Finally did the switch over to LCD screen..disappionted

eddie1920 · 06-16-2008, 09:49 PM

Well My dad Just Randomly Came home with a LCD screen, So i hooked it up and I must say... my CRF was So much better... i cant seem to get this LCD to be the right brightness either its too bright or too dark. it has to Auto Adjust its self when I start a game, the font Is my Biggest concern, its looks like absolute Crap! its Not smooth at all its jagged like something U
d see fromma 32mb video card. i find It vary hard to See and read and focus on.. vary Annoying, i know its not my computer settings i have them set for more better appearance over performance.. When i try to read small words and there jagged like they are i feel as if im 75 years old and Need a magnifying glass they also look blurry. any tips For improving this?

i just want Smooth none jagged/blurry font.

lonewriter · 06-16-2008, 10:40 PM

I had similiar problems when I got my new pc, it has a 22 inch LCD so what I did was go to the display options and change the resolution to a lower setting. I don't know what to tell you about the brightness except to keep on trying to adjust it until it looks right.

hackapelite · 06-16-2008, 10:44 PM

The resolution should be set at your monitor's native resolution.

lonewriter · 06-16-2008, 10:46 PM

I haven't had any problems with mine since I changed it plus it is the only way I can read it.

ukulele_ninja · 06-16-2008, 10:51 PM

Its possible he probably bought a generic cheap monitor.

[-0MEGA-] · 06-16-2008, 11:01 PM

Did you set the resolution to it's native? If it's not at the correct resolution then text and sharp edges will look horrible.

**The_Other_One** · 06-16-2008, 11:15 PM

As others said, unless you use your monitors native resolution, you're not going to get great results. Also, if you're limited to VGA and not DVI, you'll probably loose some quality there. I've found monitors with DVI tend to have sharper pictures, sometimes tremendously sharper than those with onlg VGA. I've actually been using LCDs for quite a while now and I'd never go back to CRTs. Not unless I needed some super high resolution or something.

eddie1920 · 06-16-2008, 11:20 PM

How do i determine native res?

Im going tho AVG right now But ill Switch it over and see how that does

Garethman!!` · 06-16-2008, 11:46 PM

What size LCD is it, and is it widescreen or not?

Here is my general native resolution info for desktop LCDs

15" Standard 1024x768
15" Wide 1280x800
17" Standard 1280x1024
17" Wide 1280x800 / 1440x900
19" Standard 1280x1024
19" Wide 1440x900 / 1680x1050
20" Wide 1680x1050
22" Wide 1680x1050
24" Wide 1920x1200
26" Wide 1920x1200
27" Wide 1920x1200
28" Wide 1920x1200
30" Wide 2560x1600

2048Megabytes · 06-16-2008, 11:48 PM

What are the specifications of your current monitor?

06-16-2008, 09:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
eddie1920 New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 18	Finally did the switch over to LCD screen..disappionted Well My dad Just Randomly Came home with a LCD screen, So i hooked it up and I must say... my CRF was So much better... i cant seem to get this LCD to be the right brightness either its too bright or too dark. it has to Auto Adjust its self when I start a game, the font Is my Biggest concern, its looks like absolute Crap! its Not smooth at all its jagged like something U d see fromma 32mb video card. i find It vary hard to See and read and focus on.. vary Annoying, i know its not my computer settings i have them set for more better appearance over performance.. When i try to read small words and there jagged like they are i feel as if im 75 years old and Need a magnifying glass they also look blurry. any tips For improving this? i just want Smooth none jagged/blurry font.

06-16-2008, 10:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	As others said, unless you use your monitors native resolution, you're not going to get great results. Also, if you're limited to VGA and not DVI, you'll probably loose some quality there. I've found monitors with DVI tend to have sharper pictures, sometimes tremendously sharper than those with onlg VGA. I've actually been using LCDs for quite a while now and I'd never go back to CRTs. Not unless I needed some super high resolution or something. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

06-16-2008, 10:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
lonewriter New Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 11	I had similiar problems when I got my new pc, it has a 22 inch LCD so what I did was go to the display options and change the resolution to a lower setting. I don't know what to tell you about the brightness except to keep on trying to adjust it until it looks right.

06-16-2008, 10:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
lonewriter New Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 11	I haven't had any problems with mine since I changed it plus it is the only way I can read it.

06-16-2008, 11:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
eddie1920 New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 18	How do i determine native res? Im going tho AVG right now But ill Switch it over and see how that does

06-16-2008, 11:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,204	What size LCD is it, and is it widescreen or not? Here is my general native resolution info for desktop LCDs 15" Standard 1024x768 15" Wide 1280x800 17" Standard 1280x1024 17" Wide 1280x800 / 1440x900 19" Standard 1280x1024 19" Wide 1440x900 / 1680x1050 20" Wide 1680x1050 22" Wide 1680x1050 24" Wide 1920x1200 26" Wide 1920x1200 27" Wide 1920x1200 28" Wide 1920x1200 30" Wide 2560x1600 __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2 PC5300 HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Hitachi 120GB 5400RPM GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Basic PSU : Hiper 730W ATX / 80W Dell Laptop Power Brick Last edited by Garethman!!`; 06-16-2008 at 11:50 PM.

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