acer xf 250q 240hz monitor black screen after tabbing in a game how do i fix?

jonny3123123

i have the acer xf 250q 240hz monitor when i have discord open i click on valorant, but once when i click it, my monitor has a black screen after tabbing in valorant if i change the wide mode setting on the monitor OSD setting will it fix it? how do i fix the problem?

JackE

This seems like a problem with your PC's video screen mode output not automatically changing. Not a problem with the monitor. So as a work around you should continue to change wide mode setting in monitor's OSD. 

jonny3123123

i play fortnite and valorant on 640x480, my wide mode is set to full what wide mode setting do i use for 640x480 full, aspect, or 1:1?

JackE

No. 640x480 is 1.33 aspect ratio. Are you trying to use an old PC? What is this PC?

jonny3123123

i am using an old dell optiplex 7010 pc. The specs are, i7 3770, 8gb ram, hd4000, i get 200 fps in valorant with 640x480 what wide mode setting do i use? full, aspect, or 1:1 for 640x480?

JackE

Full screen aspect ratio is 1.33 for 640x480. 1.1 aspect ratio will be distorted.

jonny3123123

then what do i use? so fix the black screen problem?

billsey

Change that 640x480 to something high enough for the monitor to display. Maybe 1366x768?

JackE

>>>then what do i use? so fix the black screen problem? >>>

Sorry, as mentioned earlier, this is likely the PC's problem, not the monitor's if you want to keep high valorant FPS. You probably should be looking for a newer PC with graphics that are powerful enough to drive the monitor at higher resolutions and frame rates it was designed for.

jonny3123123

if i change my valorant resolution to 1366x768 what do i put to the wide mode on the OSD to full, aspect, or 1:1?

JackE

1.78 full aspect ratio for 1366x768.

jonny3123123

what does that mean? what do i use for wide mode?

JackE

It means that if you want to set the resolution to 1366x768, the aspect ratio should 1.78 for a full screen without distortion. Any other aspect ratio  may distort the images for full screen. This monitor probably works best with your old PC at 1280x720 resolution with a 1.78 aspect ratio for full screen. The FPS will probably be less than 640x480 but the images should be sharper and less distorted for full screen mode..

jonny3123123

ok, i just changed the resolution to 1280x720 do i have to change the desktop resolution to 1280x720 or just the game?

billsey

1366x768 is close to the same aspect ration as 1920x1080 FHD. That's a very common resolution.