Ok,when I recently opened bz2 after rolling back my gfx card to the right version for bz2,my monitor has been set by bz2 to 1280x960 or something,which royally messes my old monitor i'm having to use since my good one died in a thunderstorm.
Even if I change the resolution in the game options desktop,etc,it still stays on 1280x960,causing my monitor to make the most horrible of sounds because it really can't handle that resolution.
Oh yeah,I rolled back the card drivers because it was doing that,to see if it would do the proper resolution.
Before starting the game, right after you login go to options>>graphics and change the settings there, then quit bz2 and go back in, making sure the setting stuck first.
I like higher resolutions, but they mess up the up/down controlls, I liked when it moved the screen with the crosshairs, but it dosen't at higher resolutions...
Well,I found a work-around,appearently only resizing to 640x480 works...kinda.
And wow,monitors have tons of warning labels on the inside.
And I think they put the fuse in an intentionally horrible place where you barely reach,lol.
lol yeah those warning labels are there for a very good reason, especially if it's a CRT monitor. Those capacitors are deadly, even while it's unplugged.
Dunno about anyone else, but running mine at a higher res (which i do and always will) results in the moniter flicking to it but staying on the black "off" screen for about 15 seconds when entering any games, which is very annoying. I think it causes lag, not sure.
Most of them where about the screen imploding if cracked or whatnot... :-o
Hope I can get a monitor like my dad's 18-20 or so inch monitor 1280x800 or something+ resolutions with a couple hundred hertz refresh rate :-D
Quote from: Raven on April 01, 2006, 05:07:51 PM
Dunno about anyone else, but running mine at a higher res (which i do and always will) results in the moniter flicking to it but staying on the black "off" screen for about 15 seconds when entering any games, which is very annoying. I think it causes lag, not sure.
When I upgraded to better RAM that ddin't happen to me anymore.
I have 512 ram and now 3 ghz cpu, running it at 800x600 shouldnt be a bother, proble the sucky monitor :D. Not even tried 1024x768
Maybe it was the upgrade of the video driver..
It isn't the monitor I know that.
Wow this was a long time ago! I haven't read this board for ages :P
Im not sure if it is the drivers, after upgrading them, everything ran loads faster (games etc).
It's something todo with my pc anyway, I tested 1.2 and it does it, so its not a 1.3 problem.
Mayby my RAM has fried on me too :roll: wouldnt suprise me, I have terrible luck with this damn thing, always blowing up on me, both cards, CPU, I swear its mum "cleaning" when Im not here, time to investigate :evil: It costs me LOADS! :x
Use asusprobe to analyze your pc.
Axeminister
or get speedfan. never heard of that one since i dont browse much ill look it up and bookmark it.-asusprobe i just found out has a possiblility to cause a system driver problem. try sppedfan or Motherboard Monitor.
Man, I can't warn people enough. GET A GOOD SURGE PROTECTOR! Hell, I got the best available for what I had to spend. CompUSA had these UPS's on sale, so I picked one up and used a gift card I had been saving for just such an occasion. It not only keeps our network up during the rare blackout, but it cleans the incomming power to my PC and protects against surges, so I never have to worry about any of my PC components. People always think UPS's are expensive, but they arn't if you're a wise shopper and know how to find good deals. And by the way, UPS's are heavy so buying one online might not be such a great idea, because of shipping cost vs weight of the package. Just check your sunday paper. There are some great deals. I got this one about 50% off! You can even hook it up to a port on your PC so you can monitor the power supply, and you can tell it to do certain things during a black out through software. I don't remember the model number, but its an APC and this is a pic of it.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0001R05HA.01-A1NDBS7YGOPBD6.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Also, you can get a monitor REALLY cheap at www.PCMall.com (http://www.pcmall.com). Just find a monitor they have only one or two left of. What happens is their bosses tell them to get rid of it any way they can, so they can use the shelf space for a different or newer product that has a higher demand. So if you act really unsure about the price, they try and bullhoot you by telling you that they'll put it on their employee discount. :roll: So all you have to do, is find a model with one or two left in stock, then haggle and act really innocent about it. Works better if you get a younger girl to do it. ROFL The reason, is they want you to come back by giving you the nice guy routine. I bought a +$900 Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 900u 21" for only about $480 or so this way, and he also reduced the shipping charge. So between the monitor and the shipping, I paid about $500 for a $900 CRT monitor. LOL
i think thats a rip-off + its NOT A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE YOUR MODEM OR ROUTER PLUGGED INTO A SURGE PROTECTOR. Or so ive heard.
why?
Im guessing that it could backfire if the modem lines aren't also grounded.
That's a really good idea with the little girl :P
Quote from: General_Hoohah on May 08, 2006, 06:04:14 PMbut it cleans the incomming power
:-o How... I, I wasn't aware that electricity had the capacity to be dirty... Could you elaborate on that?
Quote from: APCs r evil on May 08, 2006, 08:54:22 PM
Quote from: General_Hoohah on May 08, 2006, 06:04:14 PMbut it cleans the incomming power
:-o How... I, I wasn't aware that electricity had the capacity to be dirty... Could you elaborate on that?
Yep, The "dirt" is mini voltage spikes. What the UPS does is "clean up" those little spikes that over time inflict damage to IC chips by regulating the power with a tighter "clamp" than the utility companies use.
Exactly :) If you look at it on a graph, it looks like static on a sound file.
Back when I bought that monitor, that’s what it was worth new, back then. This was about 6 or 7 years ago, but you can still haggle stuff down at that place. :D
And, I’m leaving the router and modem plugged in. It beats the hell out of having to call Comcast to resynchronize them every time there’s a power outage, and we get lots of lightning storms here where I live. Its also good for emergencies. If something happened (we have a nuclear power plant here, and we get tornados) and lost the power, and something was really wrong, we could check the internet for local emergency updates with the laptop. :)
I just realised, it's kinda funny that "APCs r evil" might just have to actually GET an APC. :-D
Quote from: .:.HMR.:.squirrel-Cmd on May 08, 2006, 07:22:10 PM
why?
It interferes with the signal. Depending on what type you get also matters.
Um... Comcast AND Linksys both said it was a good idea. Maybe thats just an issue with older technology? This set up is state of the art.
Quote from: GENERAL MANSON* on May 09, 2006, 03:17:15 PM
It interferes with the signal. Depending on what type you get also matters.
That's sort of correct. I'm in the telecommunications industry - work for a large manufacturer of physical layer equipment, and am an RCDD.
Whenever we design the cable plant structure for a new building, if budget permits, ALL incoming POTS lines (Plain Old Telephone Service) are both properly grounded and run through solid-state protectors. Further, all active electronics (routers, switches, etc.) are ALWAYS run via UPS. Most folks never know this, because most folks never venture into Telecom Rooms (a.k.a. wiring closets). Also, many buildings are built on a shoe-string budget, so quite often the first things that are considered optional and are quickly axed are things like UPS's and protectors.
In short - it's NOT the type that matters, it's the quality. There are hootty protectors, and hootty UPS's..lots of 'em. For UPS's I'd recommend APC, and some models of Belkin. One other thing that can cause issues like described previously - connecting a power strip to a UPS. Never, ever do that. You may as well just throw away the UPS. It eliminates the ability of the UPS to learn the properties of the incoming and outgoing power, which also eliminates the ability of the UPS to use the proper clamping voltage(s) in event of surge/spike.
Further - be aware that protectors, power strips, and UPS's all have finite life cycles. They wear out, and when they do they're simply expensive (or not-so-expensive) paperweights. I suspect that when you say "interferes with the signal" it's actually because the unit is past it's rated life-cycle, or is/was crap to begin with.
And a final thought - if you think you need a new UPS - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't pitch the old one out with the trash. Call a recycling center or the manufacturer to determine the best way to dispose of it properly. Like other computer parts, UPS's are full of heavy metals and really nasty hoot that leaches down through soil and gets into the water supply. Many of these metals are never tested-for by local health authorities until strange maladies begin to occur that cause them to begin testing. And by then it's too late.
Another thought that's kinda related on power strips. If you notice glitches or pixellation in your cable TV signal, and the company has already looked at it and said they found no problems, and you plug your cable into a power strip before it goes to your TV - try direct-connecting without the power strip. The problem will often go away. Why? Crappy power strip, or power strip that is past it's recommended life cycle.
Matter of fact, some cable companies have listed exactly that in their "book of solutions" (that binder that the guy in India to whom the Help Desk troubleshooting job has been outsourced and is useless without). "Do you have your cable plugged into a power strip?"  "Yes" "Please unplug it from the power strip and plug it directly into your television or cable modem"  "We cannot be held responsible for problems originating from non-recommended equipment."
And some of 'em actually have the balls to send you a bill if the strip proves to be the problem.
Kind of sad on how many people don't even have a recycling bin. Even worse to know that many people don't even know thier recycling center's number. What's even more worsier (spelled wrong on purpose) is that most people don't even know they have a recycling center :(
Especially when 75% of the stuff we throw out is 100% or over 50% recyclable....sigh...
Easiest way would be to subsidise recycling, but that would require it to first be availiable to everyone.
Agreed, however - gotta come up with a structure that avoids the easy temptation of corruption and abuse of the system. When I used to live in Florida, there was a recycling center in south FL that was subsidized by the county. Somebody did an audit, and they found that the money the county had paid the center was far more than the center's own records showed that they had taken in in recyclables. The owner made hundreds of thousands of dollars, and only got a slap on the hand as punishment. Some sort of fine as I recall.
Even worse - get this - that site was found to be a source of groundwater contamination. Leaking barrels of solvents were found "out back" of their offices - evidently they didn't want to spend the money to ship the used solvents to an incinerator facility, so just piled 'em up in the brush behind the building. The GOVERNMENT would have paid the incineration fees - all this place had to pay for was the shipping - but that would have prevented the owner from installing those new lacquered mahogany rails on his yacht.