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Larc
I've always relied on CRT monitors until a couple of weeks ago and have had
limited hands-on experience with LCDs, so I admit I may be more in need of LCD
"education" than in help with what may or may not be a problem. Anyway, I
couldn't think of a better place to ask than here.
First, my video card is a Matrox P650 with latest drivers and my LCD monitor is
an NEC 90GX2 (19"). Connection is digital via the NEC-supplied DVI-D cable.
ClearType is turned on and adjusted with the Microsoft ClearType Power Toy.
One problem is that I'm seeing a slight color "halo" (mostly red) in some text
letters, especially when there are parallel verticals such as h, m, n, u and
even ll among others. When text is very small (6 point or less), all verticals
tend to be greenish. Maybe this is typical of LCD, but it certainly isn't of
CRT unless there's a serious convergence problem. I checked convergence on my
LCD using Nokia Monitor Test and have never seen a more perfect convergence
grid.
The second problem — and this is one that makes me suspect the video card — is
that text has a very slightly "raggedy" appearance even with ClearType turned
on. That was what started me thinking about replacing my old Viewsonic CRT with
an LCD. Even though turning on Matrox Glyph Anti-Aliasing had helped, there was
still a less-than-smooth look to letters in text, especially those with curves.
And it was something that had happened rather suddenly, or at least I started
noticing it suddenly when I opened a TrueType font for examination as I had done
hundreds of times before with nothing amiss. I had hoped the LCD monitor would
get rid of that problem, but it hasn't.
Maybe the color problem and the raggedy font problem aren't connected. I hope
some of the expertise here can help me get it all sorted out. Thanks for your
opinions.
Larc
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limited hands-on experience with LCDs, so I admit I may be more in need of LCD
"education" than in help with what may or may not be a problem. Anyway, I
couldn't think of a better place to ask than here.
First, my video card is a Matrox P650 with latest drivers and my LCD monitor is
an NEC 90GX2 (19"). Connection is digital via the NEC-supplied DVI-D cable.
ClearType is turned on and adjusted with the Microsoft ClearType Power Toy.
One problem is that I'm seeing a slight color "halo" (mostly red) in some text
letters, especially when there are parallel verticals such as h, m, n, u and
even ll among others. When text is very small (6 point or less), all verticals
tend to be greenish. Maybe this is typical of LCD, but it certainly isn't of
CRT unless there's a serious convergence problem. I checked convergence on my
LCD using Nokia Monitor Test and have never seen a more perfect convergence
grid.
The second problem — and this is one that makes me suspect the video card — is
that text has a very slightly "raggedy" appearance even with ClearType turned
on. That was what started me thinking about replacing my old Viewsonic CRT with
an LCD. Even though turning on Matrox Glyph Anti-Aliasing had helped, there was
still a less-than-smooth look to letters in text, especially those with curves.
And it was something that had happened rather suddenly, or at least I started
noticing it suddenly when I opened a TrueType font for examination as I had done
hundreds of times before with nothing amiss. I had hoped the LCD monitor would
get rid of that problem, but it hasn't.
Maybe the color problem and the raggedy font problem aren't connected. I hope
some of the expertise here can help me get it all sorted out. Thanks for your
opinions.
Larc
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-Dave