor to a Win98 box, and
I'm
also assuming that your video card is not the latest and greatest.

If so, then I'd be careful that any monitor I chose had a native
resolution that was supported by my card.

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.


I have the following video card ...
- ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB 256-bit DDR 8x AGP

It should work fine with the dual LCD monitor setup, right?

BTW, in case you're wondering why I'm thinking about
replacing my beloved ViewSonic P815 CRT monitor,
the bulky size (depth-wise) pushes the monitor too far forward or
too close, which is causing me to have nearsighted vision and
destroying my farsighted vision.

On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:28:28 -0700, "Adam" put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Actually, the "after market heatsink" that I attached to
the GPU is a VGA cooler. I'm not sure what happened but
there's still a shower of bad pixels when I first boot up.
I see the bad pixels when the Windows logo is displayed.
But, after the system goes into Win98SE,
no more shower of bad pixels. Strange!

It sounds like your card has a RAM fault that shows up at low
resolutions (eg 720 x 400 @ 70Hz) but not at 1024 x 768.

IME these pixel faults usually appear in regularly spaced vertical
lines.

Do you see the bad pixels if you go to a Windows DOS box and use
Alt-Enter to switch to full screen mode?

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

"Franc Zabkar" wrote in message
news
On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:28:28 -0700, "Adam" put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Actually, the "after market heatsink" that I attached to
the GPU is a VGA cooler. I'm not sure what happened but
there's still a shower of bad pixels when I first boot up.
I see the bad pixels when the Windows logo is displayed.
But, after the system goes into Win98SE,
no more shower of bad pixels. Strange!

It sounds like your card has a RAM fault that shows up at low
resolutions (eg 720 x 400 @ 70Hz) but not at 1024 x 768.

IME these pixel faults usually appear in regularly spaced vertical
lines.


That's right ... they're vertical "shower-like" (not solid) lines.


Do you see the bad pixels if you go to a Windows DOS box and use
Alt-Enter to switch to full screen mode?

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

No, I do not see the shower of bad pixels when using ALT+ENTER to
switch the MS-DOS Prompt between a window and full screen.

I would buy a new ATI graphics card. The ATI Radeon 9800 XT that I have is a
great card that works in Windows 98 Second Edition and is still even
supported in Windows Vista and runs about $70 on Ebay. It cost me over $100
when I bought it on Ebay but it is still going strong. Please make sure you
have a strong enough power supply for it. I would suggest at least 300
watts. Anyway, you have heard my thoughts on it Adam and please keep us
informed with your decision and let the 98 general newsgroup walk you through
any steps that you have difficulty with if you decide to buy a new graphics
card that works in Windows 98 Second Edition.

"Adam" wrote:

Thanks!

Yes, I believe that is the case but I can check again.
Also, I have tried ...
1) booting into safe mode with the suspected ATI video card
[which shows shower of bad pixel zoomed in]
2) using a different PCI video card instead
[no shower of bad pixel with a different PCI video card]
3) plug the monitor to another system (a laptop)
[no shower of bad pixel with another system so monitor is clear]

Everything seems to point to the suspected ATI video card.

FYI, when the factory fan was removed, I had to
clean off the old paste with rubbing alcohol before
applying new paste to attach the VGA cooler.
This was done as cautiously as possible but
it's only my first time removing/applying paste. So,
I'm not sure whether this might have caused the problem.


"Dan" wrote in message
news
Sure, I can ask. Please give me a few days. BTW, Adam, have you made sure
that you do not have any loose connections and the dust is clear from your
machine as well as all the connections in the right place for your computer,
right?


"Adam" wrote:

It's nice to have helpful friends. Like you, I'm not that
comfortable with taking hardware components apart to fix.
If it weren't for all the helpful friends on the newsgroups, internet, etc.,
I would not have been able to put my own computer system together.
No way, no how.

Actually, the "after market heatsink" that I attached to
the GPU is a VGA cooler. I'm not sure what happened but
there's still a shower of bad pixels when I first boot up.
I see the bad pixels when the Windows logo is displayed.
But, after the system goes into Win98SE,
no more shower of bad pixels. Strange!
Wonder if your video expert friend, Jeff,
might know what the problem might be.



"Dan" wrote in message
...
My friend Jeff helped me replace a fan that was giving me a BIOS error
message and my system now works great. Jeff also helped me replace burned
out LCD lights. I enjoy working with the software side but am still too
limited on the hardware side because I am always concerned I will break a
piece on the hardware side but software does break but it is just so much
easier for me to work with because my hands on skills with computers as
far
as the hardware side is not too great. I can change memory modules and
graphics and sound cards and easy things like that but still need help
from
an expert when it comes to actually building my machine. It was nice
because
the fan replacement was fairly cheap and I think it was about $5-$10
dollars.


"Adam" wrote:

Yes, I like my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card very much also.
The only problem that I've had with it is the fan stopped working,
which I worked around with an after market heatsink combined with
blowing a small $10 fan into the open case.

My previous video card used to use an NVIDIA graphics chipset,
which left me with a bad after taste.

My AMD CPU system has served me well.
I might build an Intel CPU system one day.


"Dan" wrote in message
...
I bought a new LCD monitor not very long ago because the screen size
on my
old CRT Optiquest Monitor kept getting smaller and smaller because it
was
wearing out. I am happy with my current monitor and it is a Viewsonic
monitor with a VGA connection. I was also considering a Samsung
monitor
but
decided not to go with DVI even though my graphics card could support
it.
I
currently use an ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics card which I find to be
really
awesome and do not want to change it until I have to in the future.
Fortunately, most of the games coming out require ATI Radeon 9500 or
better
since ATI continues to support their graphics cards that are Radeon
9500
and
better for games. I know Nvidia is the current leader but ever since
the
failed update from a 3dfx graphics card to an Nvidia G-Force and then
the
successful update from the 3dfx graphics card to the ATI Radeon card,
I
have
been an ATI fan and have found their customer service to be helpful to
me
as
well as their backwards compatibility. The thing is that I like Intel
CPU's
better than AMD CPU's so I find the only way to keep me happy is to
have a
fully customized machine that I suggest to everyone who enjoys working
with
their computers(s).


"Adam" wrote:


"Franc Zabkar" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:13:30 -0700, "Adam"
put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Not sure what's the best newsgroup for this topic so here goes
....

I'm thinking about replacing my ViewSonic P815 monitor from CRT
to
LCD.

I'm assuming that you will attach your monitor to a Win98 box, and
I'm
also assuming that your video card is not the latest and greatest.

If so, then I'd be careful that any monitor I chose had a native
resolution that was supported by my card.

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.


I have the following video card ...
- ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB 256-bit DDR 8x AGP

It should work fine with the dual LCD monitor setup, right?

BTW, in case you're wondering why I'm thinking about
replacing my beloved ViewSonic P815 CRT monitor,
the bulky size (depth-wise) pushes the monitor too far forward or
too close, which is causing me to have nearsighted vision and
destroying my farsighted vision.

Thanks but I'll decide whether to buy or not when/if
my video card dies. ;-)


"Dan" wrote in message
...
I would buy a new ATI graphics card. The ATI Radeon 9800 XT that I have is a
great card that works in Windows 98 Second Edition and is still even
supported in Windows Vista and runs about $70 on Ebay. It cost me over $100
when I bought it on Ebay but it is still going strong. Please make sure you
have a strong enough power supply for it. I would suggest at least 300
watts. Anyway, you have heard my thoughts on it Adam and please keep us
informed with your decision and let the 98 general newsgroup walk you through
any steps that you have difficulty with if you decide to buy a new graphics
card that works in Windows 98 Second Edition.


"Adam" wrote:

Thanks!

Yes, I believe that is the case but I can check again.
Also, I have tried ...
1) booting into safe mode with the suspected ATI video card
[which shows shower of bad pixel zoomed in]
2) using a different PCI video card instead
[no shower of bad pixel with a different PCI video card]
3) plug the monitor to another system (a laptop)
[no shower of bad pixel with another system so monitor is clear]

Everything seems to point to the suspected ATI video card.

FYI, when the factory fan was removed, I had to
clean off the old paste with rubbing alcohol before
applying new paste to attach the VGA cooler.
This was done as cautiously as possible but
it's only my first time removing/applying paste. So,
I'm not sure whether this might have caused the problem.


"Dan" wrote in message
news
Sure, I can ask. Please give me a few days. BTW, Adam, have you made
sure
that you do not have any loose connections and the dust is clear from your
machine as well as all the connections in the right place for your
computer,
right?


"Adam" wrote:

It's nice to have helpful friends. Like you, I'm not that
comfortable with taking hardware components apart to fix.
If it weren't for all the helpful friends on the newsgroups, internet,
etc.,
I would not have been able to put my own computer system together.
No way, no how.

Actually, the "after market heatsink" that I attached to
the GPU is a VGA cooler. I'm not sure what happened but
there's still a shower of bad pixels when I first boot up.
I see the bad pixels when the Windows logo is displayed.
But, after the system goes into Win98SE,
no more shower of bad pixels. Strange!
Wonder if your video expert friend, Jeff,
might know what the problem might be.



"Dan" wrote in message
...
My friend Jeff helped me replace a fan that was giving me a BIOS error
message and my system now works great. Jeff also helped me replace
burned
out LCD lights. I enjoy working with the software side but am still
too
limited on the hardware side because I am always concerned I will
break a
piece on the hardware side but software does break but it is just so
much
easier for me to work with because my hands on skills with computers
as
far
as the hardware side is not too great. I can change memory modules
and
graphics and sound cards and easy things like that but still need help
from
an expert when it comes to actually building my machine. It was nice
because
the fan replacement was fairly cheap and I think it was about $5-$10
dollars.


"Adam" wrote:

Yes, I like my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card very much also.
The only problem that I've had with it is the fan stopped working,
which I worked around with an after market heatsink combined with
blowing a small $10 fan into the open case.

My previous video card used to use an NVIDIA graphics chipset,
which left me with a bad after taste.

My AMD CPU system has served me well.
I might build an Intel CPU system one day.


"Dan" wrote in message
...
I bought a new LCD monitor not very long ago because the screen
size
on my
old CRT Optiquest Monitor kept getting smaller and smaller because
it
was
wearing out. I am happy with my current monitor and it is a
Viewsonic
monitor with a VGA connection. I was also considering a Samsung
monitor
but
decided not to go with DVI even though my graphics card could
support
it.
I
currently use an ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics card which I find to
be
really
awesome and do not want to change it until I have to in the
future.
Fortunately, most of the games coming out require ATI Radeon 9500
or
better
since ATI continues to support their graphics cards that are
Radeon
9500
and
better for games. I know Nvidia is the current leader but ever
since
the
failed update from a 3dfx graphics card to an Nvidia G-Force and
then
the
successful update from the 3dfx graphics card to the ATI Radeon
card,
I
have
been an ATI fan and have found their customer service to be
helpful to
me
as
well as their backwards compatibility. The thing is that I like
Intel
CPU's
better than AMD CPU's so I find the only way to keep me happy is
to
have a
fully customized machine that I suggest to everyone who enjoys
working
with
their computers(s).


"Adam" wrote:


"Franc Zabkar" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:13:30 -0700, "Adam"

put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Not sure what's the best newsgroup for this topic so here
goes
....

I'm thinking about replacing my ViewSonic P815 monitor from
CRT
to
LCD.

I'm assuming that you will attach your monitor to a Win98 box,
and
I'm
also assuming that your video card is not the latest and
greatest.

If so, then I'd be careful that any monitor I chose had a
native
resolution that was supported by my card.

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.


I have the following video card ...
- ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB 256-bit DDR 8x AGP

It should work fine with the dual LCD monitor setup, right?

BTW, in case you're wondering why I'm thinking about
replacing my beloved ViewSonic P815 CRT monitor,
the bulky size (depth-wise) pushes the monitor too far forward
or
too close, which is causing me to have nearsighted vision and
destroying my farsighted vision.

"Adam" wrote in
:

Thanks but I'll decide whether to buy or not when/if
my video card dies. ;-)

While you're at it, oh appreciative-of-helpful-suggestions-Adam,
why don't you try deciding how to achieve the oh-so-difficult
task of moving your computer desk/setup/monitor so it does not
cause you any problems?

(BTW, your monitor is NOT destroying your vision, nothing short
of prolonged direct XRay or 100% paint thinner or a sewing
needle "application" can actually HURT your eyes. You're just
getting old. Welcome to the club.)


--
Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the
votes decide everything.
- Josef Stalin

It is your choice of course.

"Adam" wrote:

Thanks but I'll decide whether to buy or not when/if
my video card dies. ;-)


"Dan" wrote in message
...
I would buy a new ATI graphics card. The ATI Radeon 9800 XT that I have is a
great card that works in Windows 98 Second Edition and is still even
supported in Windows Vista and runs about $70 on Ebay. It cost me over $100
when I bought it on Ebay but it is still going strong. Please make sure you
have a strong enough power supply for it. I would suggest at least 300
watts. Anyway, you have heard my thoughts on it Adam and please keep us
informed with your decision and let the 98 general newsgroup walk you through
any steps that you have difficulty with if you decide to buy a new graphics
card that works in Windows 98 Second Edition.


"Adam" wrote:

Thanks!

Yes, I believe that is the case but I can check again.
Also, I have tried ...
1) booting into safe mode with the suspected ATI video card
[which shows shower of bad pixel zoomed in]
2) using a different PCI video card instead
[no shower of bad pixel with a different PCI video card]
3) plug the monitor to another system (a laptop)
[no shower of bad pixel with another system so monitor is clear]

Everything seems to point to the suspected ATI video card.

FYI, when the factory fan was removed, I had to
clean off the old paste with rubbing alcohol before
applying new paste to attach the VGA cooler.
This was done as cautiously as possible but
it's only my first time removing/applying paste. So,
I'm not sure whether this might have caused the problem.


"Dan" wrote in message
news Sure, I can ask. Please give me a few days. BTW, Adam, have you made
sure
that you do not have any loose connections and the dust is clear from your
machine as well as all the connections in the right place for your
computer,
right?


"Adam" wrote:

It's nice to have helpful friends. Like you, I'm not that
comfortable with taking hardware components apart to fix.
If it weren't for all the helpful friends on the newsgroups, internet,
etc.,
I would not have been able to put my own computer system together.
No way, no how.

Actually, the "after market heatsink" that I attached to
the GPU is a VGA cooler. I'm not sure what happened but
there's still a shower of bad pixels when I first boot up.
I see the bad pixels when the Windows logo is displayed.
But, after the system goes into Win98SE,
no more shower of bad pixels. Strange!
Wonder if your video expert friend, Jeff,
might know what the problem might be.



"Dan" wrote in message
...
My friend Jeff helped me replace a fan that was giving me a BIOS error
message and my system now works great. Jeff also helped me replace
burned
out LCD lights. I enjoy working with the software side but am still
too
limited on the hardware side because I am always concerned I will
break a
piece on the hardware side but software does break but it is just so
much
easier for me to work with because my hands on skills with computers
as
far
as the hardware side is not too great. I can change memory modules
and
graphics and sound cards and easy things like that but still need help
from
an expert when it comes to actually building my machine. It was nice
because
the fan replacement was fairly cheap and I think it was about $5-$10
dollars.


"Adam" wrote:

Yes, I like my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card very much also.
The only problem that I've had with it is the fan stopped working,
which I worked around with an after market heatsink combined with
blowing a small $10 fan into the open case.

My previous video card used to use an NVIDIA graphics chipset,
which left me with a bad after taste.

My AMD CPU system has served me well.
I might build an Intel CPU system one day.


"Dan" wrote in message
...
I bought a new LCD monitor not very long ago because the screen
size
on my
old CRT Optiquest Monitor kept getting smaller and smaller because
it
was
wearing out. I am happy with my current monitor and it is a
Viewsonic
monitor with a VGA connection. I was also considering a Samsung
monitor
but
decided not to go with DVI even though my graphics card could
support
it.
I
currently use an ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics card which I find to
be
really
awesome and do not want to change it until I have to in the
future.
Fortunately, most of the games coming out require ATI Radeon 9500
or
better
since ATI continues to support their graphics cards that are
Radeon
9500
and
better for games. I know Nvidia is the current leader but ever
since
the
failed update from a 3dfx graphics card to an Nvidia G-Force and
then
the
successful update from the 3dfx graphics card to the ATI Radeon
card,
I
have
been an ATI fan and have found their customer service to be
helpful to
me
as
well as their backwards compatibility. The thing is that I like
Intel
CPU's
better than AMD CPU's so I find the only way to keep me happy is
to
have a
fully customized machine that I suggest to everyone who enjoys
working
with
their computers(s).


"Adam" wrote:


"Franc Zabkar" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:13:30 -0700, "Adam"

put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Not sure what's the best newsgroup for this topic so here
goes
....

I'm thinking about replacing my ViewSonic P815 monitor from
CRT
to
LCD.

I'm assuming that you will attach your monitor to a Win98 box,
and
I'm
also assuming that your video card is not the latest and
greatest.

If so, then I'd be careful that any monitor I chose had a
native
resolution that was supported by my card.

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.


I have the following video card ...
- ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB 256-bit DDR 8x AGP

It should work fine with the dual LCD monitor setup, right?

BTW, in case you're wondering why I'm thinking about
replacing my beloved ViewSonic P815 CRT monitor,
the bulky size (depth-wise) pushes the monitor too far forward
or
too close, which is causing me to have nearsighted vision and
destroying my farsighted vision.