Faded Screen Resolution on moniter

[ibizaboy]

Have just turned computer on & the screen appears washed out. Ive tried adjusting contrast and brightness but makes no difference. Looks as though its missing a colour ??? Any ideas please.

[Buenchico]

Have you checked that the lead, connecting the monitor to the computer is properly plugged-in at both ends? (If one pin isn't making a good connection you can lose a colour).

If you need a test card, go here:
http://reeddesign.co.uk/testcard.htm

[ibizaboy]

Thanks Buenchico, Having tried the test card, the main primary & secondary colours are fine but when it shades from black to white we only read 0-7 not 10. It appears that the 6 shade has a pinky hue.

[Buenchico]

Has your monitor got a button which resets all of the defaults? (Most modern monitors have one). (If you're not sure, please state the make and model and I'll try to track down the information for you)

[ibizaboy]

Have tried default option.......no joy. Will try another monitor tomorrow. Thanks for your time & help.

[Buenchico]

If you get the same result with another monitor, you might need to adjust the video driver settings. The route to getting at them will vary slightly depending upon your version of Windows and the graphics driver which you've got but here's how I get to mine:

Start > Settings > Control Panel
Double-click 'Display'
Click 'Settings' (tab)
Click 'Advanced'
Click 'Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver' (tab) - look for something roughly similar on your PC.
Click 'Graphics Properties'
Click 'Display Settings'
Click 'Advanced Settings'
Using the 'Basic' and 'Colour tabs, adjust the sliders to get the image you desire
Click the 'Close' (X) button.
Click 'Apply'
Click 'OK' in each box as you get back to your desktop.

Chris

[ibizaboy]

thankyou chris.! done exactly as you suggested. all is back to normal and the test card now reads to 9 rather than 6. once again thanks for your considerate help. ian