how much of a difference does cleartype make?

[draggoon01]

i wanted to know how good cleartype is. how would you compare it to the difference between analog and dvi?

 

[JeremiahTheGreat]

cleartype is an absolute MUST for lcd (for my laptop anyway) !!

I can't see the difference between my analog and dvi input, bucause i don't have to a shonky video card .. doesn't stop me from using dvi for the hell of it though.

 

[clicknext]

I like it even for CRT! ^_^

 

[Supa]

It make the fonts looks more "solid" and easier to read. Try it, you can tell the difference.


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[PliotronX]

Personally it makes it a bit easier to read on highres displays especially with LCDs but everyone's opinions differ on CT widely. As far as Analog and DVI are concerned, CT is completely different. If what you're asking is, if I'd rather have CT on a LCD with analog or a LCD with DVI and no CT, um, I don't know. Why not run CT and DVI

Also if you want to see what CT does in case you're not using WinXP, check out this neat little app.

 

[TourGuide]

I like it a LOT. As others have said, it makes things easier to read, especially on an LCD.

 

[Vadatajs]

I like it on an LCD, but I think it makes text on a CRT look blurry.

 

[draggoon01]

Originally posted by: PliotronX
Personally it makes it a bit easier to read on highres displays especially with LCDs but everyone's opinions differ on CT widely. As far as Analog and DVI are concerned, CT is completely different. If what you're asking is, if I'd rather have CT on a LCD with analog or a LCD with DVI and no CT, um, I don't know. Why not run CT and DVI

Also if you want to see what CT does in case you're not using WinXP, check out this neat little app.

well i asked about analog vs dvi, as a comparison, to get a sense of how much better cleartype is. person only has windows 98, and wanted to know if it was worthwhile to upgrade. but now that app will come in handy.

 

[JammingJay]

I agree, a must on LCDs

 

[Abhoth]

I'm running 1280 x 1024 on a 19in monitor and it's a very definite improvement. Hell, click it and hit apply and see the difference. If it looks better, keep it!

 

[lucky9]

I've found that the CRT may need some adjustment, but it's a major difference with it. Dunno about DVI though.

 

[Pete]

I think it can greatly improve readability in certain fonts (especially sans serif and italicized ones, IME), even on CRTs. Of course, grayscale font AA would be better (I believe Linux offers that), but CT is better than nothing.