Smoothing text on LCDs?

Post by **KingManULTRA** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:17 pm

How is this done? I remember a link to Microsoft's site for this or something.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:17 pm

Cleartype? Feature in XP.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:27 am

get a crt monitor...they r better...

Post by **Scourge** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:29 am

Freakaloin wrote:get a crt monitor...they r better...

I have both and I like my LCD better. You lose.

Post by **mjrpes** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:32 am

Right Click Desktop

Properties

Appearance Tab

Effects

Smooth edges using ClearType.

Post by **KingManULTRA** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:55 am

mjrpes wrote:Right Click Desktop Properties Appearance Tab Effects Smooth edges using ClearType.

Does this affect the text in games as well?

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:02 am

KingManULTRA wrote: Does this affect the text in games as well?

Fairly certain it doesn't.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:57 am

No, it dosent effect any text other then the ones within windows gui.

Post by **dzjepp** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:31 am

Actually it does sometimes affect game text. I was playing motorcross madness 2 and with cleartype enabled the text was smudged out. Disabling it returned it back to normal.

btw, you're prolly talkin about this app, it adds a few extras in addition to the cleartype functionality built-into xp.

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/Cle ... erToy.mspx

Post by **dzjepp** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:32 am

The game-text problem was prolly me being a noob and using cleartype on a crt though...

Post by **Transient** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:42 am

Why would the type of monitor you use have any bearing on ClearType?

Post by **Deathshroud** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:47 am

Transient wrote:Why would the type of monitor you use have any bearing on ClearType?

I think he meant to add a period in there. I think...

Post by **Scourge** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:52 am

Transient wrote:Why would the type of monitor you use have any bearing on ClearType?

Becuase font on a crt doesn't look nearly as bad as it does on an lcd with ClearType off.

Post by **Transient** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:58 am

Forgive my ignorance, but why?

*turns off ClearType*

Oh, ow! Damn...
I switched from a CRT to a LCD in the last few months and never bothered to look back at non-ClearType text until a moment ago. My guess is it has something to do with the way the monitor refreshes? I've always noticed how stuff jitters when I move windows around and whatnot. And checker-patterned mesh images get all funky when moved.

Post by **Scourge** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:03 am

Lol, not sure the reason, but yeah it looks like shit on an LCD with it off.

Post by **SoM** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:05 am

and it looks smudged/lil blurred with it on, on a CRT

Post by **MidnightQ4** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:17 am

It is because the lcd has square pixels, while the crt makes pixels out of phosphors that are not perfectly square in configuration, thus the crt pixels have a smoothing effect built in, just like old TV's. Go look at a TV 1 inch away and you can see the phosphors.

Post by **Transient** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:25 am

Well that makes sense, thanks. :icon14:

Post by **mjrpes** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:06 am

Kind of funny.

The last time I played around ClearType was with my old LCD, which used an analog connection. Cleartype looked like crap on it.

Speed ahead to today, when I decided to play around with it again thanks to this thread. The effect is superb on my Dell 2001FPW using digital connection.

I guess the connection type does matter.

Post by **KingManULTRA** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:29 pm

Anyone know where to purchase a nice DVI cable for a good price?

Post by **Freakaloin** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:35 pm

scourge34 wrote:
Freakaloin wrote:get a crt monitor...they r better...
I have both and I like my LCD better. You lose.

rofl@themoron...pathetic...

Post by **Freakaloin** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:37 pm

seriously kids...crts r way better and everyone knows it...even ppl who say otherwise know they are fooling themselves and others...time to grow up...

Post by **R00k** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:41 pm

Freakaloin wrote:
scourge34 wrote:
Freakaloin wrote:get a crt monitor...they r better...
I have both and I like my LCD better. You lose.
rofl@themoron...pathetic...

Dunno why, but I found it extremely funny that it parsed this as an email link.

Probably because I'm at work 2.5 hours earlier than normal and have only had 1 cup of coffee. :s

Post by ek » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:43 pm

Freakaloin wrote:seriously kids...crts r way better and everyone knows it...even ppl who say otherwise know they are fooling themselves and others...time to grow up...

only people who cant afford an lcd say that.... rofl. crushed.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:31 pm

but we bring in over 10k a month...