Hi -

I have a Dell D610 with an ATI Mobility X300 video card that is acting
up. The basic issue is that my resolution was 1024 x 768, but it
appears fuzzy. With Dell Tech support I reinstalled the driver for the
X300 card. Upon restart I receive an error message stating "This
message is to inform you that a video resolution lower than 1400 x 1050
was requested. Resolution changes can be requested by the user, an
application (i.e. a game), or the operating system. Resolution
settings lower than 1400 x 1050 could result in a "fuzzy" looking
display. The LCD panel on your computer appears best at resolution
setting 1400 x 1050"

Basically the only way I can see without it being fuzzy is a high
resolution of 1400 x 1050. I'd like to use 1024 x 768, but this
setting always is fuzzy.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!

bradjensmith******.com wrote:
> Hi -
>
> I have a Dell D610 with an ATI Mobility X300 video card that is acting
> up. The basic issue is that my resolution was 1024 x 768, but it
> appears fuzzy. With Dell Tech support I reinstalled the driver for the
> X300 card. Upon restart I receive an error message stating "This
> message is to inform you that a video resolution lower than 1400 x 1050
> was requested. Resolution changes can be requested by the user, an
> application (i.e. a game), or the operating system. Resolution
> settings lower than 1400 x 1050 could result in a "fuzzy" looking
> display. The LCD panel on your computer appears best at resolution
> setting 1400 x 1050"
>
> Basically the only way I can see without it being fuzzy is a high
> resolution of 1400 x 1050. I'd like to use 1024 x 768, but this
> setting always is fuzzy.
>
> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!
>

LCDs have fixed pixels. As a result, when you lower the resolution,
software interpolation occurs.

If you need larger text, rather than lower the screen resolution
increase the default font size in the 'Display' applet.

Ciao . . . C.Joseph

"When hope is lost . . . the spirit dies."
-- Lao Tzu

http://blog.tlerma.com/

Thanks for the help. That does help some. The mystery to me though is
that I have a second D610 where the resolution is set to 1024 x 768 and
it appears fine without being fuzzy. Can't figure out why one computer
will do it but the other won't...

Thanks!


C.Joseph Drayton wrote:
> bradjensmith******.com wrote:
> > Hi -
> >
> > I have a Dell D610 with an ATI Mobility X300 video card that is acting
> > up. The basic issue is that my resolution was 1024 x 768, but it
> > appears fuzzy. With Dell Tech support I reinstalled the driver for the
> > X300 card. Upon restart I receive an error message stating "This
> > message is to inform you that a video resolution lower than 1400 x 1050
> > was requested. Resolution changes can be requested by the user, an
> > application (i.e. a game), or the operating system. Resolution
> > settings lower than 1400 x 1050 could result in a "fuzzy" looking
> > display. The LCD panel on your computer appears best at resolution
> > setting 1400 x 1050"
> >
> > Basically the only way I can see without it being fuzzy is a high
> > resolution of 1400 x 1050. I'd like to use 1024 x 768, but this
> > setting always is fuzzy.
> >
> > Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!
> >
>
> LCDs have fixed pixels. As a result, when you lower the resolution,
> software interpolation occurs.
>
> If you need larger text, rather than lower the screen resolution
> increase the default font size in the 'Display' applet.
>
> Ciao . . . C.Joseph
>
> "When hope is lost . . . the spirit dies."
> -- Lao Tzu
>
> http://blog.tlerma.com/

You need to use the fixed native resolution of the LCD panel (apparently
1400 x 1050). This is a fundamental requirement of all LCD displays
(not only laptop, but desktop as well). If you set another resolution,
and if it works (sometimes it won't work at all), it will be distorted
and fuzzy.

HOWEVER, Windows has the ability, in the GDI, to scale things "larger"
so that are bigger (or, for that matter, smaller). You could even
calculate a ratio of 1024:1400 or 768:1050 and use that as your scale
factor.

To access this capability, open the display properties window (right
click on a blank area of the desktop and click "properties"), then
Settings / Advanced. The "DPI Setting" controls the size of objects
displayed by Windows. You can try one of the fixed settings, or you can
select "custom", which is continuously variable (you get a "stretchable
ruler" that you can drag in both directions).


bradjensmith******.com wrote:
> Hi -
>
> I have a Dell D610 with an ATI Mobility X300 video card that is acting
> up. The basic issue is that my resolution was 1024 x 768, but it
> appears fuzzy. With Dell Tech support I reinstalled the driver for the
> X300 card. Upon restart I receive an error message stating "This
> message is to inform you that a video resolution lower than 1400 x 1050
> was requested. Resolution changes can be requested by the user, an
> application (i.e. a game), or the operating system. Resolution
> settings lower than 1400 x 1050 could result in a "fuzzy" looking
> display. The LCD panel on your computer appears best at resolution
> setting 1400 x 1050"
>
> Basically the only way I can see without it being fuzzy is a high
> resolution of 1400 x 1050. I'd like to use 1024 x 768, but this
> setting always is fuzzy.
>
> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!
>

bradjensmith******.com wrote:
> Thanks for the help. That does help some. The mystery to me though is
> that I have a second D610 where the resolution is set to 1024 x 768 and
> it appears fine without being fuzzy. Can't figure out why one computer
> will do it but the other won't...
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> C.Joseph Drayton wrote:
>> bradjensmith******.com wrote:
>>> Hi -
>>>
>>> I have a Dell D610 with an ATI Mobility X300 video card that is acting
>>> up. The basic issue is that my resolution was 1024 x 768, but it
>>> appears fuzzy. With Dell Tech support I reinstalled the driver for the
>>> X300 card. Upon restart I receive an error message stating "This
>>> message is to inform you that a video resolution lower than 1400 x 1050
>>> was requested. Resolution changes can be requested by the user, an
>>> application (i.e. a game), or the operating system. Resolution
>>> settings lower than 1400 x 1050 could result in a "fuzzy" looking
>>> display. The LCD panel on your computer appears best at resolution
>>> setting 1400 x 1050"
>>>
>>> Basically the only way I can see without it being fuzzy is a high
>>> resolution of 1400 x 1050. I'd like to use 1024 x 768, but this
>>> setting always is fuzzy.
>>>
>>> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!
>>>
>> LCDs have fixed pixels. As a result, when you lower the resolution,
>> software interpolation occurs.
>>
>> If you need larger text, rather than lower the screen resolution
>> increase the default font size in the 'Display' applet.
>>
>> Ciao . . . C.Joseph
>>
>> "When hope is lost . . . the spirit dies."
>> -- Lao Tzu
>>
>> http://blog.tlerma.com/
>

The difference might be in the display setting. You may have
'ClearType' turned on one and not the other. Also the 'XP' theme has
some smoothing themes that 'Classic' doesn't'.

Ciao . . . C.Joseph

"When hope is lost . . . the spirit dies."
-- Lao Tzu

http://blog.tlerma.com/

In article <1165069342.613105.105380@80g2000cwy.googlegroups. com>,
bradjensmith******.com says...
> Thanks for the help. That does help some. The mystery to me though is
> that I have a second D610 where the resolution is set to 1024 x 768 and
> it appears fine without being fuzzy. Can't figure out why one computer
> will do it but the other won't...

Are you sure they are the exact same model? Many of these
were available with several different screen options.

Thank you all for the assistance. I'll try the DPI. The other laptop
is a D610 also, but has a different video card (not the ATI Mobility
Radeon X300).

Thanks again!!

Brad
Ol' Duffer wrote:
> In article <1165069342.613105.105380@80g2000cwy.googlegroups. com>,
> bradjensmith******.com says...
> > Thanks for the help. That does help some. The mystery to me though is
> > that I have a second D610 where the resolution is set to 1024 x 768 and
> > it appears fine without being fuzzy. Can't figure out why one computer
> > will do it but the other won't...
>
> Are you sure they are the exact same model? Many of these
> were available with several different screen options.

Dell offers multiple LCD displays in their laptops. For example, the
E1505 is offered with four different LCD display pannels, of which 3
have different resolutions. So it's quite possible that two D610's
could have very different screens.


bradjensmith******.com wrote:
> Thank you all for the assistance. I'll try the DPI. The other laptop
> is a D610 also, but has a different video card (not the ATI Mobility
> Radeon X300).
>
> Thanks again!!
>
> Brad
> Ol' Duffer wrote:
>> In article <1165069342.613105.105380@80g2000cwy.googlegroups. com>,
>> bradjensmith******.com says...
>>> Thanks for the help. That does help some. The mystery to me though is
>>> that I have a second D610 where the resolution is set to 1024 x 768 and
>>> it appears fine without being fuzzy. Can't figure out why one computer
>>> will do it but the other won't...
>> Are you sure they are the exact same model? Many of these
>> were available with several different screen options.
>