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gravitytolls

I prefer the standard. But it was nice and easy to do.

Mushy

I had forgotten about cleartype until I came across this thread and decided to turn it on only to find I already had it running! Decided to switch to standard to see what it looked like and gosh what a difference! I'm definately staying with cleartype! (I'm using a Dell TFT btw).

intel

Tosh wrote:

I was quite disappointed when I tried the advice and found absolutely no change

Well thats Tosh for you

Spikey_2

same effect on my lappy... ibm thinkpad R31... did I do something wrong?

angel

Thanks for that tip Martin. I'd been pulling my chair closer and closer lately, now I'm back where I was again!

Spikey_2

Spikey wrote:

same effect on my lappy... ibm thinkpad R31... did I do something wrong?

NellyLock

let me clarify - this isnt a sure fired technique for every tft/monitor. It is particularly effective if you are running your monitor at the recommend resolution AND refresh rate. If you have decided to run at a lower resolution than recommended then this may have a negative impact.

Cleartype works by adding "colours" into the text and your eyes process the fonts differently and has been explained slightly more here ->
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/WhatIsClearType.mspx

they show the following graphic to demonstrate the difference



the Microsoft site states

"ClearType font technology works with current displays. Readability on CRT monitors will be improved somewhat, but it will be dramatically improved on color LCD monitors, such as those found in laptops and high-quality flat desktop displays"

You have got nothing to loose by trying the link i gave in post 3(only works on ie) or once again
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/1.htm

if its not for you just roll back. Everyone's perception of images is completely different hence why this is beneficial for some and not for others.

SamMoffatt28

:rotfl: I've got a 19" flatscreen LCD monitor and it worked great on mine! Thanks Martin! :j

TLJester

*without reading all of this thread.
I see you all are discussing how to improve font clarity. Here is a little app that will help improve overall picture quality and really make photos and graphics look impressive. Its called WIZIWIG XP (its free )and you use it to do a basic colour calibration on you monitor/pc.
I used it whilst looking at a landscape photo, the before and after differences were amazing.

Heres a link: http://www.praxisoft.com/pages/products.wiziwyg.html

simonjfisher

Great Martin. Can't believe I didn't know about Cleartype! Worked a treat on my Toshiba laptop, will try it on my Pocket PC and TFT screen tomorrow.