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From: Don on 23 Apr 2008 21:19
Don wrote:
> I just installed a Nvidia 9600GT series video card. And so far it is
> really good. I have one problem though. My Viewsonic flat panel can
> run up to 1920*1200 resolution. But when I set it to that, the fonts
> look terrible. Letters and words are often times unreadable. I've set
> display to normal sized fonts (96dpi), large fonts (120dpi), changed the
> default system fonts. But it makes no difference. If I back the
> resolution off to 1600*1200, everything looks a lot better. What's
> wrong? And can I fix this problem?
>
> I had an ATI 1600 series video card and 1920*1200 resolution looked
> fine. Only thing is, the monitor never worked in DVI-D mode, and now it
> does. Thanks for any assistance you can give.
>
> Don

I uninstalled the the Catalyst Control Center and video drivers as to
ATI's instructions, rebooted the machine, and then I installed the
Nvidia drivers.
From: Paul on 23 Apr 2008 23:10
Don wrote:
> Don wrote:
>> I just installed a Nvidia 9600GT series video card. And so far it is
>> really good. I have one problem though. My Viewsonic flat panel can
>> run up to 1920*1200 resolution. But when I set it to that, the fonts
>> look terrible. Letters and words are often times unreadable. I've
>> set display to normal sized fonts (96dpi), large fonts (120dpi),
>> changed the default system fonts. But it makes no difference. If I
>> back the resolution off to 1600*1200, everything looks a lot better.
>> What's wrong? And can I fix this problem?
>>
>> I had an ATI 1600 series video card and 1920*1200 resolution looked
>> fine. Only thing is, the monitor never worked in DVI-D mode, and now
>> it does. Thanks for any assistance you can give.
>>
>> Don
>
> I uninstalled the the Catalyst Control Center and video drivers as to
> ATI's instructions, rebooted the machine, and then I installed the
> Nvidia drivers.

So what are the odds it is running in "analog mode" ? The DVI-I connector
has both analog and digital pins. Check the OSD menu on the monitor, and
see what the monitor is using for a signal.

Otherwise, my guess would be, the resolution is not what it claims to be.
And the screen is now subject to resampling in the panel.

To examine the EDID (monitor info) coming across the serial interface on
the monitor cable, you can try a program like this.

http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/moninfo.shtm

Paul
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