Thanks - glad it helped so now you can enjoy a great monitor.

Hail to these newgroups !!! I always check these first if I'm having a
problem with something. Hail to the MVP's too !



"Russ" wrote:

> Your fix works great!! Too bad Dell doesn't have folks with your expertise!
> Thanks a bunch!
> Russ
> --
> Russelloffslyzowskie
>
>
> "xps Duke" wrote:
>
> > I have the same one. It took me a little while to get it figured out exactly
> > but what you need to do is this:
> >
> > First, change your screen resolution to 1280x1024. That's the monitors
> > native resolution that it wants and setting it to anything else will
> > basically look like crap as you've already discovered. Yes it's small to the
> > eye but that's what works best.
> >
> > Second, download microsoft clear type font power tool
> > http://www.microsoft.com/typography/...ePowerToy.mspx
> >
> > Do those two things and that monitor looks georgous.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Russ" wrote:
> >
> > > my new monitor - a dell 1905 19" - has the images and text distorted narrow
> > > and tall. I estimate about 15%.
> > > Dell sent a new monitor (thank you very much) but the same problem exists
> > > with the new monitor.
> > > Been on the phone with Dell and on support chat. No one seems to know what
> > > to do.
> > > If Dell doesn't know how to fix their own monitor who does? I don't think
> > > the problem is in the monitor but in the system or software.
> > > Help!
> > > Russ
> > > --
> > > Russelloffslyzowskie