Re: Video looks "washed out"
Did you verify that your monitor is set on default/factory settings?
Re: Video looks "washed out"
I'm actually connected to the server using a KVM switch. I just noticed that Ubuntu 8.04 Live CD does the same "washed out" thing.
The host OS Windows 2k3), Clonezilla and Ubuntu 8.10 LiveCD all look fine. I wonder if Ubuntu 8.04 and GParted Live CDs use the same version of Xorg. I'll look into that.