Help with Dell Monitor settings

windym_2

Thanks. I can get to the guide you link to, but any links from there are dead!

R0CKY

I did mucho reading about this "issue" recently, and posted a rather large blog entry on it. I can't link to it from work though, I will come back later if and post it if I remember.

In summary, text display on a LCD monitor is often a cause of complaint, LCDs just don't display text as well as CRT's - combine that with the higher resolution and you have an issue.

Clear Type was microsoft's answer, unfortunately although this can make text more readible, it can equally make it blurrier, or even more annoyingly, you might notice colour fringing on individual characters.

To help adjust this there is a clear type tuner (web based or free download) available on Microsoft's site. It will definately help you reduce the blurry effect. I found I had to tune cleartype down to the very minimum setting or else the color fringing was too noticable for me. It *is* down to the individual though, my wife doesn't even notice it.

Cleartype is on by default in Vista, and also in Internet Explorer, but I think you figured that much out already.

So, basically, on LCDs at high resolutions, you have to put up with small and quite faint text, or more "bold" text that can be blurry and display colour fringing.

Your mileage on this topic varies depending on the monitor and the individual.

I'll post my blog link later tonight, it has more links in it.

(All the above assumes you have the monitor set to its native resolution, and have the latest drivers installed for your graphics card)

albertross_2

what resolution is it set to? Are the leads in firmly with no bent pins.

Try the cleartype tuner.

windym_2

R0CKY wrote: »

I did mucho reading about this "issue" recently, and posted a rather large blog entry on it. I can't link to it from work though, I will come back later if and post it if I remember.

In summary, text display on a LCD monitor is often a cause of complaint, LCDs just don't display text as well as CRT's - combine that with the higher resolution and you have an issue.

Clear Type was microsoft's answer, unfortunately although this can make text more readible, it can equally make it blurrier, or even more annoyingly, you might notice colour fringing on individual characters.

To help adjust this there is a clear type tuner (web based or free download) available on Microsoft's site. It will definately help you reduce the blurry effect. I found I had to tune cleartype down to the very minimum setting or else the color fringing was too noticable for me. It *is* down to the individual though, my wife doesn't even notice it.

Cleartype is on by default in Vista, and also in Internet Explorer, but I think you figured that much out already.

So, basically, on LCDs at high resolutions, you have to put up with small and quite faint text, or more "bold" text that can be blurry and display colour fringing.

Your mileage on this topic varies depending on the monitor and the individual.

I'll post my blog link later tonight, it has more links in it.

(All the above assumes you have the monitor set to its native resolution, and have the latest drivers installed for your graphics card)

Rocky, thanks very much for your input, if you do remember, I would like the link to the blog.

The only cleartype tuner I can find on Microsofts own site is the one which comes with a 'not with Vista' warning. If you know of another then again, I would like the link. Your description is absolutely spot on. I am seeing shades of blue and red within clumps of text. The whole thing is a real strain on the eyes.

The settings (from Dell) are 60hz (I have tried 70 also) and 1280 x 1024 on 32 bit. I have lowered the resolution and played around with the hz, but nothing seems to get better than it is at these settings.

albertross, the lead is A1 as are the pins (it is all straight out of the box) and is connected via VGA lead. Settings as described above. Ditto the cleartype tuner - if anyone knows of a Vista one ......:D

R0CKY

Here's everything I managed to find out about this text issue on LCDs.

http://www.ghostrecon.net/forums/index.php?automodule=blog&blogid=4&showentry=367

It's a bit long, but I think you'll find information in there that is of interest to you.

Good luck.

OK_Sauce

I have exactly the same combination of moniter and PC. I just set the screen resolution to maximum, ie slid the resolution slider to the far right. It's very sharp. I am running XP however, but I can't see that making much difference.

R0CKY

OK_Sauce wrote: »

I have exactly the same combination of moniter and PC. I just set the screen resolution to maximum, ie slid the resolution slider to the far right. It's very sharp. I am running XP however, but I can't see that making much difference.

I does make a difference, as Vista has cleartype on as default, where as XP does not. Try switching cleartype on and you'll have the same display as windym.