Blurred Games

Zebede · 22 Feb 2006 at 20:36

Kind of an odd problem I'm having;
Lately I've gone to play a game and it has been blurred slightly. In Guild Wars the entire game is blurred (menu, text, graphics) and in UT2004 the font is blurred. It's as if the game was not set to the right resolution and was being stretched (I have a TFT). I have re-installed graphics drivers and made sure the resolution in game is set to 1280x1024. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Nieldo · 22 Feb 2006 at 20:46

Maybe you could post a screenshot of the problem?

I dont think I can help but it might make it easier for the people who can!

fullfat · 22 Feb 2006 at 20:55

what size tft do you have? and what is its native res?

Zebede · 22 Feb 2006 at 20:56

Here is a screenshot:

Forget about the .JPG compression, it looks like that anyway and I used Photoshop to convert it.

I have a 17" TFT with a resolution of 1280x1024.

Zefan · 22 Feb 2006 at 20:58

TBH try turning AA/AF off and on. Text has a nasty habit of going scatty with 3D effects (Especialy CS :\) COuld it be something to do with the annoying "Glow" post-render effects that are put on games nowadays? Try turning it off in GW to see if it helps/ If it doesn't help, turn it off anyway cuz it's horrid

DanTheMan · 22 Feb 2006 at 21:00

Could it be the fact that the game is set to 60Hz refresh rate in the settings and your monitor is set at 70Hz or something higher?

Zefan · 22 Feb 2006 at 21:11

Shouldn't make a difference afaik.

Zebede · 22 Feb 2006 at 21:15

Small update, it's happening in every game. My monitor is set to 60Hz (DVI) and I tried turning the post-processing off in Guild Wars; it stopped the game being blurred but text was still unreadable and I remember being able to use post-processing before with no disadvantages.

Frost · 22 Feb 2006 at 21:40

it my experience it could be 2 things, either its AA effecting it or you have Clear type turned on in windows

spoonz · 22 Feb 2006 at 22:33

happened to me last year, was bloody cleartype

3 days it took me to work out

Zebede · 22 Feb 2006 at 22:53

You're right guys, it is cleartype. Is there anyway I can still have cleartype on and keep my games unblurred? I have been using cleartype for years and this problem has only come on in the last few days...

ajgoodfellow · 23 Feb 2006 at 01:05

Try it completely off and see what you think. I personally cannot stand it in windows or games as it leads to blurry text