Is PPI the only factor for text sharpness?

[OperationIvy]

I have samsung F2080 syncmaster. It is 20" 1600x900.

I was thinking of getting a new 24" 1920x1080 (max £200).

The problem on my old monitor is that text looks really crap, not sharp. Its fine for FPS gaming but browsing and FM14 looks rubbish.

Given that a 20" 900 and a 24" 1080 have the same ppi, will it actually make any difference upgrading? Or are there other factors which will have a material effect on the sharpness of text? thanks

 

[OperationIvy]

Have you run the monitor calibration routine in Windows? It concludes with ClearType tuner which aims to make text appear clearer and I can report it does make a difference on monitors with poor factory calibration. You can start only the Clear Type if you do not care about colour/contrast calibration.

actually I am certain that once I got Win7 about 4 years ago the text wasnt quite right, despite trying my best to calibrate ClearType. Recently I installed Win8.1 and I think its slightly worse, again, I have tried to calibrate ClearType but the default setting really seems the best. I just dont think this monitor can display ClearType properly or something.

thanks for the help guys. I think I might as well take the plunge and get a new monitor. After upgrading everything else, it seems a bit silly not to. I was looking at this one, too bad its out of stock atm

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-072-DE&groupid=17&catid=510

 

[OperationIvy]

My parents bought it for the system my little brother uses about two or three months ago. The almost non existent bezel is just stunning, it's just unreal. I guess it's a very nice choice in this price range as there is a USB 3.0 hub, nice IPS panel, and a nice stand with rotate options and pretty good height adjustment. The only disadvantage I see is the lack of DVI-D connectivity. It does have HDMI and Display port 1.2 but still I would prefer to have the option to use the good ol' digital interface. My dad is having problems with the Display port and a relatively new graphics card - HD 6850 upon sleeping and waking up.

Can you just use the DVI port on your graphics card and use a DVI to HDMI cable?

I read about that problem too (monitor not waking up) and I was hoping that that might be a way round it. Thats what I was planning on doing because I want my HDMI free to plug into my TV and use the DVI for my Monitor (my R9 270x only has one HDMI port).