fuzzy text with new Dell 1701fp

[BigCfromcinci]

I have a new Dell 1701fp..the text is kinda fuzzy on the net,all over actually.I've tried different resolutions,32bit,16bit,different refresh rates,tried the clear type font's ..that didn't help..Anyone have this problem with this monitor or have any ideas??

thanks

[osprey4]

With an LCD, you need to run at the "native resolution", which should be 1280x1024. Any other resolution will be fuzzy.

[Night]

yeah. Why does that happen though?

[Inanis]

"fuzzy text with new Dell 1701fp"

Is that the "Enterprise" Model?

LOL . . sorry . . really bad Star Trek joke.



Make sure the LCD is running at its "normal" resolution. If you have it set lower, the video will look fuzzy, cause it will be trying to use more than one LCD pixel for each logical pixel . . causing fuzziness . . ..

[robbiexps]

howdy. i have had this problem and only just resolved it today.
the problem is with the screen dpi settings / font size.
i have a xps m1730 and my 17" screen runs at 1920 x 1200 resolution, so it thinks it is a 24" due to the amount of pixels.
the default setting for the text size is set to default for a 24"screen due to the amount of pixels, so its to small to see on a 17". if u get what i mean, if not it dosn't matter.

SOLUTION:
find yr screen dpi settings. in vista it is control panel> appearance personalization> personalization, and its on the left side under tasks. i have no idea when it comes to xp.
if the text size is big enough to read then change the screen dpi by just one pixle. you will hardly notice the change.
if its still fuzzy after your restart, then change it by another pixel. if its still not right change it by one pixel increments at a time, note the settings will only take effect after a restart.

this should work for examlpe. i changed the text to the large print 120 dpi and it was fuzzy as hell, but then i went up by one pixel to 121 and its great!!!

have fun

[osprey4]

Thanks, Robbie. After seven long years, it's nice to hear someone was still working on this.

[robbiexps]

at least the next time someone has this problem and the google "fuzzy dell text" they will find this at the top of there search list and the problem will be no more.
i think of the wider community not just "BigCfromcinci" and "night"