A short tip for LCD monitor users

Submitted by Adam on September 28, 2006 - 10:46pm.

If you use an LCD monitor and it seems a little fuzzy, there are two possible solutions.

Probably the biggest reason for fuzzy flat panel monitors is that the resolution is set too low. Most LCD monitors require at least 1024x768 and most are 1280x1024. If your monitor is set on 800x600, then the text is probably plenty large to read, but it will be fuzzy. The solution of increasing the resolution will make the image much sharper, but the text will be a lot smaller so there is a tradeoff.

Another cause of the problem may be that your monitor has never been setup correctly. I think every LCD monitor I have ever seen has an Auto button or Auto setting. Look for this word Auto. It might be in the monitor menu that you will find by pushing the indicated button on your monitor or it may be a button all by itself.

The Auto button tells your monitor to analyze the video going in and line it up so it matches the pixels on the screen. It can make a lot of difference. 

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