Font not "smooth" on 19 inch LCD?

[SONYFX]

I just got a new 19' inch LCD but the font edge appears to be "jagged", I have attached a screenshot below, is this normal? (I have turned ClearType on and adjusted through MS's website)

Screen

 

[Nightmare225]

It looks normal... Is this at native rez?

 

[SONYFX]

Originally posted by: Nightmare225
It looks normal... Is this at native rez?

Yes, 1280x1024. I used to have a 17 inch and it looks much smoother than this.

Here's another screen shot:

Screen

 

[Nightmare225]

Could we get a screenshot with Standard font-smoothing and no font-smoothing on too?

 

[SONYFX]

Originally posted by: Nightmare225
Could we get a screenshot with Standard font-smoothing and no font-smoothing on too?

Here's the one without ClearType:

Screen

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: SONYFX

Originally posted by: Nightmare225
It looks normal... Is this at native rez?

Yes, 1280x1024. I used to have a 17 inch and it looks much smoother than this.

Here's another screen shot:

Screen

The resolution is the same on a 17" and a 19" LCD... So, in order to make it a 19" screen the pixels have to be bigger... You think this could be your problem?

 

[Nightmare225]

Originally posted by: SONYFX

Originally posted by: Nightmare225
Could we get a screenshot with Standard font-smoothing and no font-smoothing on too?

Here's the one without ClearType:

Screen

The cleartype is definitely working. I don't really understand, the fonts look like they would on my 2005FPW.

 

[CreepieDeCrapper]

Originally posted by: nitromullet
The resolution is the same on a 17" and a 19" LCD... So, in order to make it a 19" screen the pixels have to be bigger... You think this could be your problem?

QFT. You are looking at the same number of pixels (1280x1024 = 1310720 pixels) but on a LARGER physical surface area (19" vs. 17"). This means your PPI (pixels per inch, also known as DPI, or dots per inch) is actually lower on the 19" than it is on the 17". IOW, the resolution is 'lower' and thus the quality not as tight/sharp/crisp, simply because the pixels are actually bigger.

This is why I never bought a 19" LCD. IMO, they are pointless because you get the same amount of 'screen real-estate' but at a lower visual quality. Of course, some folks need the larger pixels in order to be able to read the screen more easily.

When shopping for monitors (especially LCD's), make sure you pay attention to the native resolution and the dot pitch (sometimes called pixel pitch). Those two things go hand-in-hand to determine your overall viewing scenario.

 

[lopri]

Yeah but his texts look inordinarily big and the left-wing menu is sticking out. Does it happen to every single apps?

 

[z42]

Originally posted by: SONYFX

Originally posted by: Nightmare225
Could we get a screenshot with Standard font-smoothing and no font-smoothing on too?

Here's the one without ClearType:

Screen

Looks like you have some weird settings going on there. Do you have large size fonts turned on in either the Windows Accessability settings or in IE? Do you have the DPI turned up in the Advanced Display Properties Settings area?

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: lopri
Yeah but his texts look inordinarily big and the left-wing menu is sticking out. Does it happen to every single apps?

That's because he's using the zoom function in IE (or FF).

 

[CreepieDeCrapper]

Hit CTRL+0 (that's a zero) to reset the font sizes to normal size in FireFox (that's the browser being used in the screenshot). And be careful when using the mouse wheel, if you scroll the mouse wheel while holding down the CTRL key, the fonts change sizes on you (hence the quick and easy CTRL-0 solution I found that saves me from time to time).

 

[Peter]

Looks fine to me (both shots). You might be distracted by the comparably huge pixels in those 19" panels.

 

[VooDooAddict]

A screenshot won't give us what you see on your monitor.

A screenshot is captured frame buffer. We see it as if your computer was sending the image to our monitors. It's bound to look different for each of us. If you want us to see exactly what you see on your 19" you need to use a camera.

Screenshots can tell us what your video card it outputing, not what your monitor is actually displaying. :/

 

[lopri]

Originally posted by: VooDooAddict
A screenshot won't give us what you see on your monitor.

A screenshot is captured frame buffer. We see it as if your computer was sending the image to our monitors. It's bound to look different for each of us. If you want us to see exactly what you see on your 19" you need to use a camera.

Screenshots can tell us what your video card it outputing, not what your monitor is actually displaying. :/

Ah.. thanks for the reminder. Sometimes I feel so stupid. 🙂