Mr.E Solved! wrote:
Don wrote:
Mr.E Solved! wrote:
Don wrote:
Mr.E Solved! wrote:
Don wrote:

I just upgraded the video card on my PC from an ATI X1600 series
to a Nvidia 9600GT series card. First I uninstalled the ATI
Control Center and drivers as to their instructions. I then shut
down the machine and changed cards. And then I installed the
Nvidia drivers. Everything works fine except one thing. When I
crank up the resolution on my Viewsonic 23 inch flat panel to
1290*1200 the font rendering looks terrible. Characters and words
are almost impossible to read. When I turn the resolution back to
1600*1200 like it is now, things look a lot better. Is there
anything I can do to restore the higher resolution? In some ways
this video card is more compatible with my monitor than the ATI.
For one thing, the DVI-D mode works just fine.

Thanks


1) Typefaces on LCDs look best in the panels native resolution.

2) Fonts and can managed effectively on LCD panels with size
changes and enabling cleartype.

Pick the panel's native resolution, stick to it, then adjust the
size of the type and then all processing effects such as clear type.

The monitor's optimum resolution is 1920*1200 but that resolution is
now useless. Would installing Windows XP from scratch help, i.e. no
ATI remnants?

You have completed step 1, now step 2.

I activated the ClearType and things do look better. However at
1920*1200 resolution the typeface isn't black, white, or any
consistent color. Each character is made up of several different
colors and it doesn't matter whether I'm using small, large, or custom
font settings. Is there any way to fix this?


Optimum is not native,,and there is a difference. Make sure you know.

I looked, there is no 23" Viewsonic with a 1920x1200 WS native panel,
but there is a 24" VX2435WM. Do you have that?

If so, are the drivers current, reading user reviews there might be
driver issues.

Also, increase the typeface size, make the letters bigger than the lcd
elements. This is your first LCD, yes?

The Viewsonic VP2330wb monitor does have a 1920*1200 setting. I haven't
looked at their model list for a while. Perhaps it was replaced by a 24
inch model. I turned off the resolution notice message informing the
operator "for best results the monitor should be set to 1920*1200. And
I did install the most up to date drivers. I'm beginning to think there
is a compatibility issue between Viewsonic and Nvidia. And yes this is
my first LCD screen. The compact size is a definite advantage. But I'm
beginning to think that the tube monitors are better in many ways.