Windows 7?

[DRG]

Thanks Helge. Hopefully this will help those having problems

Don

[dwinings]

I have found a very simple solution to my Windows 7 full screen mode problem. Before I start the game I change to the refresh rate for my monitor from 59 Hertz to 60 Hertz. After the game closes, the refresh rate goes back to 59 so I have to do it every time I start the game, but it works every time. I do not have to set the game to Windows XP compatibility or make any other changes in my system.

System Info:
OS: Windows 7
Graphics Card: Nvidia 9800GT
Monitor: AOC 2019Vwal LCD


Dan

[DRG]

Interesting. What problems show up when you don't make this change ??

Do you still need to shut off the intro screen ??

Don

[dwinings]

Originally Posted by DRG

Interesting. What problems show up when you don't make this change ??

Do you still need to shut off the intro screen ??

Don

I get the garbled screen shown earlier in the thread and no I don't need to make any other changes.

[DRG]

What inspired trying a change in the refresh rate ?

Don

[dwinings]

Originally Posted by DRG

What inspired trying a change in the refresh rate ?

Don

I have an old Sony Mulitscan 200sx CRT monitor that has non-standard refresh rates, normally for windows it isn't a problem, however for linux I have to manually edit the xorg.conf to the correct refresh rates or I get garbled video with the nvidia drivers, so I thought I would give it shot and it worked. Nothing else worked.

[Imp]

Sorry to jump in but laugh if that solves it, no longer have installed or would test perhaps someone else could, also higher refresh rate like 70Htz if supported.
A question I assume you are set to display at 60 not 59HTz, if so wonder if there is a glitch in Win 7 causing this, doubt very much its the graphic card perhaps someone should tell microsoft

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by Imp

Sorry to jump in but laugh if that solves it, no longer have installed or would test perhaps someone else could, also higher refresh rate like 70Htz if supported.
A question I assume you are set to display at 60 not 59HTz, if so wonder if there is a glitch in Win 7 causing this, doubt very much its the graphic card perhaps someone should tell microsoft

59hz is certainly not any frequency I have seen ever.

LCD monitors have a typical refresh rate of 60hz, some with a 70hz option.

59hz - could be because you have a hardware problem of some sort perhaps, like a dodgy or over-strained power brick perhaps, or video card not seated properly?

Andy

[dwinings]

Originally Posted by Mobhack

59hz is certainly not any frequency I have seen ever.

LCD monitors have a typical refresh rate of 60hz, some with a 70hz option.

59hz - could be because you have a hardware problem of some sort perhaps, like a dodgy or over-strained power brick perhaps, or video card not seated properly?

Andy

actually most monitors have a wide range of refresh rates.
From the AOC website the refresh rate for my monitor are:
Scanning Frequency Horizontal: 30K~81KHz
Vertical: 55~75 Hz

so 59 Hz is well within it's operating range.

[Mobhack]

True, but the windows settings on any LCD monitors I have seen these days only ever gave 60hz (default) and 70Hz.

Now, the good old CRT monitors were a different beast entirely, and you were offered some strange rates, e.g. the larger pixel resolutions available, but at some very low and interlaced mode. (Those sort of "swam" in front of my eyes, and caused eye strain in a very short time). With CRT, it was a case of finding the largest pixel size that supported a rock-steady (75hz?) refresh rate.

Andy