Is there a special setting for LCD displays in Windows XP?

[glen]

?

 

[Matt2]

Umm... I dont think so.

Should be plug and play.

 

[Thor86]

Yeah, it's called Clear Type.

 

[xtknight]

ClearType but XP's implementation of LCD subpixel font rendering is crap and it just makes the effect worse, unless your LCD is bad to begin with. A high contrast LCD with the normal font rendering should look decent.

 

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: xtknight
ClearType but XP's implementation of LCD subpixel font rendering is crap and it just makes the effect worse, unless your LCD is bad to begin with. A high contrast LCD with the normal font rendering should look decent.

You forgot to add "IMO"

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: xtknight
ClearType but XP's implementation of LCD subpixel font rendering is crap and it just makes the effect worse, unless your LCD is bad to begin with. A high contrast LCD with the normal font rendering should look decent.

You forgot to add "IMO"

Eh.
I think it's a fact.

I hate Cleartype.

 

[MustangSVT]

well if you have Nvidia card(dont have ATi so dunno ), there is an option to display image with boarders or stretch it on screen.

 

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: wizboy11

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: xtknight
ClearType but XP's implementation of LCD subpixel font rendering is crap and it just makes the effect worse, unless your LCD is bad to begin with. A high contrast LCD with the normal font rendering should look decent.

You forgot to add "IMO"

Eh.
I think it's a fact.

I hate Cleartype.

Fact is that you hate Cleartype, not that it is bad... by the way it is enabled by default in IE7 on XP, and in Windows Vista.

 

[glen]

So, how do I enable clear type?

 

[MTDEW]

So, how do I enable clear type?

1: right click desktop and select properties
2: click the appearance tab
3: click the effects button
4: Under...Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts - change it from standard to Clear Type

 

[n7]

Cleartype = :thumbsup:

 

[Captante]

I prefer Cleartype on both my 24 inch LCD and on my 21 inch Trinitron CRT, however on my 2ed 21 inch CRT which is a shadow-mask it looks worse.

 

[Elcs]

Originally posted by: n7
Cleartype = :thumbsup:

I sit around 4 metres away from my 42" Plasma TV.

Using Clear Type with Large Fonts makes most things nice and readable.

Without it, just give up.