Neopopulas
Geek Trainee
A few weeks ago i finally went out and bought the big 24" Acer p244W, very exciting (for me) and while it is a beautiful monitor for a good price i initially had some issues. For one it was initially very bright but i could fix that with the handy touch-activated buttons (more on THIS later)
The very first issue is the text. Text from the desktop is very narrow, skinny and almost pixilated. It makes it pretty hard on the eyes to be honest and doesn't look at all as good as my last monitor did (a smaller 22" which i still used as a second monitor with no problems), i get around the problem by using my second monitor a lot for that sort of thing, but i'd rather not. I checked around for the native resolution and it is set right, so my only idea is moot (just a little more information i'm running a nvidia 8800GT so it shouldn't be a problem).
While this was annoying, i could live with it since i couldn't figure out a way to fix it. However, recently - over the last two days - windows on my main drive imploded and i have spent the last two days getting it working again. Finally having managed to reinstall and finally boot - and begin the long and arduous task of reinstalling all the things i didnt even remember i had but still need, ugh - i have noticed a problem. The lights (and thus, the buttons) on the bottom panel (the touch-buttons, as mentioned above) no longer are lit. No lights (and i ran my finger across it to be sure) means no buttons, no buttons means i can't adjust any of the monitors settings.
The question i have is.. Why are those buttons suddenly not working? I haven'wet touched the monitor, but to be sure i checked and made sure everything was plugged in, power, video cables, etc, and i can't see anything that would have come unplugged or anything - or know of any buttons i hit - while i was moving things on my desk around. This monitor is only a month old at the most, though i suppose it could have started dying already.
Does anyone have any idea about either the skinny text (and how to fix it without choosing the 'cleartype' option for smoothing screen fonts as it makes text blocky and bold and really no clearer) or the missing option-buttons on the monitor itself? The missing options on the monitor are arguably a bigger issue, and one i might need to use my warranty on.
Thanks a ton!
The very first issue is the text. Text from the desktop is very narrow, skinny and almost pixilated. It makes it pretty hard on the eyes to be honest and doesn't look at all as good as my last monitor did (a smaller 22" which i still used as a second monitor with no problems), i get around the problem by using my second monitor a lot for that sort of thing, but i'd rather not. I checked around for the native resolution and it is set right, so my only idea is moot (just a little more information i'm running a nvidia 8800GT so it shouldn't be a problem).
While this was annoying, i could live with it since i couldn't figure out a way to fix it. However, recently - over the last two days - windows on my main drive imploded and i have spent the last two days getting it working again. Finally having managed to reinstall and finally boot - and begin the long and arduous task of reinstalling all the things i didnt even remember i had but still need, ugh - i have noticed a problem. The lights (and thus, the buttons) on the bottom panel (the touch-buttons, as mentioned above) no longer are lit. No lights (and i ran my finger across it to be sure) means no buttons, no buttons means i can't adjust any of the monitors settings.
The question i have is.. Why are those buttons suddenly not working? I haven'wet touched the monitor, but to be sure i checked and made sure everything was plugged in, power, video cables, etc, and i can't see anything that would have come unplugged or anything - or know of any buttons i hit - while i was moving things on my desk around. This monitor is only a month old at the most, though i suppose it could have started dying already.
Does anyone have any idea about either the skinny text (and how to fix it without choosing the 'cleartype' option for smoothing screen fonts as it makes text blocky and bold and really no clearer) or the missing option-buttons on the monitor itself? The missing options on the monitor are arguably a bigger issue, and one i might need to use my warranty on.
Thanks a ton!