windows 10 screen resolution issue - text blurry
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Why is rendered text so messed up?
Here is image of screenshot zoomed on text:
Something is wrong with rendering here :D I was thinking my monitor is crap until i saw this in screenshot image.
Here are my display settings:
How to fix this?
Kind regards,
Alex
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Why is rendered text so messed up?
Here is image of screenshot zoomed on text:
Something is wrong with rendering here :D I was thinking my monitor is crap until i saw this in screenshot image.
Here are my display settings:
How to fix this?
Kind regards,
Alex
windows-10 resolution
asked Nov 14 '17 at 11:40
Alex
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Why is rendered text so messed up?
Here is image of screenshot zoomed on text:
Something is wrong with rendering here :D I was thinking my monitor is crap until i saw this in screenshot image.
Here are my display settings:
How to fix this?
Kind regards,
Alex
windows-10 resolution
asked Nov 14 '17 at 11:40
Alex
727
Why is rendered text so messed up?
Here is image of screenshot zoomed on text:
Something is wrong with rendering here :D I was thinking my monitor is crap until i saw this in screenshot image.
Here are my display settings:
How to fix this?
Kind regards,
Alex
windows-10 resolution
windows-10 resolution
asked Nov 14 '17 at 11:40
Alex
727
asked Nov 14 '17 at 11:40
Alex
727
asked Nov 14 '17 at 11:40
Alex
727
asked Nov 14 '17 at 11:40
Alex
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asked Nov 14 '17 at 11:40
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Nothing is wrong here. This is known as subpixel rendering and is entirely normal.
It should look just fine at a normal zoom level, like so:
answered Nov 28 '17 at 15:52
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Side note: You can turn it off, but it's going to look like shit. isunshare.com/windows-10/…
– ceejayoz
Nov 28 '17 at 16:17
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You might want to read this article on text scaling, particularly since it seems you just got yourself a new shiny 4K monitor. :) Your hunch is right, you shouldn’t be able to notice the sub-pixel rendering at that level on a 4K display.
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/windows-10-display-scaling/
Specifically:
With your high resolution display connected to your PC, head to Settings > System > Display. Here, you’ll see a slider labeled Change the size of text, apps, and other items. With compatible hardware, Windows 10 will attempt to automatically set this value to an appropriate percentage when connected to a high resolution display. However, you can manually adjust it by clicking and dragging the slider. Moving the slider to the left reduces the display scaling percentage, which will make things appear relatively smaller, while moving it to the right increases the display scaling percentage, making things look relatively larger.
I’d start at 150%, as the article suggests and then adjust to your preference.
Windows can be pretty dumb with high pixel density (high DPI) displays, i.e. it almost never does the right thing out of the box. AFAIK only Mac OS has proper out of the box behaviour with high DPI displays.
answered Nov 28 '17 at 16:30
Rouben
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Just another tip: After you change your scaling, log out and relogin. Things will go funny / blurry after you change scaling and did not log out. (Have seen this happens at my workplace many many times)
– Darius
Nov 28 '17 at 22:55
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It's ClearType, you can disable it in the advanced display settings.
Here you can find the step-by-step instructions with screenshots.
answered Dec 2 '17 at 16:54
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Nothing is wrong here. This is known as subpixel rendering and is entirely normal.
It should look just fine at a normal zoom level, like so:
answered Nov 28 '17 at 15:52
ceejayoz
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Side note: You can turn it off, but it's going to look like shit. isunshare.com/windows-10/…
– ceejayoz
Nov 28 '17 at 16:17
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up vote
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Nothing is wrong here. This is known as subpixel rendering and is entirely normal.
It should look just fine at a normal zoom level, like so:
answered Nov 28 '17 at 15:52
ceejayoz
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Side note: You can turn it off, but it's going to look like shit. isunshare.com/windows-10/…
– ceejayoz
Nov 28 '17 at 16:17
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up vote
5
down vote
up vote
5
down vote
Nothing is wrong here. This is known as subpixel rendering and is entirely normal.
It should look just fine at a normal zoom level, like so:
answered Nov 28 '17 at 15:52
ceejayoz
2,0881517
Nothing is wrong here. This is known as subpixel rendering and is entirely normal.
It should look just fine at a normal zoom level, like so:
answered Nov 28 '17 at 15:52
ceejayoz
2,0881517
answered Nov 28 '17 at 15:52
ceejayoz
2,0881517
answered Nov 28 '17 at 15:52
ceejayoz
2,0881517
answered Nov 28 '17 at 15:52
ceejayoz
2,0881517
2,0881517
Side note: You can turn it off, but it's going to look like shit. isunshare.com/windows-10/…
– ceejayoz
Nov 28 '17 at 16:17
add a comment |
Side note: You can turn it off, but it's going to look like shit. isunshare.com/windows-10/…
– ceejayoz
Nov 28 '17 at 16:17
Side note: You can turn it off, but it's going to look like shit. isunshare.com/windows-10/…
– ceejayoz
Nov 28 '17 at 16:17
Side note: You can turn it off, but it's going to look like shit. isunshare.com/windows-10/…
– ceejayoz
Nov 28 '17 at 16:17
add a comment |
up vote
5
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You might want to read this article on text scaling, particularly since it seems you just got yourself a new shiny 4K monitor. :) Your hunch is right, you shouldn’t be able to notice the sub-pixel rendering at that level on a 4K display.
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/windows-10-display-scaling/
Specifically:
With your high resolution display connected to your PC, head to Settings > System > Display. Here, you’ll see a slider labeled Change the size of text, apps, and other items. With compatible hardware, Windows 10 will attempt to automatically set this value to an appropriate percentage when connected to a high resolution display. However, you can manually adjust it by clicking and dragging the slider. Moving the slider to the left reduces the display scaling percentage, which will make things appear relatively smaller, while moving it to the right increases the display scaling percentage, making things look relatively larger.
I’d start at 150%, as the article suggests and then adjust to your preference.
Windows can be pretty dumb with high pixel density (high DPI) displays, i.e. it almost never does the right thing out of the box. AFAIK only Mac OS has proper out of the box behaviour with high DPI displays.
answered Nov 28 '17 at 16:30
Rouben
28313
2
Just another tip: After you change your scaling, log out and relogin. Things will go funny / blurry after you change scaling and did not log out. (Have seen this happens at my workplace many many times)
– Darius
Nov 28 '17 at 22:55
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
You might want to read this article on text scaling, particularly since it seems you just got yourself a new shiny 4K monitor. :) Your hunch is right, you shouldn’t be able to notice the sub-pixel rendering at that level on a 4K display.
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/windows-10-display-scaling/
Specifically:
With your high resolution display connected to your PC, head to Settings > System > Display. Here, you’ll see a slider labeled Change the size of text, apps, and other items. With compatible hardware, Windows 10 will attempt to automatically set this value to an appropriate percentage when connected to a high resolution display. However, you can manually adjust it by clicking and dragging the slider. Moving the slider to the left reduces the display scaling percentage, which will make things appear relatively smaller, while moving it to the right increases the display scaling percentage, making things look relatively larger.
I’d start at 150%, as the article suggests and then adjust to your preference.
Windows can be pretty dumb with high pixel density (high DPI) displays, i.e. it almost never does the right thing out of the box. AFAIK only Mac OS has proper out of the box behaviour with high DPI displays.
answered Nov 28 '17 at 16:30
Rouben
28313
2
Just another tip: After you change your scaling, log out and relogin. Things will go funny / blurry after you change scaling and did not log out. (Have seen this happens at my workplace many many times)
– Darius
Nov 28 '17 at 22:55
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
up vote
5
down vote
You might want to read this article on text scaling, particularly since it seems you just got yourself a new shiny 4K monitor. :) Your hunch is right, you shouldn’t be able to notice the sub-pixel rendering at that level on a 4K display.
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/windows-10-display-scaling/
Specifically:
With your high resolution display connected to your PC, head to Settings > System > Display. Here, you’ll see a slider labeled Change the size of text, apps, and other items. With compatible hardware, Windows 10 will attempt to automatically set this value to an appropriate percentage when connected to a high resolution display. However, you can manually adjust it by clicking and dragging the slider. Moving the slider to the left reduces the display scaling percentage, which will make things appear relatively smaller, while moving it to the right increases the display scaling percentage, making things look relatively larger.
I’d start at 150%, as the article suggests and then adjust to your preference.
Windows can be pretty dumb with high pixel density (high DPI) displays, i.e. it almost never does the right thing out of the box. AFAIK only Mac OS has proper out of the box behaviour with high DPI displays.
answered Nov 28 '17 at 16:30
Rouben
28313
You might want to read this article on text scaling, particularly since it seems you just got yourself a new shiny 4K monitor. :) Your hunch is right, you shouldn’t be able to notice the sub-pixel rendering at that level on a 4K display.
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/windows-10-display-scaling/
Specifically:
With your high resolution display connected to your PC, head to Settings > System > Display. Here, you’ll see a slider labeled Change the size of text, apps, and other items. With compatible hardware, Windows 10 will attempt to automatically set this value to an appropriate percentage when connected to a high resolution display. However, you can manually adjust it by clicking and dragging the slider. Moving the slider to the left reduces the display scaling percentage, which will make things appear relatively smaller, while moving it to the right increases the display scaling percentage, making things look relatively larger.
I’d start at 150%, as the article suggests and then adjust to your preference.
Windows can be pretty dumb with high pixel density (high DPI) displays, i.e. it almost never does the right thing out of the box. AFAIK only Mac OS has proper out of the box behaviour with high DPI displays.
answered Nov 28 '17 at 16:30
Rouben
28313
answered Nov 28 '17 at 16:30
Rouben
28313
answered Nov 28 '17 at 16:30
Rouben
28313
answered Nov 28 '17 at 16:30
Rouben
28313
28313
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Just another tip: After you change your scaling, log out and relogin. Things will go funny / blurry after you change scaling and did not log out. (Have seen this happens at my workplace many many times)
– Darius
Nov 28 '17 at 22:55
add a comment |
2
Just another tip: After you change your scaling, log out and relogin. Things will go funny / blurry after you change scaling and did not log out. (Have seen this happens at my workplace many many times)
– Darius
Nov 28 '17 at 22:55
2
2
Just another tip: After you change your scaling, log out and relogin. Things will go funny / blurry after you change scaling and did not log out. (Have seen this happens at my workplace many many times)
– Darius
Nov 28 '17 at 22:55
Just another tip: After you change your scaling, log out and relogin. Things will go funny / blurry after you change scaling and did not log out. (Have seen this happens at my workplace many many times)
– Darius
Nov 28 '17 at 22:55
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It's ClearType, you can disable it in the advanced display settings.
Here you can find the step-by-step instructions with screenshots.
answered Dec 2 '17 at 16:54
user
653520
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It's ClearType, you can disable it in the advanced display settings.
Here you can find the step-by-step instructions with screenshots.
answered Dec 2 '17 at 16:54
user
653520
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up vote
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It's ClearType, you can disable it in the advanced display settings.
Here you can find the step-by-step instructions with screenshots.
answered Dec 2 '17 at 16:54
user
653520
It's ClearType, you can disable it in the advanced display settings.
Here you can find the step-by-step instructions with screenshots.
answered Dec 2 '17 at 16:54
user
653520
answered Dec 2 '17 at 16:54
user
653520
answered Dec 2 '17 at 16:54
user
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answered Dec 2 '17 at 16:54
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