[protyne]

hullo,

I am using a LG L204WT 20" LCD with my MB.

Running at 1680 x 1050 with mirroring and MB lid close.

Everything looks fine except for the font/text for the System Menu, Mozilla, etc.

It doesn't appear crisp. Is it a setting that I missed or its mean to be this way?

Thanks for advising

[protyne]

I have already tried smoothing under System Pref --> Appearance.

Like the help file said, may or may not see any changes. And indeed no change was seen.

I am comparing this lesser crisp effect between the MB's LCD and my LG 20"

Could it be this 20" does not produce appearance as sharp and crisp as the MB's glossy LCD?

thanks

[ghporter]

This is kind of odd. LG says that that is the native resolution for that monitor, so it should be pretty darn sharp. Of course that 20" monitor is larger, with the same number of pixels, so each pixel is physically larger; this could be the whole thing. If by "not crisp" you're talking about looking very closely at that monitor and seeing some fuzziness, that's probably the issue. And as you'll no doubt have seen discussed here, the screen coating can make a big difference in how sharp each image comes out on a display.

[protyne]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

This is kind of odd. LG says that that is the native resolution for that monitor, so it should be pretty darn sharp. Of course that 20" monitor is larger, with the same number of pixels, so each pixel is physically larger; this could be the whole thing. If by "not crisp" you're talking about looking very closely at that monitor and seeing some fuzziness, that's probably the issue. And as you'll no doubt have seen discussed here, the screen coating can make a big difference in how sharp each image comes out on a display.

Hi there, I guess that could be the reason with the pixels appearing physically larger than before.

I am very used to my MB's LCD and its super sharp and crisp.

I guess its decent overall but far from the gloss image of the MB's LCD.

Thanks for advising!

[iREZ]

you cant mirror your lcd screen at 1680 x 1050 because your macbook screen is only 1280 x 800.

[MacsKickAss]

I purchased the exactly same monitor (LG L204WT) for my MacBook Pro and noticed the same fuzziness - I wasn't sure if it was just me or if something else was going on.

I used the monitor initially with a VGA cable and I didn't notice anything unusual but when I purchased a DVI cable and started using it that was when I noticed the fuzziness. Could be a coincidence? I should note that I use the 20" LG fairly close to me.

Other than that it seem to be a great display - small bezel and footprint yet large screen size to work with.

[mrplow]

Originally Posted by iREZ 

you cant mirror your lcd screen at 1680 x 1050 because your macbook screen is only 1280 x 800.

You also can't mirror with the lid closed- the internal is disabled. Doesn't help solve you're problem, but wanted to jump on board of the nit-picking