# Screen Contrast / Brightness Issues! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 4, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382 "2004-08-04T23:24:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SeiferTim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/seifertim/32/188_2.png) [@SeiferTim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SeiferTim)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382/1 "2004-08-04T23:24:28Z")
Okay, so fo some reason, my monitor is displaying everything wierd. This has been going on since I first got my monitor, and I don’t know how to fix it… Nothing looks _right_, everything is off… I have a geForce 4200, and I’ve tried adjusting the color settings in it, but nothing looks right… either everything is to dark, or to light, or something… Any suggestions? I’ve tried doing everything I can think of to make it look right, but it still is off… ---
**Author:** ![grinch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@grinch](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grinch)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382/2 "2004-08-04T23:26:24Z")
Whoa, Haven’t seen you in a while Tim!!! Well, first thing, have you tried updating your drivers? ---
**Author:** ![Maxtr0sity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maxtr0sity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maxtr0sity)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382/3 "2004-08-05T00:31:46Z")
Try StarStorm drivers if those fail. [http://guru3d.gatewoodhosting.com/starstorm/StarStorm5672-X.exe](http://guru3d.gatewoodhosting.com/starstorm/StarStorm5672-X.exe) ---
**Author:** ![SeiferTim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/seifertim/32/188_2.png) [@SeiferTim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SeiferTim)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382/4 "2004-08-05T12:53:57Z")
Drivers updated frequently… I’ll check that link out, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![SeiferTim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/seifertim/32/188_2.png) [@SeiferTim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SeiferTim)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382/5 "2004-08-05T15:25:35Z")
I tried the drivers, and played with the settings, but everything is still “off”… I’m lost… I have the color settings for the graphics card all set to default… if I change _anything_ it makes the white grey, or the black grey… :😛 Any other suggestions? What’s odd, is that my monitor Brightness/Contrast are both at 100, but everything just seems darker than it should be… ---
**Author:** ![Maxtr0sity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maxtr0sity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maxtr0sity)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382/6 "2004-08-05T15:28:38Z")
Clean all the connectors, dust kills. ---
**Author:** ![Yeldarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382/7 "2004-08-05T15:49:05Z")
What kind of monitor is it? ---
**Author:** ![SeiferTim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/seifertim/32/188_2.png) [@SeiferTim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SeiferTim)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382/8 "2004-08-05T15:55:50Z")
ADI microscan… whatever that is… Just your standard non-flatscreen monitor. Resolution at 1600 X 1200 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382/9 "2004-08-05T16:15:29Z")
hold old is the monitor? running on 100 and 100 is not a good idea…it tends to burn monitors out more quickly, not to mention your eyes. ---
**Author:** ![SeiferTim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/seifertim/32/188_2.png) [@SeiferTim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SeiferTim)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-contrast-brightness-issues/118382/10 "2004-08-05T16:52:55Z")
Er… dunno… I’ve had it for about 2 - 2 1/2 years… but it’s second-hand…