GPL screen size - Fix (affects all games) read

This was a problem that affected me with several games and yes, the fix ended up changing "optimal" to "adapter default" under the refresh rates for your monitor Start-----> Settings------> Control Panel ----> Display ----> Settings tab----> Advanced button ----> Adapter tab -----> then change "refresh rates" to 60 and keep going higher til your moniter can't support it anymore or change to " adapter default" the higher the number you can achieve, the easier your monitor will be on your eyes Don't use "Optimal" Hope this helps someone Mike Lewis

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> then change "refresh rates" to 60 and keep going higher til your > moniter can't support it anymore or change to " adapter default" > the higher the number you can achieve, the easier your monitor will be > on your eyes > Don't use "Optimal"

"Adapter Default" is often a very low refresh rate unsuitable for viewing. I have a Dell badged 17" Trinitron with a Voodoo3 3000 and the adapter default setting looks to be less than 60 Hz. I was forced to use this setting for games that had 640x480 screens due to "Out of Scan Range" errors until I updated Dell's monitor drivers. The flicker was VERY noticeable. On the other hand, "Optimal" appears to be over 80 Herz and looks great on the monitor. Your best bet is to look at your monitor manual and see what refresh rates are supported / recommended for the various screen resolutions. Try them and see which looks best for you. Dave -- ***************************************************** David A. Ewing *****************************************************

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>> then change "refresh rates" to 60 and keep going higher til your >> moniter can't support it anymore or change to " adapter default" >> the higher the number you can achieve, the easier your monitor will be >> on your eyes >> Don't use "Optimal" >"Adapter Default" is often a very low refresh rate unsuitable for >viewing. I have a Dell badged 17" Trinitron with a Voodoo3 3000 and the >adapter default setting looks to be less than 60 Hz. I was forced to use >this setting for games that had 640x480 screens due to "Out of Scan >Range" errors until I updated Dell's monitor drivers. The flicker was >VERY noticeable. On the other hand, "Optimal" appears to be over 80 Herz >and looks great on the monitor.

Funny, I made the opposite observation: with a V3 2000, attached to a no name 15" screen, I had used the 'optimal' setting thinking it was - well - optimal. In another group, somebody suggested the same thing Zep said, so I gave the 'adapter default' setting a try. It *seems* to be much better in GPL than the optimal setting. Having no hard data to back this up, it could be a placebo effect, however. If you can enter refresh rates manually, that is. I have the options 'optimal', 'adapter default' and '60 Hz' in the pull down menu... -- Wolfgang Preiss \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome.

<snip> I have a V3 3000 and 19'' Nokia, so I never had any probs regarding refresh rates (I run GPL at 120Hz or so). But for changing refresh rates manually, try the Voodoo 3 Overclocker. I found it at http://www.3dfiles.com/utility/voodoo3overclocker.shtml Besides allowing of overclocking the V3, you can toggle VSync and set a couple of refresh rates for all resolutions individually. Peter Vienna, Austria