Windows 8.1 DPI settings for multiple monitors...

[DJ...]

I'm doing my head in about this. My full HD laptop monitor displays text far too small. It's barely readable. The second monitor (also full HD) is fine, but blurry with select programs.
I've changed the DPI, I've switched off cleartype (but had to switch it back on again as text looked terrible), I've disabled DPI scaling per program. I've switched off DPI scaling level for all displays. Nothing works as a combination.

It's too small on one display and too big on another. Or correct on one but blurry on another with some programs. Or too small entirely. Or too big entirely. It's driving me up the wall.

Any help would be appreciated...

 

[mintydroid]

If windows 7 use text size instead. It has them option for normal and large.

 

[DJ...]

If windows 7 use text size instead. It has them option for normal and large.

Tried that already. It goes from the sublime to the ridiculous. Either tiny, or massive. Also tried custom percentages. There's no balance...

 

[mintydroid]

Tried that already. It goes from the sublime to the ridiculous. Either tiny, or massive. Also tried custom percentages. There's no balance...

My primary screen is a 20 inch display with my laptop screen as the secondary. I set the font to large IIRC so that my primary monitor is sorted and then I mess around with the laptop/secondary display resolution till I get it right. Use the second screen for outlook and opening pdf's.

 

[ponder]

Widows does not have proper high dpi support, os x does and so does few linux disros. kinda schocking in this day & age. good luck.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Widows does not have proper high dpi support, os x does and so does few linux disros. kinda schocking in this day & age. good luck.

That is defiantly a Saturday noit post...you ok Ponder?

 

[ponder]

That is defiantly a Saturday noit post...you ok Ponder?

Perfect, try windows on a retina or 4k display.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Perfect, try windows on a retina or 4k display.

You misunderstand me,was referring to the 3 typos on your post....never seen you do that before.

 

[ponder]

You misunderstand me,was referring to the 3 typos on your post....never seen you do that before.

Actually happens quite often lately when as I've started using a virtual keyboard at times. Sometimes letters get left out.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Perfect, try windows on a retina or 4k display.

Was going to get a macbook pro 13' and dual boot, so not a good idea? For certain company apps I need windows with no network and resource restrictions , so VM is not an option

 

[HAL 9000]

After Windows users have watched smartphones, tablets, and even Mac laptops get high-density displays, they’re finally arriving on new Windows laptops. But be careful what you wish for — many desktop apps have problems on high-DPI displays.

Windows has had some support for DPI scaling, but few desktop programs took advantage of it. Now, the Windows desktop has a teething problem — just as it did when Microsoft originally instituted UAC.

Windows 8.1 offers much improved display scaling for high-density displays. If you’re using Windows 8, the free updrade to Windows 8.1 is a no-brainer.

If you’re still using Windows 7 — well, you shouldn’t use Windows 7 on a high-density display.

New laptops with high-density displays will come with Windows 8.1 — stick with Windows 8.1 and don’t try downgrading them.

Windows 8.1 can be configured to work much more nicely on a desktop system and has much better support for high-DPI displays.

Windows 8.1 automatically chooses the correct display scaling settings for each display based on its pixel density and resolution.

You can also have independent scaling settings for each display — so if you plug in an external monitor, Windows will automatically choose the correct scaling level.

Previous versions of Windows would force the same scaling setting on each connected monitor.


http://www.howtogeek.com/175664/how...ll-on-high-dpi-displays-and-fix-blurry-fonts/