Do you use cleartype?

[Derango]

Cleartype rocks on any LCD I've used it on...but I tried it on my CRT and (as I expected) my eyes started hurting after a bit. It was fine non-cleartyped anyway.

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: Ernieb

Originally posted by: Atticu5
ClearType is a font-smoothing system used to make the text on LCDs look better. You can enable it in "Display Properties" -> "Appearance" tab -> "Effects..." button -> "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts:". Select ClearType from the dropdown.

[EDIT: Damn you guys! I thought I might be beaten by one person, but two!!! Oh well, I have step-by-step instructions! So there! ]

i still have no idea..i dun see any drop down for me to ipck the clear type part

You also have to be running Windows XP.

 

[thawolfman]

Hell yes!

 

[Bullhonkie]

I don't really like it on CRTs, but it's like a day and night difference to me on an LCD. Looks awesome with a 2000FP!

 

[Ernieb]

Originally posted by: datalink7

Originally posted by: Ernieb

Originally posted by: Atticu5
ClearType is a font-smoothing system used to make the text on LCDs look better. You can enable it in "Display Properties" -> "Appearance" tab -> "Effects..." button -> "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts:". Select ClearType from the dropdown.

[EDIT: Damn you guys! I thought I might be beaten by one person, but two!!! Oh well, I have step-by-step instructions! So there! ]

i still have no idea..i dun see any drop down for me to ipck the clear type part

You also have to be running Windows XP.

oh now i see, WIn 98 here at work. ok.will change the one at home then .. cuz it's xp there at home Thanks

 

[Viper GTS]

When I had my 2000FP cleartype made an AMAZING difference.

I have no idea how they do it (the ability to manipulate at a sub-pixel level confuses the hell out of me), but it's definitely a good thing.

Viper GTS

 

[FuZoR]

yes on my laptop and my sister does on her LCD.

don't bother on my pc (CRT) and im using win2k.

 

[zCypher]

I have a 15" Optiquest CRT but I still use ClearType. It's pretty nice! I can imagine how nice it'll be when I decide to splurge for an LCD.

 

[GoingUp]

i use it with my crt... i love it!

 

[chin311]

all the time, it rox!

 

[Pepsi90919]

i love how threads that need a poll don't have one and useless ones that don't need one, do.

 

[Murphyrulez]

I have an 1800fp, and Cleartype DOES NOT work. It makes the letters look sorta jagged and blurry. It is a known problem, talked about alot on the Dell support forums. Many people have returned the monitors to Dell because of it.

 

[Electric Amish]

Nope. No LCD

amish

 

[Dacalo]

Funny, I don't use Cleartype on my Planar PX171M and it is fantastic

 

[rh71]

I even use it for my CRT... still see a difference from non-cleartype on a CRT, why discriminate?

 

[JetBlack69]

Originally posted by: toekramp
hell ya it kicks @ss

 

[z0mb13]

whoa I just did this and WOW!!!

im using a 15 inch lcd (viewsonic)

 

[Ernieb]

nice looks better on my notebook 15"LCD

 

[Ionizer86]

Not on my CRT but on the LCD on my PDA, yes

 

[Sid59]

yes. it's great.

 

[dabuddha]

Damn you people. Know I have to go home and try it out!

 

[Ryan]

No, cleartype just doens't look good on my Dell 1800FP. I did use it when I had my two previous 19" Mitsubishi Diamondtron Monitors