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Absolutely my favorite resolution, and is what's currently setup on my HP ZR24w, as well as deliberately defocussed a couple of notches to fuzz the text up a bi

Absolutely my favorite resolution, and is what's currently setup on my HP ZR24w, as well as deliberately defocussed a couple of notches to fuzz the text up a bit. What do you mean by "deliberate defocus?"

karavelov 15y ago
My ZR24w has sharpness control in the menu (image control section). Lower levels make the image somehow fuzzy. I guess that's what he is using
- watmough 15y ago
  Yes, exactly, for example if you use 1680x1050 on a MBP 1920x1200 screen, the text takes on a really nice look, similar to using a soft pencil. I was totally stoked to find the HP can simulate that really nicely by turning the sharpness adjustment down, without needing to back down the displayed resolution. Definitely interesting to wonder exactly how you defocus an LCD though.
- Lagged2Death 15y ago
  Actually, the "sharpness" control on any type of monitor applies a deliberate distortion to the image that produces a sensory effect that gives an impression of a sharper image. The image isn't actually sharpened at all. It works much like unsharp masking in photography. Particularly on an LCD monitor with a digital video connection, a sharpness setting of 0 is absolutely the way to go.
  - mseebach 15y ago
    I just played with the sharpness control on a HP Compaq consumer 24" display, and the lower sharpness settings seem to actively blur the image. Why would you possibly ever want that?
    - Lagged2Death 15y ago
      I believe that if you peer at the individual pixels with a strong magnifying glass, you will see there is no blurring going on. If you're using a recent version of Windows properly set up for an LCD display, it does use sub-pixel rendering, a resolution-enhancement technique (Microsoft calls it ClearType) that increases the resolution of text. Although it can make text look slightly soft, most people agree that it's also easier to read than text that hasn't been enhanced this way. If your LCD is anything like mine, the fake "sharpness" it adds can un-do the benefits of the sub-pixel rendering. Maybe that is what you are seeing.
      - ghusbands 15y ago
        Many displays do indeed do blurring at the lesser end of the sharpness scale, as mseebach notes, and their 'no alteration' point is then normally about 10% from the bottom. It can be easily observed on edges that aren't text, even if text is subpixel rendered.

karavelov 15y ago

My ZR24w has sharpness control in the menu (image control section). Lower levels make the image somehow fuzzy. I guess that's what he is using

watmough 15y ago
Yes, exactly, for example if you use 1680x1050 on a MBP 1920x1200 screen, the text takes on a really nice look, similar to using a soft pencil. I was totally stoked to find the HP can simulate that really nicely by turning the sharpness adjustment down, without needing to back down the displayed resolution. Definitely interesting to wonder exactly how you defocus an LCD though.
Lagged2Death 15y ago
Actually, the "sharpness" control on any type of monitor applies a deliberate distortion to the image that produces a sensory effect that gives an impression of a sharper image. The image isn't actually sharpened at all. It works much like unsharp masking in photography. Particularly on an LCD monitor with a digital video connection, a sharpness setting of 0 is absolutely the way to go.
- mseebach 15y ago
  I just played with the sharpness control on a HP Compaq consumer 24" display, and the lower sharpness settings seem to actively blur the image. Why would you possibly ever want that?
  - Lagged2Death 15y ago
    I believe that if you peer at the individual pixels with a strong magnifying glass, you will see there is no blurring going on. If you're using a recent version of Windows properly set up for an LCD display, it does use sub-pixel rendering, a resolution-enhancement technique (Microsoft calls it ClearType) that increases the resolution of text. Although it can make text look slightly soft, most people agree that it's also easier to read than text that hasn't been enhanced this way. If your LCD is anything like mine, the fake "sharpness" it adds can un-do the benefits of the sub-pixel rendering. Maybe that is what you are seeing.
    - ghusbands 15y ago
      Many displays do indeed do blurring at the lesser end of the sharpness scale, as mseebach notes, and their 'no alteration' point is then normally about 10% from the bottom. It can be easily observed on edges that aren't text, even if text is subpixel rendered.