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My settings were on clear type. I did change my font size from standard to large and it's a lot better now, thanks for all the help....

And did you use ClearType Tuner to tweak it in?

It can be a bit of a transition period switching from a CRT to LCD monitor - especially if your CRT model was a higher-end model. Note there are many who use monitors for CAD/CAE who would argue the best CRTs are still superior to the best LCDs. The phosphors in CRT monitors create pixels that glow in fuzzy dots while LCDs create pixels of illuminated squares stacked in straight rows and columns. Creating a perfectly smooth arc, circle or curved shape using only square blocks in fixed rows and columns is not possible. Recreating the intricate curves of tiny text, regardless how tiny the square blocks, is still using square blocks, and it does not look "natural" to humans. Sitting 18 - 24" away from the monitor's display screen, we can still see those blocks. Some folks can tune them out, some can't.

CRT monitors, however, create arcs, circles, and the curved shapes of tiny text with tiny fuzzy dots. While they are still stacked in straight rows and columns, the glow from each fuzzy dot blends into the glow of each adjacent dot, smoothing out the corners, creating a very "natural" looking, easy to read curve.

ClearType, created specifically for user inputted "text" displayed on "LCD" monitors only, tries to duplicate that fuzziness of the CRT's phosphors by messing with the brightness of the individual LCD pixels in the curved letters of text. It works. While ClearType's default settings may be right for most users and their monitors, I still recommend all LCD monitor users run ClearType Tuner to be sure.

Note, if you view a photo of text, the text will be displayed as part of the picture, and not real inputted "text" and therefore not affected by ClearType.

I did notice that changing my fonts larger did only help on things that I read and receive, when I type an e-mail message my letters are still very light and looks like bits and pieces of the letters are missing. I see you keep referring to LCD monitors, I have a LED monitor, would that make a differance?

you keep referring to LCD monitors, I have a LED monitor, would that make a differance?

No. You do have an LCD monitor, BTW. When you see a reference to LED monitors, that refers to the backlighting technology used. All LCD monitors need backlighting. Traditionally, that is done with florescent tube lights. But, recently, monitor makers have started using LEDs to provide the backlighting. LEDs help create darker blacks and lighter whites for better contrast and more vibrant, in some cases, colors. But LEDs have no real affect on text sharpness (except as provided by better contrast).

I downloaded ClearType Tuner and that did the trick, everything looks great! Thank you for all your help, I think I'm really going to enjoy this new monitor now, thanks again.......

Great. Thanks for the followup. And remember, for quick zooming, hit Ctrl + and Ctrl - to zoom in and out. Just don't loose count.