LCD Monitor has very low display quality at 800x600 setting

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A friend has just been given an LCD monitor by his children. He
is 80 years old and his eyesight cannot run at the 'native'
resolution (1280x1024) of the LCD monitor.

Advueu 17" LCD, 18.1" LCD or 19" LCD = 1280 x 1024

He has been using 800x600 for years. Setting the LCD monitor to
800x600 gives very poor quality text and a wavy background
pattern. Is there a way to set the monitor to 1280x1024 and make
everything larger on the screen so that the icons AND apps look
like they are 800x600.
 
Unfortunately that would not get rid of the wavy background.
An LCD monitor runs best at its factory set resolution which in this case is
1280x1024.
Right click an empty spot on the desktop/properties/apperance
under Font Size.........check out Large or Extra large
Then under Effects ....check "use the following method to smooth egdes etc
etc and put in ClearType.

hopefully this will help and still be able to run at 1280X1024.

peterk
 
Maybe a plasma monitor or first, try setting the LCD to the
native resolution 1280x1024 and then right click on the
screen and open the properties, select the proper modes and
change the size (pixels) for each item. The Accessibility
Wizard should make this easier, but may not give you as many
optional settings.

LCDs really must run at the native resolution.


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| You could try Start, Programs, Accessories, Accessibility,
Accessibility
| Wizard.
|
| (e-mail address removed) wrote:
|
| > A friend has just been given an LCD monitor by his
children. He
| > is 80 years old and his eyesight cannot run at the
'native'
| > resolution (1280x1024) of the LCD monitor.
| >
| > Advueu 17" LCD, 18.1" LCD or 19" LCD = 1280 x 1024
| >
| > He has been using 800x600 for years. Setting the LCD
monitor to
| > 800x600 gives very poor quality text and a wavy
background
| > pattern. Is there a way to set the monitor to 1280x1024
and make
| > everything larger on the screen so that the icons AND
apps look
| > like they are 800x600.
|
 
Right click an empty spot on the desktop/properties/apperance
under Font Size.........check out Large or Extra large
Then under Effects ....check "use the following method to smooth egdes etc
etc and put in ClearType.
Click to expand...
Peterk,

When I right click the desktop and select
"Properties/appearance/advanced", my font area is greyed out.

Is there a fix for this?

Thanks, Gary

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G Mulcaster said:
Peterk,

When I right click the desktop and select
"Properties/appearance/advanced", my font area is greyed out.

Is there a fix for this?

Thanks, Gary

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Go to the cleartype website (Google), use the cleartype setup within
Help and Support (start menu) or download the cleartype XP powertoy
(Google); all three will enable and set up cleartype. The base setting
for enabling font smoothing is in System Control Panel, Advanced tab,
Visual Effects tab, Smooth edges of screen fonts check box. Check this
and cleartype will be enabled as an option in Display properties
(right-click desktop), Appearance tab, Effects button, Use the
following method ... checkbox, select cleartyp from the drop-down list.

Q
 
Go to the cleartype website (Google), use the cleartype setup within
Help and Support (start menu) or download the cleartype XP powertoy
(Google); all three will enable and set up cleartype. The base setting
for enabling font smoothing is in System Control Panel, Advanced tab,
Visual Effects tab, Smooth edges of screen fonts check box. Check this
and cleartype will be enabled as an option in Display properties
(right-click desktop), Appearance tab, Effects button, Use the
following method ... checkbox, select cleartyp from the drop-down list.
Click to expand...
Thanks.

It makes a difference - all the little gaps in the letters are filled
in and smoothed.

But I still get headaches from looking at the monitor :) Doesn't
bother the wife though.

Regards, Gary
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Are you using an LCD monitor??at the Factory settings??
Or a CRT monitor and need to check the refresh rate..........above 60hz
peterk
 
Are you using an LCD monitor??at the Factory settings??
Or a CRT monitor and need to check the refresh rate..........above 60hz
peterk
Click to expand...

It's a new Samsung 920T LCD monitor which is set at the Samsung
recommended setings of 60hz refresh rate and 1290 X 1024 resoloution.
For some reason I find it very difficult to look at and get a headache
after about 5 mins. However, my wife is not bothered by it.

Cheers Gary


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It may be that the light tube is flickering and you are
sensitive to that. Try turning the backlight off and use a
steady light source (filtered daylight?) to watch the
display. If that solve your problem, see about a warranty
replacement or repair of the light.


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But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
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| On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:54:19 -0600, "peterk"
<[email protected]>
| wrote:
|
| >Are you using an LCD monitor??at the Factory settings??
| >Or a CRT monitor and need to check the refresh
rate..........above 60hz
| >peterk
|
| It's a new Samsung 920T LCD monitor which is set at the
Samsung
| recommended setings of 60hz refresh rate and 1290 X 1024
resoloution.
| For some reason I find it very difficult to look at and
get a headache
| after about 5 mins. However, my wife is not bothered by
it.
|
| Cheers Gary
|
|
| Please remove XXX in email address if email reply is
desired.
 
It may be that the light tube is flickering and you are
sensitive to that. Try turning the backlight off and use a
steady light source (filtered daylight?) to watch the
display. If that solve your problem, see about a warranty
replacement or repair of the light.
Click to expand...

Hi Jim,

I'm not clear on what you mean by turning the backlight off. Could
you please explain?

Today I returned the Samsung 920T back to Costco. A shame, because it
was on at a good sale price and the monitor seemed to be of high
quality.

Came home with a NEC LCD 1970GX. Expensive! It is set to the NEC
recommended settings of 1280 X 1024 and 60 Hz. Turning down the
contrast and the brightness from 85% to 15% helps, but I still want to
turn my eyes away because of the discomfort. No headache as yet.

The problem seems to be one of glare off the screen. It is simply
hard to look at - sort of like staring into a flourescent light up
close.

I'm thinking the problem may be related to the high contrast ratios.
The Samsung was 1000:1 and the NEC is 700:1. I may also need to get
my eyes checked.

Thanks for the ongoing help everyone; I really appreciate it.

Gary



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Getting your eyes checked certainly is a good idea. Many
eye doctors recommend special eye glasses for computer use.
It is even possible that you have some other medical
condition that is effected by a flickering fluorescent light
tube. You should understand that there is a fluorescent
light behind the LCD display and that is how it works. So
you ARE staring at a fluorescent light.
When you get your eyes checked, see an ophthalmologist, not
just an optometrist at the local discount store.
If you use the BIOS or device manager, you should be able to
turn the backlight off. But if you have the light just
turned all the way down that should work too. Using
reflected light that doesn't flicker or cause glare on the
screen is the way LCDs worked before they added the
backlights. Using just reflected light that isn't powered
by 60 Hz power is just a way to see if you are sensitive to
flickering light. Filtered sunlight just means that the sun
is not directly shining on the display and causing too much
reflection.

You also might want to check the graphics settings so you
are using the Clear Type settings intended for use with
LCDs.

Good Luck

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The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm




| On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 03:48:47 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
|
| >It may be that the light tube is flickering and you are
| >sensitive to that. Try turning the backlight off and use
a
| >steady light source (filtered daylight?) to watch the
| >display. If that solve your problem, see about a
warranty
| >replacement or repair of the light.
|
| Hi Jim,
|
| I'm not clear on what you mean by turning the backlight
off. Could
| you please explain?
|
| Today I returned the Samsung 920T back to Costco. A
shame, because it
| was on at a good sale price and the monitor seemed to be
of high
| quality.
|
| Came home with a NEC LCD 1970GX. Expensive! It is set
to the NEC
| recommended settings of 1280 X 1024 and 60 Hz. Turning
down the
| contrast and the brightness from 85% to 15% helps, but I
still want to
| turn my eyes away because of the discomfort. No headache
as yet.
|
| The problem seems to be one of glare off the screen. It
is simply
| hard to look at - sort of like staring into a flourescent
light up
| close.
|
| I'm thinking the problem may be related to the high
contrast ratios.
| The Samsung was 1000:1 and the NEC is 700:1. I may also
need to get
| my eyes checked.
|
| Thanks for the ongoing help everyone; I really appreciate
it.
|
| Gary
|
|
|
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If you use the BIOS or device manager, you should be able to
turn the backlight off. But if you have the light just
turned all the way down that should work too.
Click to expand...

Hmm. Can't find "backlight" reference in BIOS or device manager.
Could you give me a pointer? (Win XP Pro)

Thanks, Gary
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