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mattb_3

I have a feeling that the 'cleartype' setting works better when your flat screen not set to the 'native resolution' on the screen. Otherwise for flat screens 'standard' is better.

dingbaticus

Thanks for tip. My LCD 2-yr old screen - I'm using Windows XP - is now incredibly sharp. Many thanks. More computer tips please.

tin

mattb wrote:

I have a feeling that the 'cleartype' setting works better when your flat screen not set to the 'native resolution' on the screen. Otherwise for flat screens 'standard' is better.

agree! setting the res to the same as your panel's native res should be a damn sight better result.

intel

mattb wrote:

I have a feeling that the 'cleartype' setting works better when your flat screen not set to the 'native resolution' on the screen. Otherwise for flat screens 'standard' is better.

Standard



Cleartype



Both with a screen resolution of 1024x768 and at 32bit, Native Res.

In my opinion cleartype wins all day long.

LULUBELLE_2

That's really strange, Intel - to me, 'PC Wizard 2006' in the Cleartype example is fuzzy, but in the Standard one is pinsharp. I have a Compaq 15" TFT and run XP Pro.

lipidicman

Joe_Bloggs wrote:

There is no technical reason for this to be an exclusive XP release.

I think there is actually, as the older MS OSes lack the support
' Windows XP is Microsoft's first operating system release to include system wide ClearType support.' (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx)

I am sure this could be bolted on, but it will cost you

intel

LULUBELLE wrote:

That's really strange, Intel - to me, 'PC Wizard 2006' in the Cleartype example is fuzzy, but in the Standard one is pinsharp. I have a Compaq 15" TFT and run XP Pro.

Try changing between cleartype and standard and then have a look
also if you wear glasses that can have an effect as cleartype has more
of a 2d depth of field variation.

Also have the screen resolution correctly set for your monitor (see monitor documentation) also Text size may have an effect aswell.

So have a fiddle with some of your settings.

lipidicman

LULUBELLE wrote:

the Cleartype example is fuzzy, but in the Standard one is pinsharp

I would call the cleartype example 'smoothed' and the standard one 'jaggy'. I can see why you say 'fuzzy' rather than 'smooth' and 'pinsharp' rather than 'jaggy'. It is all in the eye of the beholder

intel

lipidicman wrote:

I would call the cleartype example 'smoothed' and the standard one 'jaggy'. I can see why you say 'fuzzy' rather than 'smooth' and 'pinsharp' rather than 'jaggy'. It is all in the eye of the beholder

I also like CRT over TFT for clarity am I strange.. Im on TFT now.

lipidicman

I like CRT for photos, but for text it is LCD everytime. Much easier for the long day at the desk