Samsung SyncMaster 204B - how do I fix the blurry type?

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Samsung SyncMaster 204B - how do I fix the blurry type?

I just got this monitor, and all of the type is a little blurry. How do I fix this? The highest resolution setting I have is for 1280 x 1024. A little confused.....

G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Jan 26, 2007 11:36 AM

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Jan 26, 2007 11:58 AM in response to Pam Wilson

Hi

Ideally LCD monitors should be used at their native resolution so the image isn't interpolated. You don't mention which G4 you have, but are you sure the graphics card supports the maximum resolution of the monitor?

Text can also appear blurry due to OS X's anti-aliasing or font smoothing. This can be adjusted via the Appearance system preference.

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Pam Wilson Author

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Jan 26, 2007 12:18 PM in response to Rodney Culling

I have the mirror doors G4, and I have the Appearance "Font Smoothing style" set to Med. - best for Flat Panel.

Then in System Profiler - Hardware - PCI/AGP cards (for the display) it says:

ATY,Rage128Pro:

Type: display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 16 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5046
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-63001-108

Display:

Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Depth: 32-bit Color
Built-In: Yes
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes

Does this info help? still confused 😉

G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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Jan 26, 2007 12:32 PM in response to Pam Wilson

Hi

I'm not sure whether you've ever swapped the graphics card in your computer, but it could be the problem.

The MDD G4s originally shipped with an nVidia GeForce4 MX or Radeon 9000 Pro, with 32MB and 64MB of VRAM respectively, both capable of supporting resolutions of at least 1600 by 1200.

The Rage Pro in your computer was shipped in much earlier G4 models and I'm not sure it supports the resolution of the 204B.

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Pam Wilson Author

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Jan 26, 2007 12:37 PM in response to Rodney Culling

Hmmm........ I think you're right! We had to saw out the card for the old card so that it was compatable with my '93 monitor! Thanks a bunch, I'll replace the cards and I'll be back if there's still a problem 🙂

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Pam Wilson Author

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Jan 26, 2007 12:38 PM in response to Pam Wilson

I meant swap out, not saw out!

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