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Is it possible to turn ClearType off on certain monitors in Windows 7.
ClearType degrades the crispness on the external LCD connected to my laptop. I tried tweaking it using the ClearType adjustment wizard but still no luck.
For some reason this particular screen looks better without ClearType switched on.
Update:
philipf
Posted 2009-08-10T06:36:20.057
Reputation: 123
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Not possible. Better use DVI instead of VGA, if possible.
Waaahsabi
Posted 2009-08-10T06:36:20.057
Reputation: 111
Thanks, already running in DVI mode. Still not as crisp as compared to using this monitor on an XP machine where ClearType is switched off. – philipf – 2009-08-12T08:45:46.173
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ClearType Text Tuner is available in the Windows 7 Control Panel. You could adjust ClearType settings for selected monitor only.
Kirill V. Lyadvinsky
Posted 2009-08-10T06:36:20.057
Reputation: 5 028
1I don't want to adjust it, I need to switch it off. – philipf – 2009-08-12T08:44:01.933
2I'm in the same boat as you, philipf. Was sad to see no option was available to turn it off for a particular monitor. – Steven Lu – 2012-07-26T23:35:07.017
1Is the external monitor in portrait mode? ClearType only helps when it is correctly aligned with your monitor's subpixels. – bk1e – 2009-08-11T04:12:33.627
Yeah, I had a similar annoyance. ClearType does an exemplary job within its small circle of competence. It's not a flexible engine, at least from the outside. – aaaidan – 2012-11-05T03:07:17.143
see my answer here
– kinokijuf – 2013-02-14T20:15:32.983