monitor problem

[liverpoolee]

hi,newbie here,i've just recently upgraded my monitor to a tandberg display ergoscan tft.the problem is,when i try to play on any installed games the screen goes blank and the monitor puts itself in standby mode.when i put the old monitor back in everything is ok.something is causing the games to crash but just with the new monitor.i tried changing game resolutions etc.any help appreciated

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2088MHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Realtek AC97 Audio
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
160 gb hdd

[ESALADUANE]

Did you update the drivers?

http://www.tandberg-display.no/nedlast.cfm

[njovin]

Something (screen resolution, number of colors, screen refresh rate) is out of range for the monitor when the games run. Give a specific example of a game that is causing problems, this will help.

[liverpoolee]

battlefield 1942,c&c generals,sims superstars are just some.i even changed the reolution with my old monitor to see if they would work.i have installed the latest driver for the monitor to no avail.it just crashes to 'input not supportive all' the time.any more ideas guys??.......lee

[njovin]

I don't know about the games you listed, but I know a lot of games (such as conterstrike) always launch to the menu screen in 640 x 480 or 800 x 600, then when you actually start a game, that's when it changes the resolution to the one you've setup (1024 x 768 etc.).

Chances are the games launch to the same resolution until you get past the menu screen. I would launch the game, start a game so you're actually playing, then switch the monitors and see if that works. That will at least narrow down the problem.

[liverpoolee]

it was the monitor all along.i got a replacement today and everything is fine now.thanks for all your help anyways.