Whenever I watch a video or play a game it is very dark and hard to see.

I can turn up the gamma in my nivida control panel but that makes everything way to bright.

I tried ajusting the monitor brightness but that did nothing.

I have looked around on search engines but I cannot find any solutions.

Ive tried ajusting every setting, switch, ect. I could find but nothing is working.

This is so frustrating. I tried installing new drivers and getting the windows genuine advantage but the problem still persists.

Does anyone have any idea on what to do?

Please help thanks in advance.

P.S If you think you MIGHT even know somthing simple that might WORK please say so it might be somthing I havent tried.

What OS is this?
Does this only happen while playing a game or is the monitor always dark?Windows xp.

Id say its always dark but I really notice it while watching media and playing games.What kind of monitor is it (CRT or LCD) and how old is it?
Have you tried another monitor?Im not sure how do I find out?

What does CRT and LCD mean?

Its a pretty new monitor.Go to freewarefiles.com and download PC Wizard 2008; it will give you all of the CURRENT information about your system and you can also check individual components.CRT is the old tube monitors, they stick out far at the back.
http://www.komputerkrazy.com/mmKK3/Images/17crt.jpg

LCD's are the new flat-panel monitors, they are thin.
http://www.techfresh.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/benq-world-fastest-lcd-monitor.jpgIts an old tube monitor.Try DEGAUSSING the monitor. It's usually somewhere in the monitor's menus. You can find where it is in the manual.I found it in the monitor menue but it did nothing.

What does degauss mean?

Are there any brightness settings or anything like that I should check out?If you try another monitor and the problem is still there, it's probably your video card.Im pretty sure its not the monitor.

What should I do about my video card?

Im having trouble finding geforce 2 drivers.this is the sight for ge force drivers

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

also as you have a crt monitor it will have some of its display properties of its own there will be EITHER knobs or more likely buttons to acess these tools mess around with them they are actually attached to the monitor the degausse tool will make your screen go funny if you activate it properly it is ok though as it will return to normal very quickly


bartrobTo get the drivers follow that link and under "product type" you need to select "legacy". How old is this computer? the GeForce 2 series is VERY old.Im pretty sure Ive downloaded these before but Ill try again.