Off Topic - LCD Monitor Troubles HELP !

"Bob" wrote in message
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"Reggie Hillier" wrote in message
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Got my 8800 GTX and decided to buy an Acer 26" widescreen lcd monitor
(AL2616W).
Trouble is that there are no drivers on the cd that came with it. I
called ACER and they
couldn't help me. XP shows it as plug ans play . I can't get the native
resolution of 1920x1600
without some of the picture being off of the screen. Anyone out there
have this monitor and
somehow have drivers for it ? Thanks !

Try the driver for the 24"...it's the AL 2416 and there are drivers for
that one and should work on yours, just change drivers manually. I have
one and it runs native in the same resolution as the 26" -1920x1200.
Bob


It sounds like you have it connected via analog. A monitor this large
should
be using DVI.

Thanks Bob but I already tried that.
Any chance it could be something in the Nvidia drivers for the 8800 that is
not
allowing it to properly display 1920x1200 ?

"Bob" wrote in message
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"Reggie Hillier" wrote in message
news:A9Jch.15676$YV4.8694@edtnps89...
Got my 8800 GTX and decided to buy an Acer 26" widescreen lcd monitor
(AL2616W).
Trouble is that there are no drivers on the cd that came with it. I
called ACER and they
couldn't help me. XP shows it as plug ans play . I can't get the native
resolution of 1920x1600
without some of the picture being off of the screen. Anyone out there
have this monitor and
somehow have drivers for it ? Thanks !

Try the driver for the 24"...it's the AL 2416 and there are drivers for
that one and should work on yours, just change drivers manually. I have
one and it runs native in the same resolution as the 26" -1920x1200.
Bob

It is connected using DVI.
Thanks.

It sounds like you have it connected via analog. A monitor this large
should
be using DVI.

I found out the problem. It is the drivers for the 8800.
I installed the monitor on my other comp which has an X800 GTO
in it and it scales it perfectly at 1920x1200. I talked to EVGA tech support
and they want
me to email them the specs on the Acer so they can contact Nvidia with the
problem.


"Reggie Hillier" wrote in message
news:A9Jch.15676$YV4.8694@edtnps89...
Got my 8800 GTX and decided to buy an Acer 26" widescreen lcd monitor
(AL2616W).
Trouble is that there are no drivers on the cd that came with it. I
called ACER and they
couldn't help me. XP shows it as plug ans play . I can't get the native
resolution of 1920x1600
without some of the picture being off of the screen. Anyone out there have
this monitor and
somehow have drivers for it ? Thanks !