how stupid am i?

[zak_swan]

i was only getting sound out of one of my speakers, so i thought well they are nearly 10 years old they've had a good innings.
so i went out and bought ozaki speakers, plugged them in and exactly same problem! hmmm i thought must be sound card, but then thought might be bloody xp messing it up and sure enough it was, it had messed up balance. thanks bill gates u cost me £45!
but my son is quiet happy he has old speakers and they're working fine.
are ozaki speakers any good? what's this sub woofer thing?
also can someone help? my bloody screen seems to be kind of wobbling, u know shimmering, i've checked leads and they seem ok, don't tell me i need a monitor too!

[Capmaster]

Sounds like the problem in this case resided betwixt the keyboard and the chair

At least you found and fixed the problem.

Try bumping up your vertical refresh rate in the graphics advanced settings. Try to keep it above 75 Hz.

[zak_swan]

read up about jittering and found the problem, it's my new f*ckin speakers!!
now i'm wondering if i should give my son new speakers and take old ones back!
what good are speakers if u can't have them beside monitor?
is there something i can do apart from place them away from monitor?

[zak_swan]

bumped refresh up to 85 and seems to be ok now. thanks capmaster

[Capmaster]

bumped refresh up to 85 and seems to be ok now. thanks capmaster

No problem.
85 Hz ought to look like a sheet of paper. Sweet

[zak_swan]

if i uncheck the "hide modes that this monitor cannot display" it offers higher refresh rates.
how risky would it be to bump it up to 100 Hertz? not that i need to i'm just curious.

[thecoalman]

Don't at the very least it will shorten the life of the monitor. Worst case is the monitor will start smoking catch on fire and burn your house down Besides you won't see much of a difference if any.

[zak_swan]

ok thanks guys

[Capmaster]

Don't at the very least it will shorten the life of the monitor. Worst case is the monitor will start smoking catch on fire and burn your house down Besides you won't see much of a difference if any.

Agree. The law of diminishing returns kicks in above about 80 or 85. The point is to get away from the dreaded 60 (in the US) where, if you have fluorescent lights in the room, your monitor refresh frequency will heterodyne against the fluorescent light frequency, and you'll see the difference of the two as a flicker. 80 or 85 is plenty safe.

[Jayhawk]

Obviously the speaker are not "video shielded". You could try moving them slightly farther from the monitor.

[bazooka]

You should never ask how stupid you are.

That set's you up for an answer you would not like.

We all make mistakes, but don't berate yourself and call yourself stupid.

It is important to maintain a positive image of yourself.

[Cobra]

bazooka is right.

Check out my recent blunder - it's the very definition of "silly mistake":

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=237642

Cobra

[zak_swan]

bazooka i'm scottish must have different sense of humour from u.
where i come from a source of humour can involve laughing at yourself.
it set me up for an answer which i recieved very promptly.
we all make mistakes, as long as we only make them one time.
i have a positive image of myself, i speak the most cr@p on here, an accolade of which i'm proud of.
good night and god bless

[Cobra]

Whereabouts in Scotland are you from? I am also Scottish - Edinburgh.

bazooka was just being friendly.

[zak_swan]

i'm from glasgow.
i know bazooka was just being friendly, i was just being drunk and perchance stoned.

[Craig Tucker]

Pretty damn stupid

[zak_swan]

pml just read about your blunder cobra.
i'm amazed u even owned up to that.
still it's not as bad as me forgetting to put paste on my new cpu

[Cobra]

If you knew me, you wouldn't be amazed. I own up to everything.

[SIRCOOKS]

very stupid