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hearrean · 04-09-2008, 09:05 AM

Yes, I installed the software that came with the monitor which included the drivers. I also installed the drivers that came with the new video card. (FYI: For some reason, I noticed that the new Radeon video card's software came with audio drivers as well which I thought was strange; I did not install those as I didn't see a need).
What I have done is the following: I right-clicked on the desktop, selected the "Appearance" tab & then changed the Font Size to "Large." I then selected the "Effects" button under "Appearance" & selected "Use Large Icons." The only thing I haven't done is to go to the Settings tab & then click the Advanced button & change the DPI setting which is currently set at 96 DPI. I wasn't sure what that would do or if the other things I did do were safe. My doing those other couple of things did enlarge & help the reading of the fonts, etc. somewhat, but not a great deal.
Now I realize I can change my screen resolution back to something lower, but it seems that would defeat the entire purpose of my getting the larger widescreen monitor. Doing that also worsens the sharpness of the icons, etc. Truth be known, my settings may be at the optimum/proper settings. It's just that I have nothing to compare to & everything is so much smaller than before. My wife is also complaining about everything being smaller & harder to read. I'd hate to have to change resolutions each time I'm on the computer & then back whenever I get off the computer.

Ken

04-09-2008, 09:05 AM	#4
hearrean Member (4 bit) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13	Yes, I installed the software that came with the monitor which included the drivers. I also installed the drivers that came with the new video card. (FYI: For some reason, I noticed that the new Radeon video card's software came with audio drivers as well which I thought was strange; I did not install those as I didn't see a need). What I have done is the following: I right-clicked on the desktop, selected the "Appearance" tab & then changed the Font Size to "Large." I then selected the "Effects" button under "Appearance" & selected "Use Large Icons." The only thing I haven't done is to go to the Settings tab & then click the Advanced button & change the DPI setting which is currently set at 96 DPI. I wasn't sure what that would do or if the other things I did do were safe. My doing those other couple of things did enlarge & help the reading of the fonts, etc. somewhat, but not a great deal. Now I realize I can change my screen resolution back to something lower, but it seems that would defeat the entire purpose of my getting the larger widescreen monitor. Doing that also worsens the sharpness of the icons, etc. Truth be known, my settings may be at the optimum/proper settings. It's just that I have nothing to compare to & everything is so much smaller than before. My wife is also complaining about everything being smaller & harder to read. I'd hate to have to change resolutions each time I'm on the computer & then back whenever I get off the computer. Ken Last edited by hearrean; 04-09-2008 at 09:18 AM.