Blurry LCD monitor image

**d_k** · 07-08-2006, 03:10 AM

I received a free Dell 1906FP 19" lcd flatpanel monitor from work, I was excited to test the thing out after years on a 19" CRT but I'm stuck on some issues. Mainly huge display problems, no matter what resolution/hz ( including the reccomended 1280x1024 60hz), The screen just is painful to look at. It seems really flickery ( almost like a CRT running on 60hz), its blurry, and there is alot of ghosting.

Am I doing something wrong, is this typical of LCD's, any time or help or advice is reccomended ?

**LordVampyre** · 07-08-2006, 04:24 AM

have you turned on clear type?? try that also, did you install the drivers for the lcd and if your last monitor had drivers did you remove those??

**Dead Shark** · 07-09-2006, 03:38 AM

Wow. Something is wrong. I just switched to a LCD myself after years of relatively high quality crt's- using the Viewsonic vp930b. And if anything the screen is MUCH sharper than any CRT i've worked on.

Are you using the DVI input? If not the VGA inputs can make things very blurry and icky.

**PriMaTe** · 07-09-2006, 05:03 AM

have you tried playing with the sharpness settings on the monitor? I remember that with my first lcd you had to mess with the sharpness setting to get a crisp picture. try it

**Dead Shark** · 07-09-2006, 05:41 AM

you should not have to mess with sharpness in the native resolution. switch to that resolution.

**Trav2003** · 07-09-2006, 09:17 PM

Yeah usually unsharp images on LCDs are related to a couple things:

1) Using VGA input/bad VGA cable
2) Running at non-native resolutions
3) bad display - I've read a few reviews stating their Dell LCD's were fuzzy and it was a manufacturing defect.

If #1 and #2 don't fix it - then might be time to return it for another unit.

**PriMaTe** · 07-10-2006, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dead Shark

you should not have to mess with sharpness in the native resolution. switch to that resolution.

I thought that too, maybe it was just the particular monitor I bought, but out of the box even when it was at the native res things in windows didn't look sharp, it looked like the monitor wasn't being run at the native res. But when I changed the sharpness setting everything was normal. I was surprised.

**Dead Shark** · 07-10-2006, 07:30 PM

huh. did oyu verify it was running at native resolution in the OCD?

**d_k** · 07-11-2006, 02:46 PM

I actually got the display to look pretty damn good while fiddling with the menu, problem was mainly with the analog connection I was using. In any refesh rate beside 60hz even the auto adjust couldnt fix the picture ( albeit it still looked really good). I got the DVI connection cable and everything is perfect now, its native resolution is 1280x1024x60hz but I'm running it at 1024x768x75hz under the DVI and its crystal clear and no signs of blurriness or ghosting!

07-09-2006, 05:03 AM	#4
PriMaTe Mako Shark Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,291	have you tried playing with the sharpness settings on the monitor? I remember that with my first lcd you had to mess with the sharpness setting to get a crisp picture. try it __________________ antec 350w asus a7n8x-x xp 2000 @ (166 X 11) = 1.83 ghz 512mb samsung pc2700 msi geforce 4 ti4400 sb audigy 2 zs maxtor 60 gig wd 160 gig

07-09-2006, 09:17 PM	#6
Trav2003 I Love My Mommy Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Jefferson City, MO Posts: 8,871	Yeah usually unsharp images on LCDs are related to a couple things: 1) Using VGA input/bad VGA cable 2) Running at non-native resolutions 3) bad display - I've read a few reviews stating their Dell LCD's were fuzzy and it was a manufacturing defect. If #1 and #2 don't fix it - then might be time to return it for another unit. __________________ Main PC: MSI P965 Neo-F \| nVidia geForce 7300GT \| Intel C2D E6400 \| 250GB SATA II WD Hard Drive \| SB Audigy 2 Platinum \| 8x DVD Burner\| 2GB Corsair XMS DDR II 675 \| Logitech z680's \| Cordless MX Duo \| Samsung 191T \| (2) 19inch Rosewill 913E HTPC: Abit IC7 \| ATI Radeon 9800 Pro \| Intel P4c 2.8Ghz \| 120GB WD SE \| Chaintech AV-710\| 4x DVD+RW \| 1GB RAM \| Onkyo 7.1 Speakers \| TV Tuner \| Rosewill Cordless KB and Mouse \| 15 Inch LCD \| Panasonic PT-L500U Projector \| USB 2.0 Card Reader

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07-08-2006, 03:10 AM	#1
d_k Great White Shark Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,456	Blurry LCD monitor image I received a free Dell 1906FP 19" lcd flatpanel monitor from work, I was excited to test the thing out after years on a 19" CRT but I'm stuck on some issues. Mainly huge display problems, no matter what resolution/hz ( including the reccomended 1280x1024 60hz), The screen just is painful to look at. It seems really flickery ( almost like a CRT running on 60hz), its blurry, and there is alot of ghosting. Am I doing something wrong, is this typical of LCD's, any time or help or advice is reccomended ?

07-08-2006, 04:24 AM	#2
LordVampyre Mako Shark Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wilds of Missouri Posts: 3,139	have you turned on clear type?? try that also, did you install the drivers for the lcd and if your last monitor had drivers did you remove those?? __________________ P4 3.0gig, 3gigs DDR 3200 ram, Sapphire 512mb 3850AGP , Liteon 16X dvd burner, Samsung 18X lightscribe burner, twin 120gig Seagate Sata Harddrives, SoundBlaster X-fi Extreme Music, Samsung SyncMaster 930B Lcd and SyncMaster 215TW Lcd, Logitech 5300E 5.1 speakers, Logitech G5 and A3Tech X-7 and Razer Diamondback micers. Last edited by LordVampyre; 07-08-2006 at 04:25 AM.

07-09-2006, 03:38 AM	#3
Dead Shark Goldfish Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 90	Wow. Something is wrong. I just switched to a LCD myself after years of relatively high quality crt's- using the Viewsonic vp930b. And if anything the screen is MUCH sharper than any CRT i've worked on. Are you using the DVI input? If not the VGA inputs can make things very blurry and icky.

07-09-2006, 05:41 AM	#5
Dead Shark Goldfish Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 90	you should not have to mess with sharpness in the native resolution. switch to that resolution.

07-10-2006, 07:30 PM	#8
Dead Shark Goldfish Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 90	huh. did oyu verify it was running at native resolution in the OCD?

07-11-2006, 02:46 PM	#9
d_k Great White Shark Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,456	I actually got the display to look pretty damn good while fiddling with the menu, problem was mainly with the analog connection I was using. In any refesh rate beside 60hz even the auto adjust couldnt fix the picture ( albeit it still looked really good). I got the DVI connection cable and everything is perfect now, its native resolution is 1280x1024x60hz but I'm running it at 1024x768x75hz under the DVI and its crystal clear and no signs of blurriness or ghosting!