Try enabling cleartype by following the steps below.
ClearType is a font smoothing technology. ClearType is enabled through Display Properties.
1. Click Start-Control Panel 2. Click the Appearance and Themes icon 3. Click the Display icon 4. Click the Appearance tab 5. Click the Effects button Everything gets a check EXCEPT for "Use large icons" 6. Below "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen font" Change this to "ClearType" 7. Click OK 8. Click Apply-OK
I'm having the same problem with my new Dimension 8300 system and judging by the numerous posts on this site concerning fuzzy or blurry text, this must be a widespread problem. Clear Type doesn't help. Nor does the font tuning wizard at Microsoft's site or the most recent drivers from nvidia. Dell has sent me two replacement monitors already with no improvement. It's pretty frustrating to purchase new equipment and experience this type of quality problem. Please let all of us know if you have any other solutions; I would rather not keep receiving and returning additional monitors in an attempt to solve this problem.
- Make sure you're running at 1280x1024 @ 60Hz. Anything other that that will result in a less than optimal image. If that resolution makes screen images and fonts too small for your liking, change the DPI setting to scale everything (display properties->settings->advanced)
- Make sure your timings are set correctly. Use a pattern checker, such as http://techmind.org/lcd/phasing.html , and adjust the pixel clock and phase settings using the monitor menu.
- Adjust your brightness and contrast controls. Too much of either can wash out fonts. I'd suggest a starting point of about 70 for each.
- Load the color profile for the monitor. It's on the monitor CD - called e172fp.icm or something similar. You load it via display properties->settings->advanced->color management
- use ClearType and download the ClearTweak tweaker at http://www.ioisland.com/ - it'll give you the ability to fine tune ClearType settings for your own personal tastes.
You may also want to check and see what the display looks like with the integrated graphics. I don't know if this is still the case, but NVIDIA used to be know for having poor 2D/Text image quality.
Message Edited by TechniKal on 03-21-2004 12:41 PM
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December 22nd, 2003 11:00
Miksa,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
Try enabling cleartype by following the steps below.
2. Click the Appearance and Themes icon
3. Click the Display icon
4. Click the Appearance tab
5. Click the Effects button
Everything gets a check EXCEPT for "Use large icons"
6. Below "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen font"
Change this to "ClearType"
7. Click OK
8. Click Apply-OK
Miksa
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Vikebacker
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December 22nd, 2003 17:00
I'm having the same problem with my new Dimension 8300 system and judging by the numerous posts on this site concerning fuzzy or blurry text, this must be a widespread problem. Clear Type doesn't help. Nor does the font tuning wizard at Microsoft's site or the most recent drivers from nvidia. Dell has sent me two replacement monitors already with no improvement. It's pretty frustrating to purchase new equipment and experience this type of quality problem. Please let all of us know if you have any other solutions; I would rather not keep receiving and returning additional monitors in an attempt to solve this problem.
Thank you
Miksa
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January 7th, 2004 17:00
Bobastic
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March 21st, 2004 11:00
TechniKal
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March 21st, 2004 16:00
Some things to check:
- Make sure you're running at 1280x1024 @ 60Hz. Anything other that that will result in a less than optimal image. If that resolution makes screen images and fonts too small for your liking, change the DPI setting to scale everything (display properties->settings->advanced)
- Make sure your timings are set correctly. Use a pattern checker, such as http://techmind.org/lcd/phasing.html , and adjust the pixel clock and phase settings using the monitor menu.
- Adjust your brightness and contrast controls. Too much of either can wash out fonts. I'd suggest a starting point of about 70 for each.
- Load the color profile for the monitor. It's on the monitor CD - called e172fp.icm or something similar. You load it via display properties->settings->advanced->color management
- use ClearType and download the ClearTweak tweaker at http://www.ioisland.com/ - it'll give you the ability to fine tune ClearType settings for your own personal tastes.
You may also want to check and see what the display looks like with the integrated graphics. I don't know if this is still the case, but NVIDIA used to be know for having poor 2D/Text image quality.
Message Edited by TechniKal on 03-21-2004 12:41 PM