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Article #93701Re: New nVidia Drivers enable triple buffering for OpenGL
From: McGrandpa
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 20:01
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 20:01
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"rjdriver" <rjdrivers@cox.net> wrote in message news:nswEe.46523$rb6.6644@lakeread07 > "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message > news:pBfEe.2885$X76.1028@tornado.texas.rr.com... >> "Inglo" <ioo@??.ลผลผลผ> wrote in message >> news:XTeEe.5982$_%4.3416@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com >>> On 7/22/2005 3:48 PM McGrandpa brightened our day with: >>> >>>> >>>> And we want VSync on for why? I turn it off. I hear that SOME >>>> games will show texture tearing on some systems if VSync is off? >>>> McG. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> My eyes + my monitor require vsync to always be on, tearing bugs the >>> hell out of me. My eyes + my old monitor, I had vsync off almost >>> all the time never really noticed any tearing. >>> So now I like having it on all the time, triple buffering makes >>> vsync more palatable. The other big reason is that my old Radeon >>> let me do it, I was happy, I switched to a GeForce, no triple >>> buffering option for OpenGL, I'm sad. nVidia adds it in this >>> driver release, I'm happy again. >> >> I have the 77.76 set running, and do note some of the fixes. They >> still don't have the color completely right with this set. Somehow, >> they added something that changed/broke the color accuracy in the >> overlay. But the 77.76 is a LOT better than the 77.72 set. >> Will look at Doom3, LOMAC, IL2/Aces/PF and HL2 and try this with >> triple buffering and VSync on for once :) Always like a prettier >> picture! I picked up a Samsung 930B to replace the Envision 9110. >> The Sammy >> has an 8ms response time that shows me NO shadowing in movies or >> games. It has one dark sub pixel that I have to look for to see. >> Otherwise perfect. With the EN9110 I had to put up with ghosting and >> shadowing big time. 24ms response time. Finally got tired of it. >> 930B has dual inputs, good color matching software, full software >> controls as well as on the monitor controls, and built in power >> supply. It really is a nice one. McG. >> McG. >> > > Are these beta? Main dowlnload page still offering 77.72. > > > Bob yeah, the 77.76 set is still in WHQL testing. So they're beta. The NZone link from Nvidias site gets the beta page and driver. Oh, the OP's link gets it direct. McG.
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