My Acer XF270H text quality isn't as good as it used to be

[ShiWarrior]

I really do not know if its just me because i do a lot of "VR" now, but in windows (not games) the quality of the text seems poor, like the resolution is really low ? not sharp anymore ?

it actually seems worse on the right side of the screen than the left to me

i bought the monitor in 2017


could it be software related, like windows itself or maybe my monitor drivers or even my Graphics card drivers ?

i have a full amd system, motherboard, cpu, and GPU, monitor is freesync


any ideas ?

 

[ShiWarrior]

been reading up on a few things, and is it true 27" monitors @ 1080p resolution do not go well together ?

i think that might be why then ?

because I've gone to and from VR, i notice it a lot more ?

 

[ShiWarrior]

Thanks for your reply EsaT
I'm not similar with clear type settings, im not quite sure what you mean by that ? something in the graphics card settings ?

 

[ShiWarrior]

took a photo on my phone of my screen

this is basically what its like

 

[ShiWarrior]

Have you checked ClearType settings?
That can affect text clarity lot.
Though 1920x1080 is lego brick resolution for that size.

i found that setting, went through it and it did "adjust" but no difference on the TXT
hmm, maybe ill get a new screen..

 

[ShiWarrior]

yep all native

hmm , could be, but unknown

 

[ShiWarrior]

well its doing my nut
i need to get this sorted, but i don't know where to start..

 

[ShiWarrior]

i think i need to try a different screen to eliminate my current screen

if i was to get a new screen what would you recommend I get ?

Freesync 2
27" or 32"


@EsaT

 

[ShiWarrior]

Interesting thanks
I never knew MSI make good monitors
I was tempted to get a curved Samsung

 

[ShiWarrior]

MSI MAG274QRF-QD is not a Freesync monitor ?
ive got an AMD graphics card and will continue to use them, will this still be ok ?

 

[ShiWarrior]

I've got an old monitor to try as my gpu and monitor have only got DP
Got a cable comming to connect up my old screen to see if there are any difference

 

[ShiWarrior]

oh i didn't think i had HDMI on the PC lol
my cable wont reach the TV and i cant move it nearer either

nvm, but thanks anyway

i suppose I could try HDMI to my monitor , just to see if its DP that is causing me problems
i know DP is better than HDMI
I think its will be the refresh rate i wont get (144 HZ)

 

[ShiWarrior]

interesting

plugged in HDMI lead and took out the DP lead

still running at 1080p (good)
dropped to 60 HZ (understandable)

Bit Depth has increased from 8-bit to 10-bit
and the quality has improved back to how it should be ?

 

[ShiWarrior]

plugged DP cable back in, crap again
maybe its the DP cable or DP port ?

i got a DP converter cable coming, so at least i can test the port

 

[ShiWarrior]

i think its getting worse

arrived today , was a DP to DVI (female)
so im using my DVI cable , connected to DP socket on the graphics card to see if its actually the DP connector on the graphics card, its an improvement over DP to DP but not as sharp as HDMI


ive been using the DP to DP cable that came with the monitor, is it worth buying a better one?

 

[ShiWarrior]

Cable was going to be my first suggestion, aside from making sure the cable is plugged in fully. Also try a different displayport on the graphics card if you have one.

I've only tried different dp ports on my gpu, and tried a DP to DVI cable

I thought about buying a new cable if the ones supplied aren't very good?

Make sure you haven't got chroma subsampling enabled, that can cause text to look awful (it maybe enabling that with the DP cable?)

Never heard of this, how do I check ?

 

[ShiWarrior]

Cheers I'll take a look later

 

[ShiWarrior]

ok, checked it and yes it has that already selected , so its not that

 

[ShiWarrior]

ordered a new DP cable 1.4 one
if that doesn't work, new monitor ??

 

[ShiWarrior]

good point, not sure if i tried that one, will try it and report back
thanks