Blocks of error whilst playing DVD

[kaka_uet]

Hi,

I've recently upgraded my CRT monitor to Toshiba's Tekbright 60A
(bought it off a friend), however there seems to be a bit of a problem
when playing DVDs on it now. The picture tends to break up into
multi-coloured blocks momentarily, then recovers and works fine, and
then again it has bits of those multi-coloured bricks popping up again.
And this continues pretty much throughout the DVD run. Watching a
movie is literally becoming a nightmare with this problem.

OS : Windows 98
The very same DVDs played fine with the CRT monitor, the only thing
thats changed is the monitor! And apparently Toshiba has stopped
manufacturing any more of these models (i.e. Tekbright 60A).

Will appreciate any advice I can get.

Thanks.

[Rob Hemmings]

Post by kaka_uet
Hi,
I've recently upgraded my CRT monitor to Toshiba's Tekbright 60A
(bought it off a friend), however there seems to be a bit of a problem
when playing DVDs on it now. The picture tends to break up into
multi-coloured blocks momentarily, then recovers and works fine, and
then again it has bits of those multi-coloured bricks popping up again.
And this continues pretty much throughout the DVD run. Watching a
movie is literally becoming a nightmare with this problem.
OS : Windows 98
The very same DVDs played fine with the CRT monitor, the only thing
thats changed is the monitor! And apparently Toshiba has stopped
manufacturing any more of these models (i.e. Tekbright 60A).
Will appreciate any advice I can get.

Do you still have the old CRT or can borrow one to test further?
The reason I suggest that, is it's possible (although unlikely) that
something else has a developed a problem (I'm thinking of your
graphics card or DVD drive.)
Also, is it only when playing DVDs, or does it do this when
running (say) any games you may have?
HTH

[kaka_uet]

Have gotten rid of the old CRT, and won't be able to get my hands on
another one. Haven't got any games either. Though I am reasonably
sure that the DVD drive was working fine a day before I replaced the
monitor. Could it be that I just need some latest drivers for the
monitor, or play around with the refresh rate on the display?

Thanks

Post by Rob Hemmings
Do you still have the old CRT or can borrow one to test further?
The reason I suggest that, is it's possible (although unlikely) that
something else has a developed a problem (I'm thinking of your
graphics card or DVD drive.)
Also, is it only when playing DVDs, or does it do this when
running (say) any games you may have?
HTH
--
Rob

[Rob Hemmings]

Post by kaka_uet
Have gotten rid of the old CRT, and won't be able to get my hands on
another one. Haven't got any games either. Though I am reasonably
sure that the DVD drive was working fine a day before I replaced the
monitor. Could it be that I just need some latest drivers for the
monitor, or play around with the refresh rate on the display?

Worth a try. I had to set refresh rate on some AG Neovo
17" TFTs to 60Hz to avoid a weird ripple effect at 70Hz
even though they are supposed to support both rates.
Most TFTs need to be run at 60 or 70Hz and native resolution
(usually 1280x1024 these days). I'd definitely install the latest
monitor driver for your particular model as this should stop
it being set to unsupported rates (which can happen if you
use standard windows a plug&play monitor driver.)
HTH

[kaka_uet]

No I am afraid so I did not install the monitor, it was mainly plug &
play, as didn't have any supporting software with the monitor. I know
this is probably a silly thing to ask, but would it be possible to find
out where can I download the latest monitor drivers for Toshiba's
Tekbright 60A, and moreso once downloaded, how to go about
installing/updating those drivers.

Thanks

Post by Rob Hemmings
Worth a try. I had to set refresh rate on some AG Neovo
17" TFTs to 60Hz to avoid a weird ripple effect at 70Hz
even though they are supposed to support both rates.
Most TFTs need to be run at 60 or 70Hz and native resolution
(usually 1280x1024 these days). I'd definitely install the latest
monitor driver for your particular model as this should stop
it being set to unsupported rates (which can happen if you
use standard windows a plug&play monitor driver.)
HTH
--
Rob
Presume you installed the monitor, not just plugged
it in?
Jock.

[Jock.]

Post by kaka_uet
Have gotten rid of the old CRT, and won't be able to get my hands on
another one. Haven't got any games either. Though I am reasonably
sure that the DVD drive was working fine a day before I replaced the
monitor. Could it be that I just need some latest drivers for the
monitor, or play around with the refresh rate on the display?

Presume you installed the monitor, not just plugged
it in?

Jock.

[kaka_uet]

No I am afraid so I did not install the monitor, it was mainly plug &
play, as didn't have any supporting software with the monitor. I know
this is probably a silly thing to ask, but would it be possible to find

out where can I download the latest monitor drivers for Toshiba's
Tekbright 60A, and moreso once downloaded, how to go about
installing/updating those drivers.


Thanks

[John Fryatt]

Post by kaka_uet
No I am afraid so I did not install the monitor, it was mainly plug &
play, as didn't have any supporting software with the monitor. I know
this is probably a silly thing to ask, but would it be possible to find
out where can I download the latest monitor drivers for Toshiba's
Tekbright 60A, and moreso once downloaded, how to go about
installing/updating those drivers.

http://members.driverguide.com/list/company1066/page16/

Google is good for things like this. ;-)

It will either have it's own install routine that handles everything, or
you unpack the downloaded file, go to Device Manager, select the monitor
and say Update Driver. Follow the dialog boxes and tell Windows to look
wherever the downloaded files are.

(Sorry, that's in XP. but 98 is similar)

[Jock.]

Post by John Fryatt

Post by kaka_uet
No I am afraid so I did not install the monitor, it was mainly plug &
play, as didn't have any supporting software with the monitor. I know
this is probably a silly thing to ask, but would it be possible to find
out where can I download the latest monitor drivers for Toshiba's
Tekbright 60A, and moreso once downloaded, how to go about
installing/updating those drivers.

http://members.driverguide.com/list/company1066/page16/
Google is good for things like this. ;-)
It will either have it's own install routine that handles everything, or
you unpack the downloaded file, go to Device Manager, select the monitor
and say Update Driver. Follow the dialog boxes and tell Windows to look
wherever the downloaded files are.
(Sorry, that's in XP. but 98 is similar)

There you are! Good luck with it.

Jock.

[kaka_uet]

I did try this, and also played around with the refresh rate, but to no
avail !

Thanks to everyone for all their advice.

Post by John Fryatt
http://members.driverguide.com/list/company1066/page16/
Google is good for things like this. ;-)
It will either have it's own install routine that handles everything, or
you unpack the downloaded file, go to Device Manager, select the monitor
and say Update Driver. Follow the dialog boxes and tell Windows to look
wherever the downloaded files are.
(Sorry, that's in XP. but 98 is similar)

[Buffalo]

Find the latest VIDEO drivers for your VIDEO ADAPTER (card) and then set it
up.
Perhaps go to the Toshiba website and use their troubleshooting or FAQ
(frequently asked questions) section, or whatever they offer (forum?).