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Help!!!!!!!! G450 + CPD-410R = Blurry Text????

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Punamo

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Posting this in General Hardware due to lack of response from the Video forum...

My display setup includes a new G410R coupled with a G450 OEM 32MB DDR running at 1600x1200 @85Hz.

The question has to do with 2D text quality of the monitor or the video card. I noticed the text seems to be a little out of focused, but when I run Nokia or Monitorsdirect.com's test utility to check the focus or convergence of the monitor it seems fine. I'm concerned because with this new monitor my eyes get tired quite easily and I'd like to eliminate this problem. The video card should be pretty good (it's a Matrox after all), so I'm suspecting the monitor might be the culprit but tests show nothing weird.

Any suggestions or experience with this monitor? What can I do to get the focus to an acceptable level?

Thanks.
 
have you tried running it at lower resolutions? If it runs blurry at all settings, then you know its the monitor. Or the card. Hmm. try checking it out with anotehr monitor first.
 
Turn down the brightness. This will do more to tighten the focus than any other adjustment you can make. People like the vivid colors and near fluorescent colors but the result of maxing out the brightness and contrast is a sacrifice of tight focus. The highest quality monitors (Eizo Nanao) limit the max brightness for this reason and are legendary for their extremely tight focus even in the corners.
 
I've tried lowering the brightness and contrast and resolution, though they helped a little it's still pretty tiring to use the monitor. I might have been spoiled by my last monitor in terms of text sharpness (Optiquest V775 17" shadow mask monitor)

I never realized how good Eizo was (my work monitor is Eizo 17"), I do work using this monitor all day long (12hr+) and my eyes are never, NEVER tired!!!!!

I might have to consider RMA'ing the Sony and get a shadow mask instead.

I just need someone to convince me that it's normal to get tired eyes with even Sony monitors.


 
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