i6000d 'horrendous' monitor problem solved (videos!)

If you recall from my previous threads, my i6000d came with a horrible light leakage and contrast problem (see this video: http://antosdesigns.com/dell/dell_light_6000.mpg)

Anyways, after receiving the THIRD monitor replacement, I was finally marginally satisfied because the monitor didn't have the contrast problem, yet had the problem with the light leakage and a new problem--extremely fuzzy text compared to all the other monitors and my i8600c's WSXGA+.

Anyways, I updated my drivers and noticed that my resolution meter was going HIGHER than 1680x1050. WTF!? So I bumped up the resolution and it actually RAN 1920x1200 resolution without any fuss. The screen cleared up! The text was 50000% clearer to read and the light leakage was dramatically reduced.

EDIT: Did a mod edit my post or something? Some of my post is missing!
--> I had this with it:::: The idiots at Dell gave me a WUXGA replacement instead of my WSXGA replacement! LOL! I basically saved $50 and got a superior monitor. I deserved this shit though--after all the problems Dell put me through.

Here's the video for the WUXGA in monitor in 1920x1200 resolution: http://antosdesigns.com/dell/UPDATED_%232._WUXGA.AVI
Here it is again in 1680x1050 res: http://antosdesigns.com/dell/UPDATED_i6000d_light.AVI


Moral of the story: Get the 1920x1200. The text isn't THAT small as people make it out to be. I was scared of it before I actually ran it. Now I'll never go back.

Well, it's just the ATi 5.13 drivers + Radlinker.

I was using Omega's 5.12 ATi-version drivers and while it was showing that resolution, it didn't actually boot to it! I upgraded to 5.13 to see if that would fix my "black screen" problem.

Huh? The computer?

How is light leakage and a brightness + contrast problem (both of which were fixed with a new monitor) NOT a monitor problem??

96 (standard)

I've got horrible nearvision with contacts correction (-3.75).

It doesn't get blurry at all. On the contrary, I actually welcome the increase in res.

Anything greater than this though would be too small, lol.

8600 and yea it is.

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...r/1075585422/1

RadLinker is tweaker/linker for ATI Radeon based graphics cards. It allows you to create a "RadLink", a special kind of shell link (a.k.a. shortcut) to your games/programs that allows you to change it's individual settings. A RadLink will look and act just like a normal shortcut except it's property settings can be custom tailored for your video settings. It also allows you to create custom profles for your normal shortcuts or .exe files.