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    Changed resolution now blurry text?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Bird333, Aug 31, 2009.

  1. Bird333

    Bird333 Notebook Guru

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    This is on a HDX16 running Vista Home Premium SP1. The maximum/normal resolution is 1920x1080, but that was alittle small so I changed it to 1360x768. Now all the text (really everything) looks out of focus. Is there a way to fix this?

    Thanks!
     
    Bird333, Aug 31, 2009
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  2. hypdotspec

    hypdotspec Notebook Evangelist

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    yea its called run it int he native resolution.

    LCDs are designed to be run at their native resolution whereas CRTs can run at various resolutions....

    If you go to display properties in vista you can change the DPI for your fonts to make them bigger on 1920x1080
     
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  3. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    Why don't you just increase the size through the zoom (lower right hand corner)? The small text doesn't really bother me, but that's what I would do if it did.
     
    Krane, Sep 1, 2009
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  4. Th3_uN1Qu3

    Th3_uN1Qu3 Notebook Deity

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    Like said above, set a higher DPI value so your fonts appear bigger. LCDs will only look good in their native (maximum) resolution. Anything else is scaled, and depending on monitor this will look bad or worse. :p

    This is because the pixels are of a fixed size, rather than a CRT monitor where the electron beam can be set to display pixels of any size in the phosphor.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Sep 1, 2009
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  5. Bird333

    Bird333 Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for the explanation.
     
    Bird333, Sep 1, 2009
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