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    (help) Parts of the screen have low screen resolution one brand new laptop: nothing helps :(

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by akhamooshian, Apr 18, 2010.

  1. akhamooshian

    akhamooshian Newbie

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    Hello everyone,

    I just bought a brand new Sony Vaio VPCF11M1E and I have the following problem:

    Because in normal stand the screen is very small, I enlarged it to x150%. Everything becomes bigger, but the following parts are blurry and absolutely not sharp:

    -Pop ups, of programs and of windows itself (like advanced settings of something and then a new windows pops up, that one is then totally blurry; you can read it, but it is not the good resolution)
    -Google chrome (and with that, all the internet pages)
    -The google chrome on the desktop is also very blurry, while all the others, are still sharp (after the enlargement by 150%)

    I have tried everything (32 bits colours is on, cleartype is on). I also did a system restore to the first days I bought the laptop and then it was on 100% so the resolution was excellent, but then I put it on 150% and again, the parts I mentioned above, were blurry.

    I already tried other forums, but they couldn't help me :(

    I'm going nuts! :p

    If you have any questions, which can help you to see what the problem maybe is, please don't hesitate.
     
    akhamooshian, Apr 18, 2010
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  2. shurcooL

    shurcooL Notebook Deity

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    Are you using Windows 7 or XP?

    Is your resolution set to max, i.e. the native resolution of your LCD?

    Is everything still blurry after you change the scaling to 100%?
     
    shurcooL, Apr 18, 2010
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  3. arth1

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    There are two ways to fix this:

    1: The lazy way. Check "Use XP style DPI scaling" in the DPI settings. This basically turns off DPI scaling for everything that isn't high DPI aware, and only scales up system fonts.

    2: The selective way. For each app that misbehaves, right-click the executable for it (not the shortcut for it, unless the shortcut leads directly to the executable), choose Properties, and go to the Compatibility tab. Toggle the DPI scaling box for that app, and hit apply. That way, DPI scaling can be turned off for individual apps, while still being used for the apps that work well with it (or require it).

    Yes, #2 is more work -- each app has to be changed individually, but it's still a one-time job.
     
    arth1, Apr 18, 2010
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  4. akhamooshian

    akhamooshian Newbie

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    He,

    I use windows 7; resolution is set to max (I have a full HD screen); it is NOT blurry when set on 100%.

    But what I don't get, is why I have this problem? Is this normal and common?
     
    akhamooshian, Apr 18, 2010
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