NVIDIA Brightness issue

[AvayaHelp]

First what I have:

Microsoft XP Pro 5.1
AMD Athalon XP 2100 1.7Ghz
AwardModular BIOS v6.0
768mb 256DDR RAM
Direct X 9.0c
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900XT 128mb with driver 6.14.0010.7801
C-Media Wave Device with driver 5.12
Compaq MV920 19" Monitor

Second, my problem:

It would appear that no matter what drivers I install (4.X - latest) on my Video Card I have this lack of brightness. In order for me to see anything, pictures or Video, I have to tweak the Brightness and the Gamma and the Contrast to get a clear immage. I had to tweak all these then save them in my profile so that everytime I login on my PC I would get a nice clear Desktop. The only thing that cannot be fixed is Windows Media Player (WMP). When a video file plays it is very dark. I have to crank up the brightness and thus I get a very poor quality Video, but if I don't do that then I cannot see anything.

The worst is when I try to view a Video from a web page. Sometimes there are no brightness options so I have to copy the properties of the Video's link then resubmitt it into my WMP to play it so that I can tweak the Tool's brightness to be able to see the Video.

Anyone know what might be the issue here? This is a very good card, only 1 year old but this has been going on since three months after I bought it and yes I could have taken it back but I simply lived with it.

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

Self taught on S8700 & S8710 v2.2/CMIV/Octel 250/CMS v12/Intuity AUDIX/IP Agent/VoIP/Programming
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[electronicsfreak]

Have you tried another monitor? I think your monitor is going out.

 

[rvnguy]

AvayaHelp,

only 1 year old but this has been going on since three months after I bought it

So can I assume that for the first 3 months this was not the case?
First I would take an inventoy of what you did 3 months ago, to include even seemingly inconsequential items.
Are you now using the 6.x or the 4,x driver set?
When did you upgrade?
Going back 9 months can be difficult to impossible, I know.
Barring you determining some item that might have been the culprit, I would check your settings. If you let the NVidia installer do the install you should have their app for settings, probably in the lower menu bar. A app like Belarc or sandra can also give you this information.
Check your control panel > system > hardware > for any conflicts. Also check that MS has not applied a generic monitor driver, if so update and pick the monitor mdl manually.
Try these and report back with particulars.

Hope this helps

rvnguy
"I know everything..I just can't remember it all

 

[AvayaHelp]

Thanks all

As for the double post = OH this is what you meant. I was not aware that I posted THIS Article twice, I did post the same question a few months back so I thought that was what was refered to as the double post.

Sorry!

Self taught on S8700 & S8710 v2.2/CMIV/Octel 250/CMS v12/Intuity AUDIX/IP Agent/VoIP/Programming
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[Xeroid]

How old is yr monitor, sounds like it is dying. Try another one.