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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:52:46 +1000, "Simon" <simon yeah dot com>
wrote:

>I am running the latest drivers for my onboard  NVidia GPU and BenQ FP731
>LCD screen, however I cannot run at 32-bit colour at 1280x1024. To get that
>colour depth I have to drop to the non-native 1024x768 resolution. Are there
>any solutions out there??
>

First check the amount of video memory allocated to the display
in the bios setup...  increase that if necessary.

Check the BenQ monitor's INF file to confirm that it lists the
desired mode.  If it does, try changing the driver in display
properties, if already appearing set correctly then try different
monitor like Plug-n-play then set back to the BenQ.

If you're using Detonator 5x.x or 6x.x series driver you might
try 4x.x series.

It sounds like your on-board graphics chip, which are always underpowered
but cheap, does not have the capability of running that resolution at that
color depth.  You would need to get an AGP video card for your system and
give up the weak on-board graphics.  IF your motherboard even HAS an AGP
slot. Better check first.

-- 
DaveW



"Simon" <simon yeah dot com> wrote in message
news:40ffd4a2$0$6790$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> I am running the latest drivers for my onboard  NVidia GPU and BenQ FP731
> LCD screen, however I cannot run at 32-bit colour at 1280x1024. To get
that
> colour depth I have to drop to the non-native 1024x768 resolution. Are
there
> any solutions out there??
>
>

DaveW wrote:
> It sounds like your on-board graphics chip, which are always
> underpowered but cheap, does not have the capability of running that
> resolution at that color depth.  You would need to get an AGP video
> card for your system and give up the weak on-board graphics.  IF your
> motherboard even HAS an AGP slot. Better check first.

I haven't seen an nVidia chipset board yet that doesn't have an AGP slot.
--
~misfit~

> "Simon" <simon yeah dot com> wrote in message
> news:40ffd4a2$0$6790$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>> I am running the latest drivers for my onboard  NVidia GPU and BenQ
>> FP731 LCD screen, however I cannot run at 32-bit colour at
>> 1280x1024. To get that colour depth I have to drop to the non-native
>> 1024x768 resolution. Are there any solutions out there??

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:01:05 GMT, "DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote:

>It sounds like your on-board graphics chip, which are always underpowered
>but cheap, does not have the capability of running that resolution at that
>color depth.  You would need to get an AGP video card for your system and
>give up the weak on-board graphics.  IF your motherboard even HAS an AGP
>slot. Better check first.

Any semi-modern integrated graphics can do that resolution and
color depth fine.  In fact there is no issue of underpowered nor
cheap involved, it's all a matter of a configuration problem that
could occur with any display adapter, OR a bios setting for
amount of memory allocated to the video (frame buffer).

I have a BenQ 737s, but can't see the difference between 16bit and 32bit my
LCD monitor!!
May be my eyes something wrong!!

"GraB" <grab@nothing.co.nz> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:52:46 +1000, "Simon" <simon yeah dot com>
> wrote:
>
> >I am running the latest drivers for my onboard  NVidia GPU and BenQ FP731
> >LCD screen, however I cannot run at 32-bit colour at 1280x1024. To get
that
> >colour depth I have to drop to the non-native 1024x768 resolution. Are
there
> >any solutions out there??
> >
> Not having an LCD monitor myself I have to ask:  can you see the
> difference between 16bit and 32bit colour on an LCD monitor?  I can't
> pick it on a CRT monitor.

In article <4100d997$0$25458$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, 
jacksonluk@optusnet.com.au says...
> I have a BenQ 737s, but can't see the difference between 16bit and 32bit my
> LCD monitor!!
> May be my eyes something wrong!!

There is practically no difference at all between 24 bit and 32 bit. The 
step from 16 bit to 24 bit is still significant, but you are extremely 
unlikely to notice it when viewing screens made up of only a relatively 
small number of different colours in solid blocks. The difference should 
be more noticeable when looking at photos which have a wide range of 
colours in them.

Oh, you can notice it!! Especially in gradients.

I put an AGP card in and its going beaut. Color depth is much, much better.

Thanks for the advice.

"PC" <jacksonluk@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> I have a BenQ 737s, but can't see the difference between 16bit and 32bit
my
> LCD monitor!!
> May be my eyes something wrong!!
>
> "GraB" <grab@nothing.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:n721g09ime7gi1vt49p7dmtkhl5q7u3pue@4ax.com...
> > On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:52:46 +1000, "Simon" <simon yeah dot com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I am running the latest drivers for my onboard  NVidia GPU and BenQ
FP731
> > >LCD screen, however I cannot run at 32-bit colour at 1280x1024. To get
> that
> > >colour depth I have to drop to the non-native 1024x768 resolution. Are
> there
> > >any solutions out there??
> > >
> > Not having an LCD monitor myself I have to ask:  can you see the
> > difference between 16bit and 32bit colour on an LCD monitor?  I can't
> > pick it on a CRT monitor.
>
>

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 23:04:03 +1000, "Simon" <simon yeah dot com>
wrote:

>Oh, you can notice it!! Especially in gradients.
>
>I put an AGP card in and its going beaut. Color depth is much, much better.
>
>Thanks for the advice.

If you're happy, fine, but there is no need for an AGP card
merely to get 24 - 32 bpp @ 1280x 1024.   Even an old 8MB
integrated video can do that.