PC Game Resolution

[cbh]

Hey, guys!

I have bought Rise of Nations and I can't play it. Because I can't even see the game menu. My monitor goes black out on me after the starting cinematics. I was using 800x600 then. After that, I CTRL-ALT-DEL to remove the blackness. I changed my resolution to 1024x768 and I found out that my monitor can't use it. What's going on?

I could play Splinter Cell and Generals at 800x600 but I could not play Rise of Nations.

I can't even use 1024x768. Oh man! I was planning to buy Vietcong but I'm too scared to find out whether I will face the problem or not.

:(

[AllGamer]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek:

Man!! how old is your MONITOR? :confused:

i have an awesome old Acer VGA that maxes out at 640x480 but the color was simply sooooooo amazing, no new monitor has been able to match it so far

So i only use it to watch TV on PC (tv tuner)

then i also have a 2nd ancient, from NEC it maxes out at 800x600 quality is OK

Seems like your monitor can't do 1024x748 dude

time to buy a new monitor

:t

[cbh]

So it's the monitor problem and not my video card, huh?

:rolleyes:

[KraZy_SkitZy]

Originally posted by cbh
So it's the monitor problem and not my video card, huh?

:rolleyes:

Sounds like it :t

[chubtub]

Unless you have the refresh rate set too high for your monitor in 1024/768. You could try lowering it to like 60H just to see if it will work.

[cbh]

No problem, guys! I'll give it a shot.

[rmanet]

Originally posted by cbh
Hey, guys!

I have bought Rise of Nations and I can't play it. Because I can't even see the game menu. My monitor goes black out on me after the starting cinematics. I was using 800x600 then. After that, I CTRL-ALT-DEL to remove the blackness. :(

aren't you saying your system hangs at that point?

if that's the case I'd suspect the video card and/or drivers before blaming the monitor

here (http://www.microsoft.com/games/riseofnations/support_videocards.asp) is the MS page addressing video card issues - you might try there also :t

[cbh]

Well! I can't even change to 1024x768 resolution on Windows. I think the game menu uses that resolution and my Windows' refresh rate is set at 85Hz and not 72Hz. I can only use 800x600 resolution with that high refresh rate.

Just now, I tried out the different rates and found out that 1024x768 can 'survive' at 72Hz but I need to adjust my monitor view immediately. The whole screen goes to the right and I have to re-adjust the viewing scale. Troublesome!

I have a few refresh rates to choose from. They're 60Hz, 65Hz, 70Hz, 72Hz, 75Hz and 85Hz.

:D

[AllGamer]

ok, so you had one of the 2nd bunch of SVGA monitor that came after right at the end of the 800x600 era

or in another words, you just have a low quality SVGA monitor :p

Try to get a new monitor, if you can spare the money

:t

[cbh]

Whew! Thanks for all your help! If you all didn't ask me to check the refresh rates, I think I will change the graphics card for sure.

Thanks again!

:)